This page reflects AIRS 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 — AIRS
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $1.50 (0.27 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$1.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.40
±22.6%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,117
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,601
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.26
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$1.77
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
$4.00
8/21/2026, 11:02:02 PM
2026-09-18
$3.00
9/18/2026, 11:02:00 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$1.50
10/2/2026, 11:01:39 PM
2026-11-20
$2.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:39 PM
2027-01-15
$1.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:39 PM
2027-04-16
$5.00
10/2/2026, 11:01:39 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $1.50.
AIRS pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
0.5
0
304150
304150
1
1150
224100
225250
1.5
3650
144650
148300
2
110950
80000
190950
3
333250
42800
376050
4
753250
21500
774750
5
1267250
2300
1269550
6
1807850
1400
1809250
7
2401750
500
2402250
8
3006350
0
3006350
10
4216550
0
4216550
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.