This page reflects GEN 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 — GEN
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $22.00 (0.01 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$22.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.88
±8.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
33,692
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,037
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.18
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$21.99
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
$27.00
8/21/2026, 11:14:32 PM
2026-09-18
$28.00
9/18/2026, 11:13:23 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$22.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:00 PM
2026-11-20
$23.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:00 PM
2026-12-18
$28.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:00 PM
2027-01-15
$27.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:00 PM
2027-04-16
$21.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $22.00.
GEN pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
10
0
7477900
7477900
13
0
5666800
5666800
14
0
5063500
5063500
15
0
4460200
4460200
16
200
3858200
3858400
17
400
3257400
3257800
18
600
2657500
2658100
19
800
2059500
2060300
20
9900
1484400
1494300
21
27500
1139100
1166600
22
169000
872700
1041700
23
525800
642900
1168700
24
1267100
439100
1706200
25
2586000
270600
2856600
26
4418000
150000
4568000
27
6440900
76900
6517800
28
8526700
36900
8563600
29
10690000
18300
10708300
30
12921900
500
12922400
31
15742500
0
15742500
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.