This page reflects TSCO 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 — TSCO
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $33.00 (1.72 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$33.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.62
±4.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
18,328
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
10,888
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.59
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$34.72
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
$31.00
8/7/2026, 11:33:53 PM
2026-08-14
$32.00
8/14/2026, 11:40:28 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$33.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2026-08-28
$31.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2026-09-04
$32.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2026-09-11
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2026-09-18
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2026-09-25
$34.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2026-10-02
$34.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2026-10-16
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2026-12-18
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2027-01-15
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2027-03-19
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
2027-06-17
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $33.00.
TSCO pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
12110500
12110500
21
0
11022400
11022400
22
100
9934300
9934400
22.5
300
9390450
9390750
24
900
7771200
7772100
25
1300
6691800
6693100
26
3800
5648700
5652500
26.5
5050
5127300
5132350
27
6300
4606000
4612300
27.5
7550
4085950
4093500
28
8800
3567150
3575950
28.5
10100
3156150
3166250
29
21950
2749200
2771150
29.5
34400
2353400
2387800
30
47400
1991850
2039250
30.5
97050
1780750
1877800
31
172300
1574050
1746350
31.5
282550
1369500
1652050
32
397300
1166700
1564000
32.5
531750
969550
1501300
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.