Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Close $1479.89EOD only
Max Pain
$1220.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$53.15
3.6% from close
Price Gap
-259.89
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
8
Low premium
P/C OI
0.96
Balanced positioning
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 5, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — MPWR
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $1220.00 (259.89 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$1220.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$53.15
±3.6%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,469
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,513
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.61
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$1479.89
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
$1340.00
8/21/2026, 11:23:47 PM
2026-09-18
$1200.00
9/18/2026, 11:23:31 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$1220.00
10/5/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2026-11-20
$1340.00
10/5/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2026-12-18
$1250.00
10/5/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2027-01-15
$1140.00
10/5/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2027-02-19
$1220.00
10/5/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2027-03-19
$1400.00
10/5/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2027-05-21
$1440.00
10/5/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2027-06-17
$1210.00
10/5/2026, 11:22:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $1220.00.
MPWR pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
860
0
46128000
46128000
870
0
44619000
44619000
880
1000
43110000
43111000
890
4000
41601000
41605000
900
8000
40092000
40100000
910
12000
38600000
38612000
920
16000
37119000
37135000
940
24000
34185000
34209000
950
28000
32730000
32758000
960
36000
31281000
31317000
970
44000
29833000
29877000
980
52000
28386000
28438000
990
60000
26964000
27024000
1000
68000
25547000
25615000
1020
84000
22773000
22857000
1040
106000
20037000
20143000
1060
128000
17339000
17467000
1080
156000
14951000
15107000
1100
184000
12635000
12819000
1120
222000
10635000
10857000
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.