This page reflects FOXA 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 — FOXA
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $55.00 (7.28 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$55.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.95
±6.3%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,797
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,833
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.71
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$62.28
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
$50.00
8/21/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
9/18/2026, 11:14:15 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:22 PM
2026-11-20
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:22 PM
2026-12-18
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:22 PM
2027-01-15
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:22 PM
2027-03-19
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:22 PM
2027-04-16
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:22 PM
2027-06-17
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:22 PM
2027-09-17
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:12:22 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $55.00.
FOXA pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
30
0
12018500
12018500
35
11500
9632000
9643500
40
76500
7273000
7349500
45
149000
4914000
5063000
50
233500
2555000
2788500
55
1037000
639000
1676000
60
1996500
311000
2307500
65
3080500
4000
3084500
70
6009500
2000
6011500
75
9198000
0
9198000
80
12532500
0
12532500
85
15930500
0
15930500
90
19329000
0
19329000
95
22727500
0
22727500
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.