Max pain is the price where the total value of all open calls and puts would be lowest at expiration, so option buyers as a group would lose the most. Some traders watch it as a level the stock may drift toward near expiration, because option sellers, often market makers, hedge their positions in ways that can pull the price toward heavily traded strikes. It is a theory, not a guarantee.

As of the Nov 4, 2026 close, max pain for Lamb Weston options about one week from expiration was $47.76. The chart above shows the exact max pain for each expiration date.

Lamb Weston closed above its near-term max pain on 20 of the last 20 trading days. On Nov 4, 2026 it closed at $56.64, 18.6% above max pain of $47.76.

Over the last 20 trading days, near-term max pain for Lamb Weston ranged from $45.00 to $48.18. It went from $45.01 on Oct 8, 2026 to $47.76 on Nov 4, 2026. See the LW max pain history for a longer view.

Lamb Weston is North America's largest and the world's second-largest producer of branded and private-label frozen potato products, both by volume and value.