Cracker Barrel Old Country StorClose $55.76EOD only
Max Pain
$45.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$4.40
7.9% from close
Price Gap
-10.76
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
4
Low premium
P/C OI
0.62
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 — CBRL
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $45.00 (10.76 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$45.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.40
±7.9%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,320
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,991
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.29
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$55.76
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
$55.00
8/21/2026, 11:08:52 PM
2026-09-18
$45.00
9/18/2026, 11:07:50 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2026-11-20
$52.50
10/2/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2026-12-18
$52.50
10/2/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2027-01-15
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2027-03-19
$47.50
10/2/2026, 11:08:23 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $45.00.
CBRL pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
32.5
0
3516500
3516500
35
0
2820250
2820250
37.5
250
2187500
2187750
40
25750
1634750
1660500
42.5
57250
1156750
1214000
45
107750
753750
861500
47.5
995750
428250
1424000
50
1899000
131250
2030250
52.5
3147000
57750
3204750
55
4448250
19500
4467750
57.5
6820250
7000
6827250
60
9233000
3500
9236500
62.5
11751500
1250
11752750
65
14289250
0
14289250
70
19436250
0
19436250
75
24590250
0
24590250
80
29745250
0
29745250
85
34904250
0
34904250
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.