Guardian Pharmacy Services, IncClose $42.38EOD only
Max Pain
$35.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$5.07
12.0% from close
Price Gap
-7.38
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
17
Low premium
P/C OI
0.16
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — GRDN
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $35.00 (7.38 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$35.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.07
±12.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
194
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
63
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.32
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$42.38
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
$40.00
8/21/2026, 11:16:39 PM
2026-09-18
$35.00
9/18/2026, 11:15:30 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$35.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2027-04-16
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $35.00.
GRDN pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
17.5
0
159250
159250
20
0
143500
143500
25
0
112000
112000
30
12000
81000
93000
35
24500
60500
85000
40
73000
40000
113000
45
142000
20000
162000
50
223000
0
223000
55
316000
0
316000
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.