This page reflects DDOG 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 — DDOG
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $250.00 (27.22 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$250.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$15.12
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,941
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,671
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.57
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$277.22
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
$240.00
9/25/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$255.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2026-10-09Next
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2026-10-16
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2026-10-23
$270.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2026-10-30
$260.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2026-11-06
$265.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2026-11-20
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2026-12-18
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2027-01-15
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2027-03-19
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2027-04-16
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2027-06-17
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
2027-09-17
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $250.00.
DDOG pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
130
0
14604000
14604000
135
0
13771000
13771000
140
0
12941000
12941000
145
0
12113000
12113000
150
0
11287500
11287500
155
0
10465000
10465000
160
1000
9644500
9645500
165
2000
8879500
8881500
170
3000
8117500
8120500
175
4000
7364000
7368000
180
5500
6661000
6666500
185
11000
5966000
5977000
190
21000
5304000
5325000
195
32500
4659000
4691500
200
47000
4022500
4069500
205
62000
3403000
3465000
207.5
70750
3176750
3247500
210
80000
2951750
3031750
215
125000
2537750
2662750
217.5
154250
2342500
2496750
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.