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WM

Waste Management, Inc.Close $230.40EOD only
Max Pain
$220.00
Next expiry Jul 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$7.60
3.3% from close
Price Gap
-10.40
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
4
Low premium
P/C OI
0.50
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — WM
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $220.00 (10.40 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$220.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.60
±3.3%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,535
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,704
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$230.40
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-17
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-15$220.005/15/2026, 11:46:53 PM
2026-06-18$220.006/18/2026, 11:34:03 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated$220.007/3/2026, 11:33:44 PM
2026-08-21$220.007/3/2026, 11:33:44 PM
2026-09-18$210.007/3/2026, 11:33:44 PM
2026-10-16$220.007/3/2026, 11:33:44 PM
2026-12-18$200.007/3/2026, 11:33:44 PM
2027-01-15$200.007/3/2026, 11:33:44 PM
2027-03-19$220.007/3/2026, 11:33:44 PM
2027-06-17$195.007/3/2026, 11:33:44 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $220.00.
WM pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
13501989750019897500
14010001854550018546500
14520001719400017196000
15030001584350015846500
15540001449400014498000
16050001314650013151500
16585001179950011808000
170120001045350010465500
1751550091120009127500
1802000077810007801000
1852450064550006479500
1903050051585005189000
1953850039395003978000
2005500028190002874000
21012300012850001408000
220468000301000769000
230151600050001521000
240434500020004347000
250896500008965000
26014215000014215000
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.