This page reflects GSK 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 — GSK
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $50.00 (2.97 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$50.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.23
±2.6%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
779
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
171
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.22
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$47.03
Published close
Consensus
-
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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
$49.50
9/25/2026, 11:15:28 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$48.50
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-10-09Next
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-10-16
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-10-23
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-10-30
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-11-20
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2027-01-15
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2027-02-19
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2027-05-21
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:11:42 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $50.00.
GSK pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
43
0
76550
76550
44
200
60450
60650
45
500
45250
45750
46
900
32450
33350
47
1300
21450
22750
47.5
15700
17650
33350
48
35350
14100
49450
48.5
55750
11250
67000
49
76150
8500
84650
49.5
96700
6500
103200
50
117350
4600
121950
51
159650
2000
161650
52
202650
0
202650
53
256250
0
256250
54
311850
0
311850
55
369750
0
369750
56
446450
0
446450
57
524250
0
524250
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.