This page reflects TJX options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — TJX
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $152.50 (1.65 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$152.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.90
±3.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,799
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
10,710
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.09
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$150.85
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-07
$157.50
8/7/2026, 11:24:15 PM
2026-08-14
$157.50
8/14/2026, 11:33:25 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$152.50
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2026-08-28
$155.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2026-09-04
$155.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2026-09-11
$160.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2026-09-18
$150.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2026-09-25
$145.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2026-10-02
$140.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2026-10-16
$155.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2026-12-18
$140.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2027-01-15
$145.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2027-03-19
$165.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
2027-06-17
$155.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $152.50.
TJX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
85
0
66801700
66801700
90
0
61446700
61446700
100
0
50736700
50736700
105
0
45431700
45431700
115
0
34823700
34823700
120
0
29521700
29521700
125
1000
24222700
24223700
130
2000
18992200
18994200
135
3000
13822200
13825200
140
5000
8753200
8758200
141
10000
7864200
7874200
142
16100
6984600
7000700
143
23300
6111700
6135000
144
30500
5246400
5276900
145
37700
4407200
4444900
146
53300
3658300
3711600
147
68900
2937400
3006300
148
85900
2231900
2317800
149
102900
1535600
1638500
150
125900
975000
1100900
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.