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What Is Max Pain in Options, and Does It Actually Work?

Jul 5, 2026

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What Is Max Pain in Options, and Does It Actually Work?

25 years of data on the theory that price gravitates toward where options expire worthless. It works less often than the enthusiasm around it suggests, and here is exactly when it does.

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