This page reflects MLTX 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 — MLTX
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $13.00 (1.59 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$13.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.02
±9.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,252
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
234
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.06
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$11.41
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
$18.00
8/21/2026, 11:19:13 PM
2026-09-18
$14.00
9/18/2026, 11:23:08 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:11 PM
2026-11-20
$17.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:11 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:11 PM
2027-02-19
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:11 PM
2027-05-21
$11.00
10/2/2026, 11:18:11 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $13.00.
MLTX pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
10
0
70200
70200
11
0
47300
47300
12
3600
25500
29100
13
14200
14500
28700
14
189600
6000
195600
15
436000
0
436000
16
794600
0
794600
17
1182100
0
1182100
18
1585500
0
1585500
19
1992500
0
1992500
20
2410500
0
2410500
23
3684000
0
3684000
30
6658300
0
6658300
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.