This page reflects NSIT 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 — NSIT
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $160.00 (0.66 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$160.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$10.95
±6.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
25
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
66
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.64
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$160.66
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
$75.00
8/21/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2026-09-18
$155.00
9/18/2026, 11:25:33 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$160.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:20 PM
2026-11-20
$35.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:20 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:20 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $160.00.
NSIT pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
145
0
56000
56000
150
0
29000
29000
155
1000
7000
8000
160
2500
1500
4000
165
9500
1000
10500
170
17500
500
18000
175
28000
0
28000
180
39000
0
39000
185
50500
0
50500
190
62500
0
62500
210
110500
0
110500
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.