Intercontinental Exchange Inc.Close $150.15EOD only
Max Pain
$155.00
Next expiry Oct 9, 2026
Expected Move
±$4.53
3.0% from close
Price Gap
+4.85
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
16
Low premium
P/C OI
0.62
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — ICE
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $155.00 (4.85 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$155.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.53
±3.0%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,173
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
442
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$150.15
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
$157.50
9/25/2026, 11:15:34 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2026-10-09Next
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2026-10-16
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2026-10-23
$160.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2026-10-30
$152.50
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2026-11-20
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2026-12-18
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2027-01-15
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2027-03-19
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2027-06-17
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
2027-09-17
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:14:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $155.00.
ICE pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
130
0
1183250
1183250
135
0
714750
714750
139
0
344350
344350
140
0
301650
301650
141
0
266550
266550
142
6100
231750
237850
143
18300
197250
215550
144
30500
163450
193950
145
42700
129750
172450
146
54900
96550
151450
147
67100
72950
140050
148
79300
55650
134950
149
91500
39050
130550
150
103700
24250
127950
152.5
135950
10500
146450
155
168200
2750
170950
157.5
328700
250
328950
160
498700
0
498700
162.5
669950
0
669950
165
1084450
0
1084450
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.