Kratos Defense & Security SolutClose $43.07EOD only
Max Pain
$47.00
Next expiry Oct 9, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.02
2.4% from close
Price Gap
+3.93
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
9
Low premium
P/C OI
0.39
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — KTOS
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $47.00 (3.93 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$47.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.02
±2.4%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,972
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,103
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.07
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$43.07
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
$47.50
9/25/2026, 11:17:02 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
2026-10-09Next
$47.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
2026-10-16
$47.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
2026-10-23
$46.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
2026-10-30
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
2026-11-06
$46.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
2026-11-20
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
2027-01-15
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
2027-02-19
$52.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
2027-05-21
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:19 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $47.00.
KTOS pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
2155000
2155000
38
600
1526200
1526800
39
800
1318100
1318900
40
1000
1112500
1113500
41
1200
922200
923400
41.5
1350
834400
835750
42
1500
746950
748450
42.5
1650
661650
663300
43
1800
577750
579550
43.5
1950
503100
505050
44
2100
430400
432500
44.5
2250
360500
362750
45
2400
292000
294400
45.5
8600
228200
236800
46
16300
165650
181950
46.5
26700
117900
144600
47
40600
81850
122450
47.5
60350
65150
125500
48
81200
53750
134950
48.5
119550
45800
165350
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.