This page reflects AYI 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 — AYI
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $310.00 (1.24 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$310.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$15.05
±4.9%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
477
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
266
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.56
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$308.76
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
$320.00
8/21/2026, 11:04:24 PM
2026-09-18
$220.00
9/18/2026, 11:05:42 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$310.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:43 PM
2026-11-20
$320.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:43 PM
2027-02-19
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:43 PM
2027-05-21
$290.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:43 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $310.00.
AYI pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
210
0
2964000
2964000
220
0
2527000
2527000
230
0
2098000
2098000
250
0
1268000
1268000
260
0
925000
925000
270
0
647000
647000
280
0
413000
413000
290
20000
223000
243000
300
59000
56000
115000
310
106000
22000
128000
320
173000
5000
178000
330
272000
2000
274000
340
433000
1000
434000
350
609000
0
609000
360
798000
0
798000
370
1007000
0
1007000
380
1467000
0
1467000
390
1959000
0
1959000
400
2452000
0
2452000
410
2979000
0
2979000
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.