This page reflects IDXX 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 — IDXX
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $530.00 (11.61 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$530.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$22.85
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
898
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
452
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.50
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$518.39
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
$560.00
8/21/2026, 11:15:28 PM
2026-09-18
$530.00
9/18/2026, 11:17:53 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$530.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:31 PM
2026-11-20
$520.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:31 PM
2026-12-18
$550.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:31 PM
2027-01-15
$520.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:31 PM
2027-04-16
$490.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $530.00.
IDXX pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
300
0
8549000
8549000
310
0
8097000
8097000
340
0
6741000
6741000
350
1000
6289000
6290000
360
2000
5854000
5856000
370
3000
5420000
5423000
380
4000
4988000
4992000
400
6000
4162000
4168000
410
7000
3755000
3762000
420
8000
3350000
3358000
430
9000
2948000
2957000
440
10000
2560000
2570000
450
12000
2182000
2194000
460
17000
1817000
1834000
470
22000
1472000
1494000
480
29000
1154000
1183000
490
38000
886000
924000
500
50000
665000
715000
510
87000
463000
550000
520
132000
322000
454000
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.