This page reflects SYM options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — SYM
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $49.00 (0.96 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$49.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.33
±4.7%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,195
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,830
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.83
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$49.96
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$59.00
5/8/2026, 11:30:02 PM
2026-05-15
$50.00
5/15/2026, 11:39:53 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$49.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2026-05-29
$50.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2026-06-05
$52.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2026-06-12
$48.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2026-06-18
$52.50
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2026-06-26
$48.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2026-07-17
$45.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2026-08-21
$47.50
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2026-11-20
$55.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2027-01-15
$40.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2027-02-19
$47.50
5/20/2026, 11:35:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $49.00.
SYM pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
2097650
2097650
37
200
1731650
1731850
37.5
250
1645150
1645400
40
500
1225150
1225650
40.5
2800
1142500
1145300
41
5100
1060000
1065100
41.5
9600
978250
987850
42
14100
896850
910950
42.5
18800
818550
837350
43
23500
740450
763950
43.5
28300
665250
693550
44
33100
593000
626100
44.5
38150
524650
562800
45
44650
460250
504900
45.5
51150
401550
452700
46
58950
352550
411500
46.5
67300
308650
375950
47
76250
265650
341900
47.5
91050
228850
319900
48
107050
193750
300800
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures
Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.
How traders use it
It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.
What can break it
Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.
The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.