This page reflects DLTR 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 — DLTR
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $116.00 (3.84 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$116.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.81
±4.3%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
874
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
462
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.53
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$112.16
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
$113.00
9/25/2026, 11:10:05 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2026-10-09Next
$116.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2026-10-16
$125.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2026-10-23
$116.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2026-10-30
$119.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2026-11-20
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2026-12-18
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2027-01-15
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2027-02-19
$125.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2027-03-19
$130.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2027-05-21
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2027-06-17
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
2027-09-17
$125.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:03 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $116.00.
DLTR pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
85
0
1594200
1594200
100
1500
733200
734700
101
1700
675900
677600
103
2100
561700
563800
104
2400
505300
507700
105
4000
450100
454100
106
6800
397400
404200
107
9700
344900
354600
108
12900
292800
305700
109
16100
244000
260100
110
19300
198200
217500
111
22800
156600
179400
112
26800
116400
143200
113
32200
95500
127700
114
38800
76200
115000
115
52400
58300
110700
116
72900
43400
116300
117
100300
31700
132000
118
129700
22700
152400
119
162000
16300
178300
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.