This page reflects FTK 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 — FTK
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $26.00 (4.94 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$26.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.97
±12.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
357
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
432
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.21
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$30.94
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
$25.00
8/21/2026, 11:13:39 PM
2026-09-18
$24.00
9/18/2026, 11:14:56 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$26.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:54 PM
2026-11-20
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:54 PM
2026-12-18
$24.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:54 PM
2027-03-19
$24.00
10/2/2026, 11:13:54 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $26.00.
FTK pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
19
0
225500
225500
20
0
182400
182400
21
0
148200
148200
22
0
114300
114300
23
0
80400
80400
24
100
46700
46800
25
300
17200
17500
26
1700
10900
12600
27
15800
6200
22000
28
33000
1600
34600
29
53300
800
54100
30
76200
100
76300
31
103900
0
103900
32
131700
0
131700
33
160800
0
160800
36
250200
0
250200
37
285700
0
285700
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.