Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $315.00 (32.49 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$315.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$18.27
±5.3%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
12,721
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
13,900
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.09
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$347.49
Published close
Consensus
4.0/10
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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
$282.50
9/25/2026, 11:17:35 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$307.50
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2026-10-09Next
$315.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2026-10-16
$300.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2026-10-23
$305.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2026-10-30
$300.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2026-11-06
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2026-11-20
$310.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2026-12-18
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2027-01-15
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2027-03-19
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2027-06-17
$330.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
2027-09-17
$320.00
10/2/2026, 11:17:40 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $315.00.
LRCX pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
165
0
154726750
154726750
190
0
119976750
119976750
195
1000
113029750
113030750
200
2000
106084750
106086750
205
4500
99302750
99307250
210
7500
92598750
92606250
215
11000
85899250
85910250
220
14500
79214750
79229250
225
18000
73119750
73137750
230
22500
67600750
67623250
235
27500
62204250
62231750
240
32500
57348250
57380750
245
40500
52600250
52640750
250
48500
47974250
48022750
255
56500
43434250
43490750
257.5
61250
41273500
41334750
260
66000
39113750
39179750
262.5
71500
37064500
37136000
265
77000
35021750
35098750
267.5
87500
33007250
33094750
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.