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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — AI
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $10.50 (0.51 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$10.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.67
±6.1%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,609
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,451
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.31
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$11.01
Published close
Consensus
-
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$11.00
9/25/2026, 11:01:56 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$10.50
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2026-10-09Next
$10.50
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2026-10-16
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2026-10-23
$11.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2026-10-30
$10.50
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2026-11-06
$8.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2026-11-20
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2026-12-18
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2027-03-19
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
2027-04-16
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:02:04 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $10.50.
AI pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
4
0
829300
829300
4.5
250
756750
757000
5
600
684200
684800
6
1400
539100
540500
8
3000
248900
251900
8.5
4300
176750
181050
9
5850
121550
127400
9.5
12650
73200
85850
10
24450
45200
69650
10.5
40750
22250
63000
11
66250
12550
78800
11.5
144150
7000
151150
12
266950
4650
271600
12.5
445900
2450
448350
13
641100
1150
642250
13.5
850700
850
851550
14
1066800
600
1067400
14.5
1294450
450
1294900
15
1522800
300
1523100
16
1983000
100
1983100
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.