This page reflects WGO 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 — WGO
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $30.00 (1.32 below 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
±$1.35
±4.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,372
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
539
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.16
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$31.32
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
$30.00
6/18/2026, 11:33:54 PM
2026-07-17
$30.00
7/17/2026, 11:40:19 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:39:07 PM
2026-09-18
$32.50
8/18/2026, 11:39:07 PM
2026-10-16
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:39:07 PM
2026-12-18
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:39:07 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:39:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $30.00.
WGO pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
741500
741500
17.5
0
607500
607500
20
0
473750
473750
22.5
0
342250
342250
25
750
212500
213250
27.5
4000
90750
94750
30
11500
10250
21750
32.5
125500
250
125750
35
579500
0
579500
37.5
1412750
0
1412750
40
2253250
0
2253250
42.5
3096000
0
3096000
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.