This page reflects AOS 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 — AOS
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $60.00 (3.25 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$60.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.85
±5.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,265
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,612
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.80
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$56.75
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, 11:02:29 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
9/18/2026, 11:03:19 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:21 PM
2026-11-20
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:21 PM
2027-01-15
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:21 PM
2027-04-16
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:21 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $60.00.
AOS pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
5199000
5199000
45
1000
3893000
3894000
50
2000
2592000
2594000
55
8500
1324000
1332500
60
822500
200000
1022500
65
1958000
150000
2108000
70
3354500
100000
3454500
75
4821000
50000
4871000
80
6365500
0
6365500
85
7967500
0
7967500
90
9569500
0
9569500
100
12834500
0
12834500
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.