United States Lime & Minerals, Close $119.44EOD only
Max Pain
$115.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.75
3.1% from close
Price Gap
-4.44
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
31
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.57
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 19, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — USLM
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $115.00 (4.44 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$115.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.75
±3.1%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
79
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
78
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.99
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$119.44
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
$110.00
6/18/2026, 11:36:30 PM
2026-07-17
$105.00
7/17/2026, 11:36:03 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$115.00
8/19/2026, 11:40:19 PM
2026-09-18
$115.00
8/19/2026, 11:40:19 PM
2026-11-20
$120.00
8/19/2026, 11:40:19 PM
2027-02-19
$55.00
8/19/2026, 11:40:19 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $115.00.
USLM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
75
0
242000
242000
85
0
164000
164000
90
0
129500
129500
95
0
98500
98500
100
0
74500
74500
105
0
57000
57000
110
2500
40000
42500
115
10000
23000
33000
120
22000
14000
36000
125
46500
8000
54500
130
73000
4000
77000
135
100000
0
100000
140
135500
0
135500
145
171500
0
171500
150
207500
0
207500
155
243500
0
243500
160
279500
0
279500
165
317500
0
317500
170
355500
0
355500
175
394500
0
394500
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.