This page reflects DUOL 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 — DUOL
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $143.00 (1.27 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$143.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.92
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,252
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
484
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.39
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$144.27
Published close
Consensus
-
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$145.00
9/25/2026, 11:09:17 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-10-09Next
$143.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-10-16
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-10-23
$144.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-10-30
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-11-06
$147.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-11-20
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2027-01-15
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2027-02-19
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2027-05-21
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:09:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $143.00.
DUOL pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
75
0
4767850
4767850
80
500
4359350
4359850
85
1000
3950850
3951850
95
2000
3133850
3135850
110
9500
1908350
1917850
112
11500
1745150
1756650
115
16300
1500350
1516650
118
21100
1257350
1278450
120
24500
1095350
1119850
121
26300
1027550
1053850
122
28200
960450
988650
123
30100
893650
923750
124
32000
827150
859150
125
33900
762350
796250
126
36000
703450
739450
127
38200
645750
683950
128
43000
588350
631350
129
48100
531350
579450
130
53500
474850
528350
131
59900
421750
481650
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.