This page reflects KVUE 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 — KVUE
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $18.00 (0.61 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$18.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.23
±1.3%
Days to Expiry
4
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,602
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
966
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.60
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$17.39
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$17.50
9/25/2026, 11:19:51 PM
2026-10-02
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:47 PM
2026-10-09NextUpdated
$18.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2026-10-16
$18.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2026-10-23
$18.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2026-10-30
$17.50
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2026-11-06
$18.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2026-11-20
$18.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2026-12-18
$17.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2027-01-15
$18.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2027-02-19
$19.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2027-03-19
$17.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2027-05-21
$17.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2027-06-17
$17.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
2027-09-17
$20.00
10/5/2026, 11:18:06 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $18.00.
KVUE pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
1142300
1142300
10
0
660300
660300
11
0
564100
564100
12
0
468100
468100
13.5
0
324250
324250
14.5
0
229350
229350
15.5
0
135450
135450
16
0
90200
90200
16.5
0
54150
54150
17
50
24150
24200
17.5
150
750
900
18
500
300
800
18.5
58500
200
58700
19
130350
100
130450
19.5
202900
0
202900
20
276800
0
276800
20.5
353900
0
353900
21
432750
0
432750
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.