This page reflects LCII 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 — LCII
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $95.00 (12.19 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$95.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.25
±3.9%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
203
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,146
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
5.65
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$82.81
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
$105.00
8/21/2026, 11:20:25 PM
2026-09-18
$90.00
9/18/2026, 11:19:04 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$95.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:26 PM
2026-11-20
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:26 PM
2027-01-15
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:26 PM
2027-04-16
$90.00
10/2/2026, 11:15:26 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $95.00.
LCII pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
60
0
1820500
1820500
65
0
1248500
1248500
70
0
678000
678000
75
0
482500
482500
80
0
288500
288500
85
0
151000
151000
90
0
41500
41500
95
500
35000
35500
100
9000
28500
37500
105
18500
22500
41000
110
33500
16500
50000
115
69500
10500
80000
120
113000
4500
117500
125
158500
2000
160500
130
205500
1000
206500
135
252500
0
252500
140
299500
0
299500
145
346500
0
346500
150
394000
0
394000
155
441500
0
441500
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.