This page reflects HALO options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — HALO
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $110.00 (1.69 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$110.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.83
±4.5%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
639
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
353
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.55
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$108.31
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
$75.00
8/21/2026, 11:15:48 PM
2026-09-18
$70.00
9/18/2026, 11:14:13 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$110.00
10/5/2026, 11:15:23 PM
2026-11-20
$110.00
10/5/2026, 11:15:23 PM
2026-12-18
$70.00
10/5/2026, 11:15:23 PM
2027-03-19
$90.00
10/5/2026, 11:15:23 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $110.00.
HALO pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
80
0
969000
969000
90
0
617000
617000
95
500
441500
442000
100
10500
269500
280000
105
30500
115500
146000
110
69500
29000
98500
115
195500
9500
205000
120
424500
3000
427500
125
717500
2000
719500
130
1035000
1000
1036000
135
1354500
0
1354500
145
1993500
0
1993500
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.