This page reflects ASST 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 — ASST
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $26.50 (3.53 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$26.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.00
±6.7%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
64,049
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,281
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.07
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$30.03
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
$29.00
9/25/2026, 11:03:40 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$28.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2026-10-09Next
$26.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2026-10-16
$1.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2026-10-23
$28.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2026-10-30
$29.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2026-11-06
$29.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2026-11-20
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2026-12-18
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2027-01-15
$1.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2027-03-19
$22.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $26.50.
ASST pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
5205300
5205300
16
600
4777400
4778000
16.5
950
4563650
4564600
17
1400
4350100
4351500
17.5
1950
4136850
4138800
18
2550
3924100
3926650
18.5
3200
3712950
3716150
19
3900
3502350
3506250
19.5
4700
3292150
3296850
20
5550
3082100
3087650
20.5
6500
2874350
2880850
21
7500
2668300
2675800
21.5
8700
2462400
2471100
22
9900
2259150
2269050
22.5
11200
2060250
2071450
23
12850
1867000
1879850
23.5
14650
1677250
1691900
24
16500
1489550
1506050
24.5
20750
1307400
1328150
25
27550
1127150
1154700
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.