This page reflects MRX 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 — MRX
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $70.00 (2.75 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.45
±7.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
300
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
270
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.90
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$72.75
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
$65.00
8/21/2026, 11:23:23 PM
2026-09-18
$65.00
9/18/2026, 11:22:46 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:37 PM
2026-11-20
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:37 PM
2026-12-18
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:37 PM
2027-01-15
$35.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:37 PM
2027-03-19
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:37 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $70.00.
MRX pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
552500
552500
50
0
418000
418000
55
0
284500
284500
60
500
152000
152500
65
9000
23000
32000
70
18000
5500
23500
75
32000
0
32000
80
81500
0
81500
85
164000
0
164000
90
300000
0
300000
95
443000
0
443000
100
587000
0
587000
105
732000
0
732000
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.