This page reflects KR 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 — KR
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $59.00 (0.03 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$59.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.78
±3.0%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
20,236
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,019
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.10
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$59.03
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
$58.00
9/25/2026, 11:19:01 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$59.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2026-10-09Next
$59.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2026-10-16
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2026-10-23
$59.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2026-10-30
$61.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2026-11-06
$58.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2026-11-20
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2027-01-15
$62.50
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2027-03-19
$57.50
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2027-04-16
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2027-06-17
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
2027-09-17
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:38 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $59.00.
KR pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
3470800
3470800
45
0
2463800
2463800
48
0
1859900
1859900
49
100
1658800
1658900
50
200
1459800
1460000
51
300
1262200
1262500
52
400
1065400
1065800
53
600
870600
871200
54
1000
684700
685700
55
1400
501800
503200
56
1900
324900
326800
57
2400
195400
197800
58
4000
97900
101900
59
11600
13200
24800
60
92500
3700
96200
61
1083800
1600
1085400
62
2995700
0
2995700
63
4927700
0
4927700
64
6888800
0
6888800
65
8881100
0
8881100
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.