This page reflects EOG 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 — EOG
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $140.00 (1.38 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$140.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.78
±3.4%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,131
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
698
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.62
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$141.38
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$141.00
9/25/2026, 11:13:09 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$139.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2026-10-09Next
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2026-10-16
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2026-10-23
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2026-10-30
$142.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2026-11-06
$142.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2026-11-20
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2026-12-18
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2027-01-15
$130.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2027-03-19
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2027-04-16
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2027-06-17
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2027-09-17
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $140.00.
EOG pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
115
0
1463700
1463700
120
0
1117700
1117700
128
2400
564100
566500
129
3800
495000
498800
130
6300
427900
434200
131
9100
362000
371100
132
12900
296800
309700
133
16700
233600
250300
134
20600
171700
192300
135
24600
134600
159200
136
28600
106800
135400
137
34700
81700
116400
138
41100
57900
99000
139
47900
35000
82900
140
54900
18800
73700
141
73100
14100
87200
142
108700
10100
118800
143
159100
6600
165700
144
221700
4100
225800
145
287100
2100
289200
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.