This page reflects TTI 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 — TTI
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $9.00 (1.02 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$9.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.38
±4.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
713
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
697
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.98
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$7.98
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$8.00
6/18/2026, 11:34:56 PM
2026-07-17
$10.00
7/17/2026, 11:31:41 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$9.00
8/18/2026, 11:41:45 PM
2026-09-18
$9.00
8/18/2026, 11:41:45 PM
2026-12-18
$8.00
8/18/2026, 11:41:45 PM
2027-03-19
$8.00
8/18/2026, 11:41:45 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $9.00.
TTI pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2
0
387000
387000
4
0
247800
247800
5
100
178400
178500
6
200
109400
109600
7
300
56500
56800
8
6300
18200
24500
9
18600
5600
24200
10
47100
3800
50900
11
91900
2400
94300
12
160300
1100
161400
13
231200
700
231900
14
302100
400
302500
15
373200
200
373400
16
444400
0
444400
17
515600
0
515600
18
586800
0
586800
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.