This page reflects USFD 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 — USFD
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $90.00 (8.88 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$90.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.05
±6.2%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
451
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,141
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.53
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$81.12
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
$82.50
4/17/2026, 11:29:48 PM
2026-05-15
$85.00
5/15/2026, 11:42:22 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$90.00
5/20/2026, 11:34:57 PM
2026-07-17
$72.50
5/20/2026, 11:34:57 PM
2026-10-16
$80.00
5/20/2026, 11:34:57 PM
2027-01-15
$50.00
5/20/2026, 11:34:57 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $90.00.
USFD pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
70
0
1400750
1400750
75
0
830750
830750
80
0
370250
370250
82.5
250
153750
154000
85
500
20250
20750
87.5
2500
7250
9750
90
5000
0
5000
92.5
92250
0
92250
95
180250
0
180250
97.5
278500
0
278500
100
383000
0
383000
105
599000
0
599000
110
819000
0
819000
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.