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ZIM

ZIM Integrated Shipping ServiceClose $25.16EOD only
Max Pain
$26.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.65
2.6% from close
Price Gap
+0.84
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
5
Low premium
P/C OI
1.08
Balanced positioning
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — ZIM
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $26.00 (0.84 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$26.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.65
±2.6%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,581
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,674
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.42
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$25.16
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-05-22
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-08$27.005/8/2026, 11:36:42 PM
2026-05-15$27.005/15/2026, 11:48:16 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated$26.005/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
2026-05-29$26.005/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
2026-06-05$25.005/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
2026-06-12$27.005/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
2026-06-18$24.165/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
2026-07-17$28.005/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
2026-09-18$27.005/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
2026-10-16$27.005/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
2026-12-18$27.005/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
2027-01-15$24.165/20/2026, 11:39:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $26.00.
ZIM pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
18025145502514550
20017817501781750
22010729501072950
22.50897250897250
23100721550721650
23.5450552150552600
24800384500385300
24.54750260950265700
258700144750153450
25.5128008035093150
26193503350052850
26.5453501815063500
27957508900104650
27.5189300400189700
28292350200292550
28.5407900150408050
29524800100524900
29.564330050643350
307624500762450
31101915001019150
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.