This page reflects TMC 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 — TMC
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $5.50 (0.40 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$5.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.32
±6.3%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
8,699
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,508
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.29
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$5.10
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$5.00
5/8/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2026-05-15
$6.00
5/15/2026, 11:38:04 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$5.50
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
2026-05-29
$5.50
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
2026-06-05
$5.50
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
2026-06-12
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
2026-06-18
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
2026-06-26
$5.50
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
2026-07-17
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
2026-08-21
$6.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
2026-11-20
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
2027-01-15
$2.00
5/20/2026, 11:36:29 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $5.50.
TMC pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
0.5
0
1193250
1193250
2
2700
817050
819750
2.5
3600
691700
695300
3
4600
566550
571150
3.5
5750
441450
447200
4
7300
317900
325200
4.5
8900
198400
207300
5
11850
98400
110250
5.5
56550
50950
107500
6
154100
32050
186150
6.5
362450
19800
382250
7
623300
8900
632200
7.5
970800
0
970800
8
1376850
0
1376850
8.5
1804600
0
1804600
9
2233800
0
2233800
9.5
2663400
0
2663400
10
3093300
0
3093300
10.5
3527050
0
3527050
11
3961800
0
3961800
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.