This page reflects COO 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 — COO
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $55.00 (1.91 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$55.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.15
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,836
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,044
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.35
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$56.91
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
$70.00
8/21/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2026-09-18
$65.00
9/18/2026, 11:06:54 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:09 PM
2026-11-20
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:09 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:09 PM
2027-02-19
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:09 PM
2027-03-19
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:09 PM
2027-05-21
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:09 PM
2027-06-17
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:09 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $55.00.
COO pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
3083000
3083000
45
1500
2063000
2064500
50
12500
1051500
1064000
55
61000
161500
222500
60
913500
1500
915000
65
2090500
0
2090500
70
3398500
0
3398500
75
5398000
0
5398000
80
7557000
0
7557000
85
10472000
0
10472000
90
13393500
0
13393500
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.