This page reflects MTCH 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 — MTCH
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $42.50 (2.18 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$42.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.12
±5.3%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,932
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,996
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.51
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$40.32
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
$37.50
8/21/2026, 11:24:03 PM
2026-09-18
$37.50
9/18/2026, 11:21:19 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:22:02 PM
2026-11-20
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:22:02 PM
2026-12-18
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:22:02 PM
2027-01-15
$35.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:02 PM
2027-03-19
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:22:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $42.50.
MTCH pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
22.5
0
5473250
5473250
27.5
0
3977250
3977250
35
0
1733250
1733250
37.5
500
987000
987500
40
40750
257250
298000
42.5
140250
30750
171000
45
717000
250
717250
47.5
2109250
0
2109250
50
3584750
0
3584750
55
6543250
0
6543250
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.