This page reflects BCC 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 — BCC
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $77.50 (2.51 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$77.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.55
±6.1%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
383
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
313
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.82
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$74.99
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$77.50
8/21/2026, 11:05:18 PM
2026-09-18
$77.50
9/18/2026, 11:06:32 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:06:43 PM
2026-11-20
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:43 PM
2027-01-15
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:06:43 PM
2027-04-16
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:43 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $77.50.
BCC pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
1027250
1027250
37.5
0
949000
949000
40
0
870750
870750
47.5
0
642750
642750
50
0
567250
567250
55
0
416750
416750
60
0
267250
267250
62.5
0
209500
209500
65
0
151750
151750
67.5
250
100000
100250
70
500
49750
50250
72.5
1000
35000
36000
75
2750
21500
24250
77.5
7000
14250
21250
80
13750
9250
23000
82.5
31250
5000
36250
85
71250
1250
72500
87.5
119250
0
119250
90
192750
0
192750
92.5
277500
0
277500
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.