Free MAS Max Pain - Masco Max Pain
Use free MAS Max Pain to find the candidate strike with the lowest combined call and put intrinsic value for Masco at one selected expiration. Compare the full pain curve alongside business context that includes orders, production, capital spending, and end-market demand.
How to use the MAS Max Pain tool
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Calculate Max Pain
Generate the result, then compare Max Pain with price and the full pain chart.
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What is Max Pain?
Max Pain is the strike price at which option sellers (market makers) would lose the least amount of money if the stock expired at that price. The theory suggests stocks tend to gravitate toward this price near expiration.
Chart Legend:
- Green bars: Call option pain per strike
- Red bars: Put option pain per strike
- Blue line: Max Pain strike
- Red line: Current underlying price
Key levels
MAS max pain in detail
Computed
Spot
$72.19
Max pain strike
$70
3.0% below spot
Expiration
2026-10-16
Lowest total pain by strike
| Strike | Call pain | Put pain | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $70 | $118K | $11K | $129K |
| $75 | $320K | $0 | $320K |
| $80 | $571K | $0 | $571K |
| $65 | $60K | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| $85 | $2.0M | $0 | $2.0M |
Reviewed by the QuantWheel research team. Computed from listed MAS open interest for the expiration shown; a reference level, not a forecast. Read how we compute MAS max pain.
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Understanding MAS Max Pain
The MAS options chain represents Masco. Evaluate its open-interest distribution alongside business context that includes orders, production, capital spending, and end-market demand. Compare Max Pain across available expirations because the distribution can differ from one expiration to another.
For MAS, the calculator tests each candidate strike against call and put open interest for the selected expiration. Review the full curve with the result. The calculation describes the selected chain and does not predict where Masco will trade.
How the MAS Max Pain calculation works
QuantWheel tests each strike as a possible expiration price. It adds the intrinsic value of open calls and puts at that price, weighted by open interest and the contract multiplier. The strike with the lowest combined value is displayed as MAS Max Pain.
This calculation uses the selected options chain. It does not measure dealer inventory, intent, future order flow or the probability that MAS will finish at the calculated strike.
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MAS Max Pain FAQ
What is MAS Max Pain?
MAS Max Pain is the candidate expiration price where the combined intrinsic value of outstanding MAS calls and puts is lowest for the selected expiration. It is a calculation based on open interest, not a prediction of where MAS will trade.
How is MAS Max Pain calculated?
For each candidate price, QuantWheel calculates call and put intrinsic value across the selected MAS options chain, multiplies each value by open interest and the 100-share contract multiplier, then adds the totals. The candidate price with the lowest combined total is the Max Pain strike.
Which MAS expiration should I select?
Select the exact MAS expiration you want to examine. Weekly and monthly expirations can have different open-interest distributions, so compare them separately instead of applying one result to every date.
How should I use MAS Max Pain?
Compare the calculated strike with MAS price and the full call and put pain chart for the same expiration. Use it as expiration context alongside liquidity, gamma exposure and your own risk plan rather than as a standalone trading signal.
Is MAS Max Pain a price target?
No. MAS Max Pain does not forecast price and does not prove that traders or market makers will move MAS toward a particular strike. News, volatility, liquidity and positioning can outweigh any expiration-related pinning effect.
Is the MAS Max Pain calculator free?
Yes. QuantWheel provides a limited number of free MAS Max Pain calculations. The calculator shows how many free calculations remain before you run another expiration.