This page reflects LSTR 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 — LSTR
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $165.00 (8.48 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$165.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.38
±5.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
163
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
56
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.34
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$173.48
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$180.00
8/21/2026, 11:22:11 PM
2026-09-18
$180.00
9/18/2026, 11:22:44 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$165.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:15 PM
2026-11-20
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:15 PM
2027-01-15
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:15 PM
2027-04-16
$160.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:15 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $165.00.
LSTR pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
75
0
330500
330500
80
0
302500
302500
85
0
286000
286000
90
1000
269500
270500
110
5000
203500
208500
115
6500
187000
193500
120
8000
170500
178500
125
10000
154000
164000
130
12000
137500
149500
135
14000
121000
135000
140
16000
104500
120500
145
18000
88000
106000
150
20000
72000
92000
155
23500
58500
82000
160
28000
49000
77000
165
32500
39500
72000
170
38000
34000
72000
175
45000
30000
75000
180
53500
26500
80000
185
76500
24000
100500
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.