This page reflects LQDA 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 — LQDA
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $55.00 (26.36 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$55.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$16.85
±58.8%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,003
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
988
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$28.64
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
$67.00
9/25/2026, 11:21:14 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2026-10-09Next
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2026-10-16
$52.50
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2026-10-23
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2026-10-30
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2026-11-06
$72.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2026-11-20
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2026-12-18
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2027-01-15
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2027-03-19
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
2027-04-16
$67.50
10/2/2026, 11:20:09 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $55.00.
LQDA pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
617200
617200
50
0
357200
357200
55
74000
195700
269700
56
99300
171500
270800
57
124600
148300
272900
58
150000
130200
280200
59
175400
112700
288100
60
200800
95900
296700
61
226200
83300
309500
62
252800
71200
324000
63
279500
59200
338700
64
306200
47300
353500
65
332900
36500
369400
66
359800
30800
390600
67
386900
25100
412000
68
414400
19400
433800
69
442100
14300
456400
70
491800
9200
501000
71
548100
4600
552700
72
613800
0
613800
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.