This page reflects YOU 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 — YOU
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $44.80 (0.19 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$44.80
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.70
±3.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
12,132
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,761
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.15
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$44.61
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
$55.00
6/18/2026, 11:38:51 PM
2026-07-17
$44.80
7/17/2026, 11:38:34 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$44.80
8/18/2026, 11:38:05 PM
2026-09-18
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:05 PM
2026-11-20
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:05 PM
2027-01-15
$22.73
8/18/2026, 11:38:05 PM
2027-02-19
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $44.80.
YOU pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
19.8
0
4463120
4463120
20
40
4428920
4428960
24.8
1000
3608600
3609600
25
1040
3575460
3576500
29.8
2000
2782020
2784020
30
2820
2749160
2751980
30.8
9300
2618440
2627740
31
10920
2586180
2597100
31.8
17480
2457380
2474860
32
19120
2425420
2444540
32.8
25680
2297660
2323340
33.8
33880
2139460
2173340
34
36580
2108180
2144760
34.8
51380
1983220
2034600
35
55820
1952440
2008260
35.8
79260
1830920
1910180
36
85160
1800580
1885740
36.8
108760
1679380
1788140
37
115120
1649080
1764200
37.8
141200
1528200
1669400
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.