This page reflects ZUMZ 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 — ZUMZ
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $20.00 (1.95 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$20.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.35
±7.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,745
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
26
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.01
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$18.05
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
$22.50
6/18/2026, 11:39:01 PM
2026-07-17
$15.00
7/17/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$20.00
8/18/2026, 11:44:06 PM
2026-09-18
$22.50
8/18/2026, 11:44:06 PM
2026-11-20
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:44:06 PM
2027-02-19
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:44:06 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $20.00.
ZUMZ pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
39750
39750
10
0
26750
26750
12.5
0
20250
20250
15
0
13750
13750
17.5
1500
8500
10000
20
5250
4000
9250
22.5
21000
3250
24250
25
435500
2500
438000
30
1304500
1000
1305500
35
2173500
500
2174000
40
3046000
0
3046000
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.