This page reflects MOMO 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 — MOMO
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $5.74 (1.02 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$5.74
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.17
±3.7%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,059
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,955
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.39
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$4.72
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
$6.00
8/21/2026, 11:22:31 PM
2026-09-18
$6.00
9/18/2026, 11:21:24 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$5.74
10/2/2026, 11:21:07 PM
2027-01-15
$4.74
10/2/2026, 11:21:07 PM
2027-04-16
$5.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $5.74.
MOMO pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
0.74
0
882868
882868
1.74
100
687368
687468
2.74
300
491868
492168
3
456
441038
441494
3.74
1270
296368
297638
4
9590
245538
255128
4.74
33418
111968
145386
5
42856
81080
123936
5.74
69866
7820
77686
6
158968
4518
163486
6.74
421224
2964
424188
7
513368
2600
515968
7.74
784356
1638
785994
8
898106
1300
899406
8.74
1272324
338
1272662
9
1403806
0
1403806
9.74
1778024
0
1778024
10.74
2283924
0
2283924
11
2415458
0
2415458
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.