Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-05 shows max pain at $350.00 (5.14 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$350.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.07
±1.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,795
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,622
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.71
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$355.14
Published close
Consensus
6.0/10
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-05
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-30
$355.00
9/30/2026, 11:06:06 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2026-10-05Next
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2026-10-07
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2026-10-09
$352.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2026-10-16
$360.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2026-10-23
$355.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2026-10-30
$355.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2026-11-06
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2026-11-20
$360.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2026-12-18
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2027-01-15
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2027-02-19
$370.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2027-03-19
$380.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2027-04-16
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2027-06-17
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
2027-09-17
$380.00
10/2/2026, 11:05:35 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-05 at max pain $350.00.
AVGO pain by strike for 2026-10-05 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
285
0
41319500
41319500
290
0
37512500
37512500
295
0
33707500
33707500
300
0
29904000
29904000
305
0
26103500
26103500
310
0
22330500
22330500
315
0
18591000
18591000
317.5
0
16760750
16760750
320
2000
14983500
14985500
322.5
9000
13245250
13254250
325
16750
11597500
11614250
327.5
24750
9990250
10015000
330
32750
8408750
8441500
332.5
54750
6921000
6975750
335
77250
5614500
5691750
337.5
103750
4478000
4581750
340
137500
3436250
3573750
342.5
219750
2724750
2944500
345
465000
2078000
2543000
347.5
760750
1572250
2333000
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.