Edwards Lifesciences CorporatioClose $85.15EOD only
Max Pain
$87.50
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.60
4.2% from close
Price Gap
+2.35
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
8
Low premium
P/C OI
1.02
Balanced positioning
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — EW
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $87.50 (2.35 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$87.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.60
±4.2%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,844
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,635
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.57
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$85.15
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
$85.00
8/21/2026, 11:12:07 PM
2026-09-18
$85.00
9/18/2026, 11:12:47 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$87.50
10/2/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2026-11-20
$87.50
10/2/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2026-12-18
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2027-01-15
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2027-02-19
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2027-03-19
$87.50
10/2/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2027-05-21
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2027-06-17
$82.50
10/2/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2027-09-17
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:06 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $87.50.
EW pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
75
0
1581000
1581000
77.5
1250
1173500
1174750
80
2500
798750
801250
82.5
3750
453250
457000
85
5250
162500
167750
87.5
9500
56000
65500
90
122500
4000
126500
92.5
294000
0
294000
95
745750
0
745750
97.5
1238500
0
1238500
100
1808000
0
1808000
105
3185500
0
3185500
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.