This page reflects WTI options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — WTI
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $3.00 (0.09 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$3.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.40
±12.9%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
22,722
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,240
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.19
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$3.09
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$3.50
5/15/2026, 11:47:07 PM
2026-06-18
$3.50
6/18/2026, 11:36:53 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$3.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:01 PM
2026-08-21
$3.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:01 PM
2026-10-16
$3.50
7/3/2026, 11:34:01 PM
2027-01-15
$2.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:01 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $3.00.
WTI pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
0.5
0
959000
959000
1
200
747050
747250
1.5
500
536450
536950
2
3000
329300
332300
2.5
46000
172600
218600
3
124050
83550
207600
3.5
382800
39450
422250
4
769550
14500
784050
4.5
1471200
4300
1475500
5
2256200
100
2256300
5.5
3180100
50
3180150
6
4119550
0
4119550
7
6193950
0
6193950
8
8318950
0
8318950
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.