This page reflects TJX 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 — TJX
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $150.00 (9.21 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$150.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.27
±2.1%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,340
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
8,514
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.59
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$159.21
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
$155.00
5/8/2026, 11:32:21 PM
2026-05-15
$152.50
5/15/2026, 11:40:58 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$150.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2026-05-29
$149.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2026-06-05
$150.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2026-06-12
$150.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2026-06-18
$150.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2026-06-26
$150.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2026-07-17
$150.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2026-09-18
$145.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2026-10-16
$145.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2026-12-18
$140.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2027-01-15
$140.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
2027-03-19
$150.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:24 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $150.00.
TJX pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
100
0
38193450
38193450
110
1000
29682450
29683450
120
2000
21176450
21178450
125
2500
16925950
16928450
130
3000
12677950
12680950
133
3300
10143850
10147150
134
3400
9300750
9304150
135
3500
8460250
8463750
136
5200
7629650
7634850
137
6900
6805950
6812850
138
8600
5991350
5999950
139
10300
5187050
5197350
140
12000
4479150
4491150
141
15500
3805550
3821050
142
19200
3143550
3162750
143
22900
2514950
2537850
144
26600
1906650
1933250
145
31300
1400650
1431950
146
40100
1048150
1088250
147
52800
774250
827050
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.