This page reflects CASY 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 — CASY
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $620.00 (2.24 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$620.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$29.90
±4.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,276
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,164
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.36
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$617.76
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
$800.00
8/21/2026, 11:06:48 PM
2026-09-18
$630.00
9/18/2026, 11:07:32 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$620.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:07 PM
2026-11-20
$680.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:07 PM
2027-02-19
$620.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:07 PM
2027-05-21
$610.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $620.00.
CASY pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
400
0
22257000
22257000
450
0
16442000
16442000
460
26000
15280000
15306000
480
78000
12958000
13036000
500
132000
10646000
10778000
510
162000
9524000
9686000
520
192000
8418000
8610000
530
225000
7345000
7570000
540
260000
6294000
6554000
550
295000
5357000
5652000
560
339000
4506000
4845000
570
384000
3710000
4094000
580
436000
2965000
3401000
590
514000
2319000
2833000
600
617000
1725000
2342000
610
825000
1180000
2005000
620
1090000
772000
1862000
630
1629000
483000
2112000
640
2282000
336000
2618000
650
3125000
214000
3339000
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.