This page reflects HD 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 — HD
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $292.50 (9.65 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$292.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.60
±1.3%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
8,337
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,808
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.46
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$282.85
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
$297.50
9/25/2026, 11:16:25 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$285.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2026-10-09Next
$292.50
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2026-10-16
$300.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2026-10-23
$290.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2026-10-30
$300.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2026-11-06
$300.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2026-11-20
$305.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2026-12-18
$320.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2027-01-15
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2027-02-19
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2027-03-19
$310.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2027-05-21
$295.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2027-06-17
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
2027-09-17
$290.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:09 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $292.50.
HD pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
215
0
29517750
29517750
220
0
27269750
27269750
225
0
25027750
25027750
230
0
22787250
22787250
235
0
20548750
20548750
240
0
18311750
18311750
245
1000
16083750
16084750
250
2000
13857750
13859750
255
4500
11683750
11688250
260
7000
9537750
9544750
262.5
8500
8484250
8492750
265
10000
7453250
7463250
267.5
11500
6463000
6474500
270
13000
5478750
5491750
272.5
28000
4607250
4635250
275
43500
3761750
3805250
277.5
64000
3051250
3115250
280
97500
2420250
2517750
282.5
151500
1913000
2064500
285
249000
1439000
1688000
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.