This page reflects EPAM 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 — EPAM
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $110.00 (1.71 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$110.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.22
±7.6%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,970
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,656
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.56
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$108.29
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
$95.00
8/21/2026, 11:12:54 PM
2026-09-18
$110.00
9/18/2026, 11:13:13 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$110.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:21 PM
2026-11-20
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:21 PM
2026-12-18
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:21 PM
2027-01-15
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:21 PM
2027-04-16
$110.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:21 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $110.00.
EPAM pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
9279500
9279500
50
0
7623500
7623500
55
2000
6795500
6797500
60
4000
5983000
5987000
65
6000
5197000
5203000
70
8000
4447500
4455500
75
11000
3754000
3765000
80
19500
3112000
3131500
85
33000
2512500
2545500
90
50500
1945500
1996000
95
74000
1453000
1527000
100
114000
992500
1106500
105
191000
628500
819500
110
390500
328500
719000
115
703500
159000
862500
120
1129000
74000
1203000
125
2050000
33000
2083000
130
3079000
23000
3102000
135
4223000
17000
4240000
140
5390000
11000
5401000
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.