This page reflects DPZ 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 — DPZ
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $320.00 (22.39 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$320.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$22.50
±7.6%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,683
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,193
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.82
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$297.61
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
$310.00
8/21/2026, 11:11:18 PM
2026-09-18
$310.00
9/18/2026, 11:12:15 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$320.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:29 PM
2026-11-20
$310.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:29 PM
2026-12-18
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:29 PM
2027-01-15
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:29 PM
2027-03-19
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:29 PM
2027-06-17
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:29 PM
2027-09-17
$310.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:29 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $320.00.
DPZ pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
200
0
18423000
18423000
210
1000
16240000
16241000
220
4000
14088000
14092000
230
8000
11942000
11950000
240
12000
9803000
9815000
250
16000
7697000
7713000
260
22000
5721000
5743000
270
30000
3928000
3958000
280
46000
2404000
2450000
290
68000
1269000
1337000
300
99000
513000
612000
310
181000
266000
447000
320
313000
136000
449000
330
611000
56000
667000
340
1230000
19000
1249000
350
1933000
4000
1937000
360
2957000
2000
2959000
370
4087000
0
4087000
380
5295000
0
5295000
390
7228000
0
7228000
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.