This page reflects NU 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 — NU
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $13.00 (0.43 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$13.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.98
±7.3%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
25,405
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
15,195
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.60
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$13.43
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$13.50
9/25/2026, 11:21:04 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2026-10-09Next
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2026-10-16
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2026-10-23
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2026-10-30
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2026-11-06
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2026-11-20
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2026-12-18
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2027-03-19
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2027-04-16
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2027-06-17
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
2027-09-17
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:22:58 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $13.00.
NU pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
11693900
11693900
7
2000
8655500
8657500
8
32700
7136300
7169000
8.5
62750
6376700
6439450
9
92900
5617100
5710000
9.5
124450
4857500
4981950
10
157000
4097900
4254900
10.5
190650
3338300
3528950
11
226300
2579050
2805350
11.5
262400
1821050
2083450
12
298500
1098500
1397000
12.5
344200
634450
978650
13
477300
316550
793850
13.5
936500
139700
1076200
14
1609350
54650
1664000
14.5
2381200
6900
2388100
15
3396700
300
3397000
15.5
4499200
0
4499200
16
5655150
0
5655150
16.5
6833750
0
6833750
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.