This page reflects MET 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 — MET
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $95.00 (0.57 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$95.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.45
±3.6%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,049
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,410
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.56
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$94.43
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$90.00
8/21/2026, 11:21:57 PM
2026-09-18
$87.50
9/18/2026, 11:22:34 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$95.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:56 PM
2026-11-20
$92.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:56 PM
2026-12-18
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:56 PM
2027-01-15
$82.50
10/2/2026, 11:19:56 PM
2027-03-19
$90.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:56 PM
2027-06-17
$95.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:56 PM
2027-09-17
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:19:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $95.00.
MET pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
65
0
9041750
9041750
70
0
7337750
7337750
75
0
5641250
5641250
80
0
3945250
3945250
85
3000
2252250
2255250
87.5
4500
1475750
1480250
90
8250
917000
925250
92.5
28500
477000
505500
95
86500
97500
184000
97.5
480000
35250
515250
100
1160250
0
1160250
105
3902250
0
3902250
110
6878250
0
6878250
115
9901750
0
9901750
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.