This page reflects AMPL 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 — AMPL
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $10.00 (4.52 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$10.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.57
±10.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,051
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,159
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.35
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$14.52
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
$8.00
8/21/2026, 11:02:49 PM
2026-09-18
$11.00
9/18/2026, 11:03:09 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:18 PM
2026-11-20
$12.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:18 PM
2026-12-18
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:18 PM
2027-01-15
$9.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:18 PM
2027-04-16
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $10.00.
AMPL pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
3001200
3001200
2
0
2685300
2685300
3
700
2369400
2370100
4
1500
2053500
2055000
5
3800
1742600
1746400
6
8000
1433000
1441000
7
19400
1174600
1194000
8
34600
926500
961100
9
61600
678400
740000
10
286100
430300
716400
11
600500
209800
810300
12
1100400
3200
1103600
13
1747300
800
1748100
14
2428000
100
2428100
15
3217300
0
3217300
16
4116700
0
4116700
17
5019300
0
5019300
18
5923300
0
5923300
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.