This page reflects ARKK 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 — ARKK
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $88.50 (1.33 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$88.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.00
±3.3%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,638
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,671
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.28
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$89.83
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
$88.00
9/25/2026, 11:04:42 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$87.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2026-10-09Next
$88.50
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2026-10-16
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2026-10-23
$87.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2026-10-30
$88.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2026-11-06
$86.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2026-11-20
$88.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2026-12-18
$82.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2027-01-15
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2027-03-19
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2027-06-17
$88.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:34 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $88.50.
ARKK pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
65
0
9487550
9487550
70
0
7153550
7153550
75
0
4828050
4828050
76
700
4371050
4371750
77
1400
3916050
3917450
78
2300
3466150
3468450
79
3500
3022850
3026350
80
6100
2582850
2588950
80.5
10400
2412000
2422400
81
14700
2245700
2260400
81.5
24500
2081150
2105650
82
34450
1918650
1953100
82.5
46100
1762550
1808650
83
58750
1607450
1666200
83.5
77100
1460300
1537400
84
95550
1315100
1410650
84.5
114700
1174850
1289550
85
134100
1040500
1174600
85.5
154100
910800
1064900
86
192300
782750
975050
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.