This page reflects MCK 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 — MCK
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $890.00 (12.28 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$890.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$35.50
±3.9%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,270
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
725
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.57
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$902.28
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
$820.00
8/21/2026, 11:22:32 PM
2026-09-18
$840.00
9/18/2026, 11:22:37 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$890.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2026-11-20
$850.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2026-12-18
$870.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2027-01-15
$760.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2027-02-19
$910.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2027-03-19
$940.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2027-05-21
$920.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2027-06-17
$820.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2027-09-17
$900.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $890.00.
MCK pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
700
0
10518000
10518000
710
1000
9811000
9812000
720
2000
9106000
9108000
740
6000
7708000
7714000
750
8000
7016000
7024000
760
11000
6345000
6356000
770
14000
5677000
5691000
780
17000
5014000
5031000
790
20000
4366000
4386000
800
23000
3739000
3762000
810
28000
3141000
3169000
820
33000
2570000
2603000
830
41000
2038000
2079000
840
52000
1546000
1598000
850
66000
1089000
1155000
860
87000
784000
871000
870
117000
541000
658000
880
165000
355000
520000
890
290000
187000
477000
900
471000
75000
546000
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.