This page reflects CSCO 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 — CSCO
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $106.00 (6.20 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$106.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.33
±3.0%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
15,175
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,693
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.31
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$112.20
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
$107.00
9/25/2026, 11:10:45 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$108.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2026-10-09Next
$106.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2026-10-16
$110.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2026-10-23
$102.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2026-10-30
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2026-11-06
$107.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2026-11-20
$110.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2026-12-18
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2027-01-15
$90.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2027-03-19
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2027-04-16
$110.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2027-06-17
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
2027-09-17
$110.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:12 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $106.00.
CSCO pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
75
0
13631800
13631800
85
0
8938800
8938800
90
0
6593300
6593300
94
0
4729700
4729700
95
0
4264000
4264000
96
0
3810700
3810700
97
0
3360200
3360200
98
0
2914200
2914200
99
0
2471600
2471600
100
100
2045300
2045400
101
600
1646200
1646800
102
1100
1285600
1286700
103
1600
989600
991200
104
2900
718300
721200
105
9600
486000
495600
106
23200
301000
324200
107
132500
204000
336500
108
280700
142100
422800
109
561700
105100
666800
110
918900
75000
993900
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.