Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-05 shows max pain at $340.00 (3.50 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
±$4.69
±1.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
33,765
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,412
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.19
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$343.50
Published close
Consensus
4.5/10
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-05
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-30
$340.00
9/30/2026, 11:15:40 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2026-10-05Next
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2026-10-07
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2026-10-09
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2026-10-16
$345.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2026-10-23
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2026-10-30
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2026-11-06
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2026-11-20
$345.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2026-12-18
$300.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2027-01-15
$300.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2027-02-19
$340.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2027-03-19
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2027-04-16
$345.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2027-06-17
$320.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
2027-09-17
$310.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:23 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-05 at max pain $340.00.
GOOGL pain by strike for 2026-10-05 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
270
0
42237750
42237750
275
500
39031750
39032250
280
2000
35827250
35829250
300
10000
23009250
23019250
305
16500
19812750
19829250
310
23000
16631250
16654250
315
29500
13475750
13505250
317.5
32750
11982500
12015250
320
36000
10513000
10549000
322.5
39250
9088000
9127250
325
49500
7703500
7753000
327.5
64250
6358750
6423000
330
84250
5048250
5132500
332.5
123750
3836250
3960000
335
170500
2784500
2955000
337.5
254250
1864250
2118500
340
434500
1012500
1447000
342.5
934750
689000
1623750
345
1616500
421500
2038000
347.5
2770750
259250
3030000
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.