This page reflects DHI 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 — DHI
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $141.00 (6.00 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$141.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.92
±3.6%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
344
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
397
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.15
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$135.00
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$140.00
9/25/2026, 11:12:18 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2026-10-09Next
$141.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2026-10-16
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2026-10-23
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2026-10-30
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2026-11-20
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2026-12-18
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2027-01-15
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2027-02-19
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2027-03-19
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2027-05-21
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2027-06-17
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
2027-09-17
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:33 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $141.00.
DHI pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
80
0
2991600
2991600
110
0
1401600
1401600
115
0
1139600
1139600
120
500
877600
878100
125
1000
620100
621100
126
1200
569000
570200
127
1400
518000
519400
128
1600
474100
475700
129
1800
430800
432600
130
2000
387800
389800
131
2300
346200
348500
132
2600
306500
309100
133
12900
268200
281100
134
23700
230400
254100
135
35600
195400
231000
136
49700
162100
211800
137
64500
130200
194700
138
79700
98700
178400
139
95900
67400
163300
140
114400
36400
150800
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.