This page reflects FAST 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 — FAST
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $50.00 (0.75 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$50.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.28
±6.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,307
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
16,052
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.55
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$50.75
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
$45.00
8/21/2026, 11:14:49 PM
2026-09-18
$47.50
9/18/2026, 11:13:51 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:11 PM
2026-11-20
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:11 PM
2026-12-18
$47.50
10/2/2026, 11:11:11 PM
2027-01-15
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:11 PM
2027-02-19
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:11 PM
2027-03-19
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:11 PM
2027-05-21
$47.50
10/2/2026, 11:11:11 PM
2027-06-17
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:11 PM
2027-09-17
$52.50
10/2/2026, 11:11:11 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $50.00.
FAST pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
13362000
13362000
42.5
0
9859250
9859250
45
3000
6478250
6481250
47.5
13250
3187250
3200500
50
67750
62250
130000
52.5
744250
5750
750000
55
1595750
3750
1599500
57.5
3104500
1750
3106250
60
4681250
0
4681250
70
10988250
0
10988250
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.