This page reflects ALGN 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 — ALGN
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $155.00 (11.26 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$155.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.02
±2.1%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
526
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
659
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.25
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$143.74
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
$150.00
9/25/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$148.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-10-09Next
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-10-16
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-10-23
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-10-30
$160.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-11-06
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-11-20
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-12-18
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2027-01-15
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2027-03-19
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2027-04-16
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2027-06-17
$160.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2027-09-17
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:02:17 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $155.00.
ALGN pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
125
0
933050
933050
127
0
801450
801450
129
0
675850
675850
130
0
613550
613550
131
0
556150
556150
133
0
441750
441750
134
0
387050
387050
135
0
340450
340450
136
0
299450
299450
137
0
263550
263550
138
0
228050
228050
139
0
194250
194250
140
0
160550
160550
141
0
133750
133750
142
0
107050
107050
143
800
82850
83650
144
1600
69250
70850
145
2400
56450
58850
146
3400
48950
52350
147
10500
42950
53450
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.