This page reflects WT 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 — WT
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $12.50 (6.72 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.10
±10.9%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
20,737
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,218
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.06
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$19.22
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
$15.00
4/17/2026, 11:31:56 PM
2026-05-15
$17.50
5/15/2026, 11:48:29 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$12.50
5/20/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-09-18
$15.00
5/20/2026, 11:40:57 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
5/20/2026, 11:40:57 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $12.50.
WT pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
1063750
1063750
5
0
760250
760250
7.5
250
456750
457000
10
1000
153250
154250
12.5
5250
81500
86750
15
1257750
38250
1296000
17.5
3881500
7000
3888500
20
8504750
1500
8506250
22.5
13426000
250
13426250
25
18610250
0
18610250
30
28978750
0
28978750
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.