This page reflects GO 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 — GO
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $7.50 (4.12 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$7.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.82
±7.1%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
21,969
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,605
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.07
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$11.62
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
$9.00
8/21/2026, 11:14:00 PM
2026-09-18
$11.00
9/18/2026, 11:16:29 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$7.50
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2026-11-20
$11.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2027-01-15
$7.50
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2027-04-16
$12.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $7.50.
GO pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
967850
967850
2.5
6750
727250
734000
4
13950
486800
500750
5
18750
326500
345250
6
23550
251700
275250
7.5
30750
139500
170250
9
703500
60300
763800
10
2646200
17500
2663700
11
4788500
5600
4794100
12.5
8006900
1250
8008150
14
11288450
500
11288950
15
13485350
0
13485350
17.5
18977600
0
18977600
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.