This page reflects DOX 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 — DOX
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $60.00 (1.88 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$60.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.78
±4.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,128
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,495
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
4.87
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$58.12
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
$50.00
8/21/2026, 11:10:54 PM
2026-09-18
$55.00
9/18/2026, 11:12:12 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-11-20
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2027-04-16
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:16 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $60.00.
DOX pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
8790000
8790000
40
0
6042500
6042500
45
0
4106500
4106500
50
0
2196500
2196500
55
0
1088000
1088000
60
57000
71000
128000
65
274500
49000
323500
70
579000
28000
607000
75
918500
7000
925500
80
1258000
3500
1261500
85
1730500
0
1730500
90
2293500
0
2293500
100
3419500
0
3419500
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.