This page reflects BSX 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 — BSX
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $44.50 (1.90 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$44.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.02
±4.8%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,302
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,836
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.66
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$42.60
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$45.00
9/25/2026, 11:07:09 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$44.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2026-10-09Next
$44.50
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2026-10-16
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2026-10-23
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2026-10-30
$46.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2026-11-06
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2026-11-20
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2026-12-18
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2027-01-15
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2027-02-19
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2027-03-19
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2027-05-21
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2027-06-17
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
2027-09-17
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:23 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $44.50.
BSX pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
38
0
1291900
1291900
39
0
1009100
1009100
40
200
731800
732000
40.5
1450
603200
604650
41
2700
475850
478550
41.5
4750
358850
363600
42
6800
245350
252150
42.5
10050
160350
170400
43
13500
117300
130800
43.5
20800
86600
107400
44
31150
57150
88300
44.5
46500
39350
85850
45
75950
21900
97850
45.5
124950
16200
141150
46
175550
10500
186050
46.5
253000
7400
260400
47
372450
4300
376750
47.5
504350
2150
506500
48
656900
0
656900
48.5
814700
0
814700
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.