This page reflects ATEX 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 — ATEX
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $80.00 (4.33 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.15
±9.7%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
480
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
397
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.83
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$84.33
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
$30.00
8/21/2026, 11:04:16 PM
2026-09-18
$85.00
9/18/2026, 11:04:29 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:15 PM
2026-11-20
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:15 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:15 PM
2027-02-19
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:15 PM
2027-05-21
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:15 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $80.00.
ATEX pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
984000
984000
60
10000
587000
597000
65
15000
408500
423500
70
30500
243500
274000
75
46000
85000
131000
80
67000
4500
71500
85
98000
0
98000
90
136000
0
136000
95
211500
0
211500
100
311500
0
311500
105
417500
0
417500
110
526500
0
526500
115
658000
0
658000
130
1057000
0
1057000
135
1190500
0
1190500
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.