This page reflects UCTT 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 — UCTT
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $70.00 (11.82 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.43
±7.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
15,689
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,616
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.23
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$81.82
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
2026-06-18
$75.00
6/18/2026, 11:34:58 PM
2026-07-17
$95.00
7/17/2026, 11:37:48 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:32 PM
2026-09-18
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:32 PM
2026-12-18
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:32 PM
2027-03-19
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $70.00.
UCTT pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
9555500
9555500
50
500
7755500
7756000
55
1000
5979500
5980500
60
1500
4212000
4213500
65
13500
3036000
3049500
70
91000
1949500
2040500
75
1357500
1003500
2361000
80
2787000
438000
3225000
85
4238000
317000
4555000
90
6562000
226000
6788000
95
9459500
163000
9622500
100
13425500
109000
13534500
105
18800000
70000
18870000
110
24420500
38500
24459000
115
30107500
14500
30122000
120
36098500
500
36099000
125
42244000
0
42244000
130
48751500
0
48751500
135
55338000
0
55338000
140
61930500
0
61930500
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.