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UNF

Unifirst CorporationClose $286.50EOD only
Max Pain
$230.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.22
2.2% from close
Price Gap
-56.50
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
48
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.91
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects UNF 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 — UNF
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $230.00 (56.50 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$230.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.22
±2.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
191
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
55
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.29
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$286.50
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-08-21
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-18$260.006/18/2026, 11:39:39 PM
2026-07-17$260.007/17/2026, 11:36:39 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated$230.008/18/2026, 11:41:14 PM
2026-09-18$290.008/18/2026, 11:41:14 PM
2026-11-20$280.008/18/2026, 11:41:14 PM
2027-01-15$220.008/18/2026, 11:41:14 PM
2027-02-19$300.008/18/2026, 11:41:14 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $230.00.
UNF pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
1000718000718000
1101000664000665000
1203000610000613000
1409000512000521000
15012000467000479000
16016000422000438000
18030000332000362000
18533500309500343000
19039500287000326500
19549000265000314000
20058500243000301500
21093500199000292500
220128500155000283500
230168500111000279500
24020850081000289500
25024850051000299500
26031750022000339500
2704095009000418500
2805165002000518500
2906445000644500
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.