Capital One Financial CorporatiClose $194.72EOD only
Max Pain
$202.50
Next expiry Oct 9, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.05
3.1% from close
Price Gap
+7.78
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
5
Low premium
P/C OI
0.75
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 — COF
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $202.50 (7.78 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$202.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.05
±3.1%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,712
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,525
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.89
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$194.72
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
$200.00
9/25/2026, 11:09:51 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$195.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2026-10-09Next
$202.50
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2026-10-16
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2026-10-23
$205.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2026-10-30
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2026-11-06
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2026-11-20
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2026-12-18
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2027-01-15
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2027-03-19
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2027-06-17
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
2027-09-17
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:06:44 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $202.50.
COF pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
120
0
16014250
16014250
125
0
14841750
14841750
130
0
13669750
13669750
150
2000
8981750
8983750
165
3500
5467250
5470750
170
5000
4295750
4300750
172.5
5750
3711750
3717500
175
6750
3198000
3204750
177.5
7750
2689750
2697500
180
9000
2203250
2212250
182.5
11000
1771000
1782000
185
14000
1351500
1365500
187.5
17750
1022000
1039750
190
21500
769500
791000
192.5
26500
574750
601250
195
94500
400000
494500
197.5
181250
259000
440250
200
279000
137750
416750
202.5
857750
96500
954250
205
1447750
58750
1506500
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.