This page reflects INFQ 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 — INFQ
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $14.00 (0.85 above 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
±$1.07
±8.2%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,863
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,440
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.79
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$13.15
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
$14.00
9/25/2026, 11:19:40 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2026-10-09Next
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2026-10-16
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2026-10-23
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2026-10-30
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2026-11-06
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2026-11-20
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2027-01-15
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2027-03-19
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2027-04-16
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
2027-06-17
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:18:03 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $14.00.
INFQ pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
8
0
2051050
2051050
8.5
0
1779200
1779200
9
0
1507500
1507500
9.5
0
1236000
1236000
10
0
964850
964850
10.5
0
694550
694550
11
0
424650
424650
11.5
0
331100
331100
12
300
248700
249000
12.5
650
171150
171800
13
13100
118950
132050
13.5
31000
73850
104850
14
58100
29600
87700
14.5
90800
19350
110150
15
129000
10300
139300
15.5
188900
5500
194400
16
287250
700
287950
16.5
599450
500
599950
17
915300
300
915600
17.5
1239150
100
1239250
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.