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TSLA

Tesla, Inc.Close $404.11EOD only
Max Pain
$417.50
Next expiry May 20, 2026
Expected Move
±$8.10
2.0% from close
Price Gap
+13.39
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
30
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.76
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: May 19, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects TSLA options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
May 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — TSLA
Data as of market close May 19, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-20 shows max pain at $417.50 (13.39 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$417.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.10
±2.0%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
142,305
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
72,162
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.51
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$404.11
Published close
Consensus
8.0/10
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-05-20
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-15$410.005/15/2026, 11:43:31 PM
2026-05-18$435.005/15/2026, 11:43:31 PM
2026-05-20NextUpdated$417.505/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-05-22$415.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-05-26$422.505/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-05-27$435.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-05-29$415.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-06-05$400.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-06-12$420.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-06-18$370.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-06-26$420.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-07-17$395.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-08-21$390.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-09-18$430.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-10-16$390.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-11-20$400.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-12-18$350.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2027-01-15$320.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2027-03-19$380.005/19/2026, 11:40:57 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-20 at max pain $417.50.
TSLA pain by strike for 2026-05-20 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
250010008425001000842500
2600928886500928886500
2700857034500857034500
2801000785838500785839500
2902000714767500714769500
3004000643740500643744500
3106000572860500572866500
3208000502824500502832500
33010000433966500433976500
332.512000416797500416809500
33514000399659250399673250
337.516000382550750382566750
34018000365472250365490250
342.526000348579000348605000
34534000331776250331810250
347.542000315082500315124500
35050000298623750298673750
352.568250283602000283670250
35586500268838000268924500
357.5105500254231250254336750
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.