This page reflects ASC 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 — ASC
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $17.50 (1.80 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$17.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.35
±12.2%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,519
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,720
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.13
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$19.30
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
$15.00
8/21/2026, 11:04:37 PM
2026-09-18
$17.50
9/18/2026, 11:05:13 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:04:34 PM
2026-11-20
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:34 PM
2027-01-15
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:04:34 PM
2027-04-16
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:34 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $17.50.
ASC pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
2530750
2530750
5
0
2100750
2100750
7.5
500
1671000
1671500
10
1000
1241250
1242250
12.5
1500
812500
814000
15
2000
405750
407750
17.5
16750
98000
114750
20
136250
52750
189000
22.5
463000
39250
502250
25
823000
26000
849000
30
1582000
0
1582000
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.