Nifty Max Pain Today
The strike where Nifty 50 option buyers lose the most at expiry — from the latest end-of-day chain.
Latest end-of-day data from the option chain. Live intraday values are in the TradePulse app.
What Nifty 50 max pain means
Max pain is the Nifty 50 strike at which the largest value of options expires worthless, handing option writers the biggest aggregate gain. It is derived from the open interest at every strike. On the latest end-of-day chain the Nifty 50 max-pain strike is 23,500, with spot around 23,427.00.
How to use it into expiry
The max pain level is a gravitational tendency, not a guarantee — price often drifts toward it on quiet expiry weeks, while strong trends, events and volatility spikes override it. Read it alongside Nifty 50 PCR and the OI walls, never alone.
Track Nifty 50 max pain live
Watch the Nifty 50 max-pain strike shift through the day on the live option chain.