This page reflects BETA 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 — BETA
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $17.50 (4.67 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$17.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.83
±12.7%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,462
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,631
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.25
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$22.17
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
$17.50
8/21/2026, 11:05:54 PM
2026-09-18
$17.50
9/18/2026, 11:06:35 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:44 PM
2026-11-20
$22.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:44 PM
2027-01-15
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:44 PM
2027-04-16
$22.50
10/2/2026, 11:05:44 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $17.50.
BETA pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
4051250
4051250
5
0
3393500
3393500
7.5
0
2736500
2736500
10
0
2084250
2084250
12.5
0
1437000
1437000
15
4500
845000
849500
17.5
37250
388000
425250
20
350500
148000
498500
22.5
842750
34750
877500
25
1584000
3500
1587500
30
4948500
0
4948500
35
9942500
0
9942500
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.