This page reflects KD options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — KD
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $12.00 (0.39 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.93
±8.0%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,040
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,809
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$11.61
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
$12.00
8/21/2026, 11:17:17 PM
2026-09-18
$12.00
9/18/2026, 11:19:41 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$12.00
10/5/2026, 11:17:56 PM
2026-11-20
$12.00
10/5/2026, 11:17:56 PM
2026-12-18
$10.00
10/5/2026, 11:17:56 PM
2027-01-15
$13.00
10/5/2026, 11:17:56 PM
2027-03-19
$13.00
10/5/2026, 11:17:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $12.00.
KD pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
1871400
1871400
6
200
1590500
1590700
7
500
1309600
1310100
8
800
1028800
1029600
9
1100
748000
749100
10
1600
467200
468800
11
8000
189100
197100
12
15100
36600
51700
13
92100
1000
93100
14
230700
100
230800
15
403200
0
403200
16
601100
0
601100
17
802400
0
802400
18
1006300
0
1006300
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.