Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Max Pain
The strike where option writers pay the least at expiry, from live open interest - 29 Dec 2026 expiry.
The future trades 0.00 (0.00%) at max pain with 68 days to expiry.
Data as of 22 Oct 2026, 21:15 IST · updates every minute in market hours · ATM ±10 strikes
Writers’ payout at each settlement price
Lowest bar is max pain. ₹ crore owed by option writers if expiry settles there; today’s change in OI below.
Strike table
Payout in ₹ crore · OI in shares
| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Call pay | Put pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 125.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 130.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 135.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 140.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 145.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 150.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 155.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 160.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 165.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 170.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Future 170.80 | |||||
| 175.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 180.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 185.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 190.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 195.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 200.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 205.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 210.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 215.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 220.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Across expiries
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What is max pain?
At expiry, option writers pay buyers the intrinsic value of every in-the-money option. Max pain is the settlement price where that total payout is lowest - the level that hurts option buyers the most and writers the least.
How traders use it
Large writers hedge around the strikes where they hold the most open interest, so the price often drifts toward max pain in the last few sessions before expiry. Read it with the put-call ratio, the expected move and how long it has held - not on its own.
How we calculate it
For each strike we add up what call writers and put writers would owe if the underlying settled exactly there, using the open interest of that expiry: calls pay (settlement − strike) × OI above their strike, puts pay (strike − settlement) × OI below it. Max pain is the settlement price where that total is lowest. The payouts shown are in ₹ crore.
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What is the max pain of SAIL today?
SAIL max pain for the 29 Dec 2026 expiry is – (data as of 22 Oct 2026, 21:15 IST). The future is at 170.80, 0.00 points above it.
How is max pain calculated?
At expiry, option writers pay buyers the intrinsic value of every in-the-money option. For each strike we add up what call writers and put writers would owe if the underlying settled exactly there, using the open interest of that expiry. Max pain is the settlement price where that total is lowest.
Does the price move towards max pain at expiry?
Often in the last few sessions, not always. Large writers hedge around the strikes where they hold the most open interest, which can pull the price toward max pain as expiry nears. Big news, a trend day or heavy fresh positions override it, so treat it as one input with PCR, the expected move and how long it has held.
How often is this max pain data updated?
Every minute during market hours, from live open interest; outside market hours the page shows the last session’s closing reading. The time of the reading is shown under the summary.
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