This page reflects EQIX options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — EQIX
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $1020.00 (3.44 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$1020.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$39.50
±3.9%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,186
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,163
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.98
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$1023.44
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
$1060.00
8/21/2026, 11:12:22 PM
2026-09-18
$1030.00
9/18/2026, 11:12:04 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$1020.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:29 PM
2026-11-20
$1030.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:29 PM
2026-12-18
$1000.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:29 PM
2027-03-19
$1000.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:29 PM
2027-06-17
$1060.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:29 PM
2027-09-17
$1080.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:29 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $1020.00.
EQIX pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
520
0
51971000
51971000
550
0
48485000
48485000
560
1000
47323000
47324000
570
5000
46161000
46166000
590
21000
43837000
43858000
600
29000
42675000
42704000
640
61000
38027000
38088000
650
70000
36865000
36935000
660
80000
35703000
35783000
680
100000
33379000
33479000
690
113000
32217000
32330000
700
126000
31055000
31181000
740
178000
26407000
26585000
750
192000
25245000
25437000
760
206000
24085000
24291000
780
236000
21767000
22003000
810
281000
18293000
18574000
840
326000
14822000
15148000
850
341000
13677000
14018000
860
357000
12535000
12892000
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.