FactSet Research Systems Inc.Close $266.00EOD only
Max Pain
$260.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$17.10
6.4% from close
Price Gap
-6.00
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
2
Low premium
P/C OI
1.62
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 — FDS
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $260.00 (6.00 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$260.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$17.10
±6.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,696
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,364
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.36
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$266.00
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
$260.00
8/21/2026, 11:12:01 PM
2026-09-18
$270.00
9/18/2026, 11:13:44 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$260.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:05 PM
2026-11-20
$270.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:05 PM
2026-12-18
$270.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:05 PM
2027-01-15
$280.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:05 PM
2027-02-19
$320.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:05 PM
2027-03-19
$310.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:05 PM
2027-09-17
$290.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $260.00.
FDS pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
130
0
76646000
76646000
135
0
73465000
73465000
140
0
70284500
70284500
175
0
48024500
48024500
180
0
44845000
44845000
185
0
41680000
41680000
200
3000
32185000
32188000
210
5000
26456000
26461000
220
8000
20887000
20895000
230
13000
15801000
15814000
240
19000
10961000
10980000
250
27000
6509000
6536000
260
189000
3097000
3286000
270
2499000
1929000
4428000
280
4984000
1275000
6259000
290
7971000
690000
8661000
300
11063000
118000
11181000
310
14321000
10000
14331000
320
17647000
6000
17653000
330
21040000
5000
21045000
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.