American Electric Power CompanyClose $119.57EOD only
Max Pain
$125.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.35
2.8% from close
Price Gap
+5.43
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
7
Low premium
P/C OI
0.58
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 — AEP
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $125.00 (5.43 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$125.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.35
±2.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,116
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,024
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.46
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$119.57
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$125.00
8/21/2026, 11:02:08 PM
2026-09-18
$120.00
9/18/2026, 11:02:41 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$125.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:40 PM
2026-11-20
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:40 PM
2026-12-18
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:40 PM
2027-01-15
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:40 PM
2027-02-19
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:40 PM
2027-03-19
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:40 PM
2027-05-21
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:40 PM
2027-06-17
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:40 PM
2027-09-17
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:40 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $125.00.
AEP pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
100
0
11122000
11122000
105
0
8120500
8120500
110
0
5321500
5321500
115
1000
2612500
2613500
120
6000
1016500
1022500
125
322000
0
322000
130
1256000
0
1256000
135
3208000
0
3208000
140
5251000
0
5251000
145
7303500
0
7303500
175
19627500
0
19627500
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.