Microchip Technology IncorporatClose $81.32EOD only
Max Pain
$76.00
Next expiry Oct 9, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.08
2.5% from close
Price Gap
-5.32
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
9
Low premium
P/C OI
0.31
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — MCHP
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $76.00 (5.32 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$76.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.08
±2.5%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,596
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,575
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.15
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$81.32
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
$73.00
9/25/2026, 11:19:41 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$74.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2026-10-09Next
$76.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2026-10-16
$72.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2026-10-23
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2026-10-30
$76.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2026-11-06
$68.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2026-11-20
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2027-01-15
$72.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2027-03-19
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2027-04-16
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2027-06-17
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
2027-09-17
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:30 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $76.00.
MCHP pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
3734000
3734000
55
0
2948500
2948500
59
400
2321700
2322100
60
500
2165300
2165800
61
600
2009300
2009900
62
700
1853500
1854200
63
800
1698300
1699100
64
1100
1544300
1545400
65
1400
1393100
1394500
66
1800
1242600
1244400
67
2200
1093800
1096000
68
4000
947800
951800
69
6100
806200
812300
70
9700
691800
701500
71
13400
581000
594400
72
17600
473700
491300
73
22500
383800
406300
74
41200
295800
337000
75
91000
218400
309400
76
143700
144300
288000
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.