This page reflects HHH 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 — HHH
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $60.00 (11.04 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$60.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.30
±6.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,102
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,715
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.66
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$71.04
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
$70.00
8/21/2026, 11:17:29 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
9/18/2026, 11:17:27 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:47 PM
2026-11-20
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:47 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:47 PM
2027-01-15
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:47 PM
2027-04-16
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:47 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $60.00.
HHH pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
6624500
6624500
40
0
5267000
5267000
45
1000
3910000
3911000
50
2000
2554000
2556000
55
43000
1199000
1242000
60
85500
187000
272500
65
216500
62000
278500
70
526500
14000
540500
75
1098500
4000
1102500
80
2207500
0
2207500
85
4220000
0
4220000
90
6241000
0
6241000
100
10308000
0
10308000
110
14403000
0
14403000
120
18504000
0
18504000
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.