This page reflects YSS 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 — YSS
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $30.00 (4.15 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$30.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.70
±25.9%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,598
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,303
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.41
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$25.85
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
$30.00
4/17/2026, 11:31:09 PM
2026-05-15
$30.00
5/15/2026, 11:47:30 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:41:37 PM
2026-07-17
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:41:37 PM
2026-08-21
$35.00
5/20/2026, 11:41:37 PM
2026-11-20
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:41:37 PM
2026-12-18
$35.00
5/20/2026, 11:41:37 PM
2027-01-15
$40.00
5/20/2026, 11:41:37 PM
2027-03-19
$40.00
5/20/2026, 11:41:37 PM
2027-04-16
$35.00
5/20/2026, 11:41:37 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $30.00.
YSS pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
2088250
2088250
17.5
0
1526250
1526250
20
250
1066500
1066750
22.5
6250
698000
704250
25
71000
436000
507000
30
364500
123000
487500
35
958000
38000
996000
40
1821500
8500
1830000
45
3532500
5000
3537500
50
5554000
3000
5557000
55
7938500
1500
7940000
60
10620500
500
10621000
65
13371000
0
13371000
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.