This page reflects CCI 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 — CCI
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $70.00 (3.56 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.33
±5.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,974
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,070
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.51
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$66.44
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
$75.00
8/21/2026, 11:07:21 PM
2026-09-18
$75.00
9/18/2026, 11:04:02 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:42 PM
2026-11-20
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:42 PM
2026-12-18
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:42 PM
2027-01-15
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:08:42 PM
2027-03-19
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:42 PM
2027-04-16
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:08:42 PM
2027-06-17
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:08:42 PM
2027-09-17
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:42 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $70.00.
CCI pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
7460250
7460250
50
0
5926250
5926250
55
0
4392750
4392750
60
0
2865750
2865750
65
0
1397250
1397250
67.5
750
746000
746750
70
381750
231500
613250
72.5
810750
91500
902250
75
1312500
47750
1360250
77.5
2000250
41000
2041250
80
2783500
34250
2817750
82.5
3706750
27500
3734250
85
4845750
20750
4866500
87.5
6120000
14000
6134000
90
7416750
7250
7424000
92.5
8779250
750
8780000
95
10181500
500
10182000
97.5
11629000
250
11629250
100
13085500
0
13085500
105
16059500
0
16059500
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.