Broadridge Financial Solutions,Close $156.93EOD only
Max Pain
$170.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.00
1.9% from close
Price Gap
+13.07
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
7
Low premium
P/C OI
0.23
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — BR
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $170.00 (13.07 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$170.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.00
±1.9%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,692
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
410
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.24
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$156.93
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
$160.00
8/21/2026, 11:06:24 PM
2026-09-18
$170.00
9/18/2026, 11:04:17 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:18 PM
2026-11-20
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:18 PM
2026-12-18
$160.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:18 PM
2027-03-19
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $170.00.
BR pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
135
0
1052000
1052000
140
0
850500
850500
145
0
654000
654000
150
1000
459000
460000
155
2000
282500
284500
160
3000
123000
126000
165
4500
57000
61500
170
9500
38000
47500
175
357500
28000
385500
180
749500
20500
770000
185
1169000
15000
1184000
190
1959500
10000
1969500
195
2793500
5000
2798500
200
3632500
0
3632500
210
5322500
0
5322500
220
7013500
0
7013500
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.