iShares Staked Ethereum Trust EClose $34.32EOD only
Max Pain
$34.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.20
6.4% from close
Price Gap
-0.32
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
3
Low premium
P/C OI
1.59
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — ETHB
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $34.00 (0.32 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$34.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.20
±6.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
129
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
199
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.54
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$34.32
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
$22.00
8/21/2026, 11:12:24 PM
2026-09-18
$29.00
9/18/2026, 11:12:17 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$34.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:34 PM
2026-11-20
$32.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:34 PM
2026-12-18
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:34 PM
2027-03-19
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:34 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $34.00.
ETHB pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
165400
165400
25
0
65900
65900
27
0
26100
26100
28
0
16300
16300
29
0
11800
11800
30
100
7300
7400
31
300
3900
4200
32
500
2100
2600
33
800
1000
1800
34
1100
500
1600
35
1700
300
2000
36
5600
100
5700
37
10600
0
10600
38
15700
0
15700
40
29300
0
29300
45
93300
0
93300
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.