Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (TClose $91.97EOD only
Max Pain
$93.00
Next expiry Oct 9, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.12
3.4% from close
Price Gap
+1.03
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
6
Low premium
P/C OI
0.49
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — EL
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $93.00 (1.03 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$93.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.12
±3.4%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
562
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
358
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.64
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$91.97
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
$95.00
9/25/2026, 11:10:25 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$91.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2026-10-09Next
$93.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2026-10-16
$90.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2026-10-23
$91.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2026-10-30
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2026-11-06
$93.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2026-11-20
$95.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2026-12-18
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2027-01-15
$90.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2027-03-19
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2027-04-16
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2027-06-17
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
2027-09-17
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:10:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $93.00.
EL pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
1461800
1461800
55
0
1283800
1283800
65
0
928800
928800
70
500
751300
751800
75
2500
573800
576300
80
6500
396300
402800
81
7700
360800
368500
82
9200
325300
334500
83
11000
290900
301900
84
13100
256600
269700
85
15600
223400
239000
86
18500
190500
209000
87
22000
157900
179900
88
26400
126600
153000
89
31100
98100
129200
90
36300
71000
107300
91
42000
52800
94800
92
48600
35700
84300
93
56500
26500
83000
94
65300
19300
84600
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.