This page reflects AMBQ options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — AMBQ
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $70.00 (4.08 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.03
±12.2%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,669
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
198
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.07
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$65.92
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
$60.00
8/21/2026, 11:02:55 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
9/18/2026, 11:03:04 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$70.00
10/5/2026, 11:02:31 PM
2026-11-20
$60.00
10/5/2026, 11:02:31 PM
2026-12-18
$70.00
10/5/2026, 11:02:31 PM
2027-02-19
$55.00
10/5/2026, 11:02:31 PM
2027-04-16
$60.00
10/5/2026, 11:02:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $70.00.
AMBQ pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
559000
559000
40
0
461000
461000
45
0
363500
363500
50
0
274500
274500
55
0
187500
187500
60
0
115000
115000
65
0
54500
54500
70
31000
500
31500
75
1242000
0
1242000
80
2530500
0
2530500
85
3845000
0
3845000
90
5170500
0
5170500
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.