This page reflects DG 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 — DG
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $123.00 (4.06 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$123.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.50
±3.8%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,335
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,108
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.83
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$118.94
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
$123.00
9/25/2026, 11:11:32 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$122.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2026-10-09Next
$123.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2026-10-16
$125.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2026-10-23
$124.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2026-10-30
$119.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2026-11-06
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2026-11-20
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2026-12-18
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2027-01-15
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2027-02-19
$125.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2027-03-19
$130.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2027-05-21
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2027-06-17
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
2027-09-17
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $123.00.
DG pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
95
0
2658000
2658000
100
0
2056500
2056500
105
0
1460500
1460500
106
0
1343300
1343300
107
0
1226200
1226200
108
0
1109900
1109900
109
0
995500
995500
110
0
885000
885000
111
0
782800
782800
112
100
684900
685000
113
3600
591000
594600
114
10600
499900
510500
115
17800
414000
431800
116
25100
330800
355900
117
32400
265000
297400
118
40100
204500
244600
119
49100
153600
202700
120
64100
123500
187600
121
85500
98800
184300
122
110300
78300
188600
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.