This page reflects CMCSA 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 — CMCSA
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $22.00 (0.43 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$22.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.77
±3.6%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,626
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,169
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.28
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$21.57
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
$22.50
9/25/2026, 11:07:58 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$22.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2026-10-09Next
$22.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2026-10-16
$23.50
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2026-10-23
$23.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2026-10-30
$22.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2026-11-06
$22.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2026-11-20
$22.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2026-12-18
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2027-01-15
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2027-03-19
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2027-04-16
$23.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2027-06-17
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
2027-09-17
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:04:14 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $22.00.
CMCSA pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
1544550
1544550
19
5200
684950
690150
20
6500
474750
481250
21
7800
278750
286550
21.5
10450
202000
212450
22
18800
146950
165750
22.5
62800
109350
172150
23
126400
81650
208050
23.5
209500
57850
267350
24
391750
35100
426850
24.5
677800
24500
702300
25
967450
14000
981450
25.5
1269450
8600
1278050
26
1572150
3200
1575350
26.5
1881500
1850
1883350
27
2191750
500
2192250
28
2913750
200
2913950
29
3648550
100
3648650
30
4409050
0
4409050
31
5170850
0
5170850
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.