BABA2 Max Pain
Max pain is the strike where the combined payout to all BABA2 option holders would be smallest at expiration — this page explains how it is computed, where it sits today, and how it has moved over the past year.
Data as of Aug 20, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.
BABA2 Max Pain vs. Share Price
BABA2 daily max pain strike and closing price, past year.
| Put wall (largest put OI) | $70 |
Max pain has risen from $105 in Feb '26 to $160 today.
How it works: for every strike, sum what all open BABA2 calls and puts would pay out if the stock closed exactly there at expiration. The strike with the smallest total payout is max pain. Because it is driven by open interest, it moves as positions are opened and closed — it is a map of positioning, not a price target.
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Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.
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