American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.Close $17.71EOD only
Max Pain
$16.50
Next expiry Oct 9, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.80
4.5% from close
Price Gap
-1.21
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
21
Low premium
P/C OI
0.72
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — AEO
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $16.50 (1.21 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$16.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.80
±4.5%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,587
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,531
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.71
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$17.71
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$15.00
9/25/2026, 11:01:59 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$16.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
2026-10-09Next
$16.50
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
2026-10-16
$15.50
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
2026-10-23
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
2026-10-30
$15.50
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
2026-11-06
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
2026-11-20
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
2027-02-19
$18.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
2027-05-21
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:47 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $16.50.
AEO pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
3427150
3427150
2
25600
3174050
3199650
3
63600
2920950
2984550
5
142400
2414750
2557150
9
311200
1402350
1713550
10
354600
1149250
1503850
11
398200
896150
1294350
11.5
420150
769650
1189800
12
442250
668150
1110400
12.5
465000
567250
1032250
13
487750
468900
956650
13.5
510750
372950
883700
14
533900
311650
845550
14.5
557250
256650
813900
15
583800
205700
789500
15.5
612500
159250
771750
16
643350
116800
760150
16.5
677250
78700
755950
17
718200
41950
760150
17.5
771500
7750
779250
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.