This page reflects WT options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — WT
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $20.00 (2.70 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$20.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.65
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,565
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
215
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.08
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$22.70
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
$12.50
6/18/2026, 11:38:49 PM
2026-07-17
$17.50
7/17/2026, 11:39:20 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$20.00
8/19/2026, 11:45:04 PM
2026-09-18
$15.00
8/19/2026, 11:45:04 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
8/19/2026, 11:45:04 PM
2027-03-19
$15.00
8/19/2026, 11:45:04 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $20.00.
WT pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
325250
325250
5
0
273250
273250
7.5
0
221750
221750
12.5
0
119250
119250
15
0
68000
68000
17.5
1250
17250
18500
20
3500
1000
4500
22.5
400500
250
400750
25
1038250
0
1038250
30
2320750
0
2320750
35
3603250
0
3603250
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.