This page reflects APPN 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 — APPN
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $35.00 (1.68 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$35.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.30
±9.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
956
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
361
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$36.68
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
$27.50
8/21/2026, 11:05:01 PM
2026-09-18
$35.00
9/18/2026, 11:04:36 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$35.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:00 PM
2026-11-20
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:00 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:00 PM
2027-02-19
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $35.00.
APPN pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
25
0
199000
199000
27.5
1250
109250
110500
30
4750
72000
76750
32.5
10250
42750
53000
35
24750
21750
46500
37.5
59250
6750
66000
40
115250
0
115250
42.5
222750
0
222750
45
377250
0
377250
47.5
592750
0
592750
50
810250
0
810250
55
1284750
0
1284750
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.