This page reflects TWO 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 — TWO
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $11.00 (1.51 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$11.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.55
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,200
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,548
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.70
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$12.51
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$10.00
4/17/2026, 11:33:36 PM
2026-05-15
$11.00
5/15/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$11.00
5/20/2026, 11:37:10 PM
2026-09-18
$12.00
5/20/2026, 11:37:10 PM
2026-12-18
$12.00
5/20/2026, 11:37:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $11.00.
TWO pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2
0
793400
793400
3
0
639800
639800
4
0
500900
500900
5
0
362000
362000
7
0
237400
237400
8
0
176400
176400
9
0
115400
115400
10
0
58000
58000
11
2400
20900
23300
12
47400
2000
49400
13
179200
200
179400
14
321900
0
321900
15
484500
0
484500
16
663700
0
663700
17
843200
0
843200
18
1022700
0
1022700
20
1462700
0
1462700
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.