This page reflects A options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — A
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $160.00 (7.78 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$160.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.32
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,939
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,743
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.30
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$167.78
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$135.00
8/21/2026, 11:00:57 PM
2026-09-18
$140.00
9/18/2026, 11:00:58 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$160.00
10/2/2026, 11:00:58 PM
2026-11-20
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:00:58 PM
2026-12-18
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:00:58 PM
2027-01-15
$125.00
10/2/2026, 11:00:58 PM
2027-02-19
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:00:58 PM
2027-03-19
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:00:58 PM
2027-05-21
$165.00
10/2/2026, 11:00:58 PM
2027-06-17
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:00:58 PM
2027-09-17
$160.00
10/2/2026, 11:00:58 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $160.00.
A pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
95
0
40746000
40746000
100
0
36874500
36874500
105
0
33004500
33004500
110
0
29134500
29134500
115
0
25265500
25265500
120
0
21401000
21401000
125
0
17595000
17595000
130
1000
13793500
13794500
135
9000
10020000
10029000
140
26500
6289000
6315500
145
106000
4632000
4738000
150
206000
3024000
3230000
155
359000
1758500
2117500
160
575500
907000
1482500
165
1452500
336500
1789000
170
3197000
130500
3327500
175
5077500
24000
5101500
180
7293000
5500
7298500
185
9846500
0
9846500
190
12766000
0
12766000
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures
Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.
How traders use it
It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.
What can break it
Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.
The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.