This page reflects UPST 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 — UPST
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $30.00 (0.89 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$30.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.27
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
22,260
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
17,592
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.79
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$29.11
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
2026-08-07
$30.00
8/7/2026, 11:36:36 PM
2026-08-14
$30.00
8/14/2026, 11:40:43 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2026-08-28
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2026-09-04
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2026-09-11
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2026-09-18
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2026-09-25
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2026-10-02
$32.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2026-10-16
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2026-12-18
$32.50
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2027-01-15
$37.50
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2027-02-19
$32.50
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2027-03-19
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
2027-05-21
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:57 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $30.00.
UPST pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
17.5
0
16456550
16456550
19
300
13843550
13843850
20
3400
12101550
12104950
21
8900
10665350
10674250
22
14600
9238150
9252750
22.5
17600
8558950
8576550
23
22300
7891450
7913750
24
32100
6562750
6594850
24.5
37150
5909150
5946300
25
42300
5260150
5302450
25.5
48750
4681500
4730250
26
55450
4115800
4171250
26.5
63950
3555150
3619100
27
76150
3020250
3096400
27.5
95700
2548950
2644650
28
116950
2119700
2236650
28.5
149250
1721550
1870800
29
189900
1337900
1527800
29.5
241950
1032850
1274800
30
300400
759050
1059450
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.