This page reflects KSS 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 — KSS
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $18.50 (0.31 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$18.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.09
±5.8%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,139
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,726
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.81
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$18.81
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
$17.00
9/25/2026, 11:16:14 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2026-10-09Next
$18.50
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2026-10-16
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2026-10-23
$19.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2026-10-30
$18.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2026-11-06
$17.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2026-11-20
$17.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2026-12-18
$17.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2027-01-15
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2027-03-19
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2027-04-16
$11.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2027-06-17
$17.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
2027-09-17
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:16:17 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $18.50.
KSS pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
10
0
1290350
1290350
11
200
1116050
1116250
12
500
941750
942250
13
900
767450
768350
13.5
1150
680400
681550
14
1450
593350
594800
14.5
1850
509600
511450
15
2300
426150
428450
15.5
3250
358600
361850
16
4400
293550
297950
16.5
6850
232500
239350
17
9350
177350
186700
17.5
21700
124450
146150
18
35150
78150
113300
18.5
75100
36200
111300
19
134750
1700
136450
19.5
218800
800
219600
20
312850
250
313100
20.5
428150
100
428250
21
556350
0
556350
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.