Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $340.00 (0.35 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$340.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.77
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
36,039
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
24,130
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.67
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$340.35
Published close
Consensus
8.0/10
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$340.00
9/25/2026, 11:14:05 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$337.50
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2026-10-09Next
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2026-10-16
$342.50
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2026-10-23
$335.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2026-10-30
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2026-11-06
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2026-11-20
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2026-12-18
$310.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2027-01-15
$320.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2027-02-19
$335.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2027-03-19
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2027-06-17
$290.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
2027-09-17
$335.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:57 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $340.00.
GOOG pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
200
0
290618250
290618250
205
0
278688750
278688750
210
0
266761250
266761250
215
0
254839750
254839750
220
0
242972250
242972250
225
500
231110750
231111250
230
1000
219251250
219252250
235
1500
207398750
207400250
240
2000
195552750
195554750
245
4000
183723250
183727250
250
6500
171898750
171905250
255
13500
160076750
160090250
260
24500
148258750
148283250
265
44000
136479750
136523750
270
67000
124714250
124781250
275
93500
113005750
113099250
280
132000
101307750
101439750
285
185500
89750250
89935750
290
246500
78262750
78509250
295
320000
67022250
67342250
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.