Check Point Software TechnologiClose $130.35EOD only
Max Pain
$135.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$7.10
5.5% from close
Price Gap
+4.65
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
18
Low premium
P/C OI
0.45
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 — CHKP
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $135.00 (4.65 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$135.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.10
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
14,250
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,184
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.36
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$130.35
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
$130.00
8/21/2026, 11:03:21 PM
2026-09-18
$135.00
9/18/2026, 11:08:21 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:05 PM
2026-11-20
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:05 PM
2026-12-18
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:05 PM
2027-01-15
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:05 PM
2027-04-16
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:05 PM
2027-06-17
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:07:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $135.00.
CHKP pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
65
0
29522500
29522500
70
0
26924000
26924000
75
0
24325500
24325500
80
500
21728500
21729000
85
1000
19132500
19133500
90
1500
16536500
16538000
95
3000
13943000
13946000
100
5000
11349500
11354500
105
33500
8800500
8834000
110
64500
6287000
6351500
115
102000
4644500
4746500
120
145000
3091000
3236000
125
243000
1816000
2059000
130
415000
979500
1394500
135
675500
343000
1018500
140
1085500
90500
1176000
145
2514500
48500
2563000
150
5165500
36000
5201500
155
9485000
23500
9508500
160
13990000
11000
14001000
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.