This page reflects HIMX 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 — HIMX
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $14.00 (1.24 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$14.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.30
±8.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,695
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,340
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.30
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$15.24
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
$14.00
8/21/2026, 11:15:56 PM
2026-09-18
$12.00
9/18/2026, 11:17:04 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:23 PM
2026-11-20
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:23 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:23 PM
2027-01-15
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:23 PM
2027-03-19
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:23 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $14.00.
HIMX pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
8
0
1205400
1205400
10
0
737600
737600
11
2600
514000
516600
12
6200
303400
309600
13
12300
113100
125400
14
24700
25000
49700
15
73200
2300
75500
16
257300
800
258100
17
788800
300
789100
18
1513400
0
1513400
19
2265800
0
2265800
20
3021800
0
3021800
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.