This page reflects CSX options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — CSX
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $47.00 (0.43 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$47.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.35
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
4
Calendar days
Total Call OI
982
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
197
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.20
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$47.43
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
$43.50
9/25/2026, 11:09:39 PM
2026-10-02
$46.50
10/2/2026, 11:09:38 PM
2026-10-09NextUpdated
$47.00
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2026-10-16
$48.50
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2026-10-23
$47.00
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2026-10-30
$44.00
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2026-11-06
$47.00
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2026-11-20
$50.00
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2026-12-18
$37.50
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2027-01-15
$40.00
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2027-02-19
$47.50
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2027-03-19
$47.50
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2027-06-17
$40.00
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2027-09-17
$52.50
10/5/2026, 11:08:40 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $47.00.
CSX pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
220150
220150
37
0
181550
181550
41
0
105150
105150
42
100
87050
87150
43
200
69550
69750
44
300
53150
53450
44.5
500
45350
45850
45
750
37750
38500
45.5
1250
31700
32950
46
1800
25950
27750
46.5
3850
21500
25350
47
7400
17400
24800
47.5
13550
13850
27400
48
20450
10700
31150
48.5
29100
7700
36800
49
47350
4700
52050
49.5
79600
2350
81950
50
112800
0
112800
51
198700
0
198700
52
288200
0
288200
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.