This page reflects YSS 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 — YSS
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $15.00 (4.58 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$15.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.97
±9.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
17,148
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
9,665
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.56
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$10.42
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
$30.00
6/18/2026, 11:34:38 PM
2026-07-17
$35.00
7/17/2026, 11:41:55 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
2026-09-18
$12.50
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
2026-11-20
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
2026-12-18
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
2027-02-19
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
2027-03-19
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
2027-04-16
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
2027-05-21
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
2027-07-16
$20.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:59 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $15.00.
YSS pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
18872750
18872750
5
0
16456500
16456500
7.5
0
14040500
14040500
10
2750
11665250
11668000
12.5
78500
9508500
9587000
15
644500
7858750
8503250
17.5
2036500
6502500
8539000
20
3797750
5382500
9180250
22.5
6090250
4501250
10591500
25
8561250
3647000
12208250
30
14255750
2232500
16488250
35
20497250
906500
21403750
40
27283750
13000
27296750
45
34900250
2000
34902250
50
42662250
1500
42663750
55
51006250
1000
51007250
60
59460750
500
59461250
65
67915250
0
67915250
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.