This page reflects DOV 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 — DOV
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $190.00 (0.31 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$190.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.22
±3.3%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,173
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
665
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.57
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$189.69
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$210.00
8/21/2026, 11:10:56 PM
2026-09-18
$200.00
9/18/2026, 11:12:04 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$190.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:31 PM
2026-11-20
$195.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:31 PM
2026-12-18
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:31 PM
2027-01-15
$195.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:31 PM
2027-03-19
$195.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $190.00.
DOV pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
160
0
1855000
1855000
165
0
1530000
1530000
170
0
1208000
1208000
175
2500
899000
901500
180
10000
592500
602500
185
20000
296500
316500
190
254500
3500
258000
195
661000
1500
662500
200
1087500
0
1087500
210
1969500
0
1969500
220
3071500
0
3071500
230
4243500
0
4243500
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.