This page reflects NVCR 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 — NVCR
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $16.00 (1.06 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$16.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.40
±9.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
729
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
381
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.52
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$14.94
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
$16.00
8/21/2026, 11:25:23 PM
2026-09-18
$15.00
9/18/2026, 11:23:18 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$16.00
10/2/2026, 11:23:56 PM
2026-11-20
$17.00
10/2/2026, 11:23:56 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:23:56 PM
2027-01-15
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:23:56 PM
2027-03-19
$16.00
10/2/2026, 11:23:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $16.00.
NVCR pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
9
0
233000
233000
14
0
44000
44000
15
200
6500
6700
16
2600
2200
4800
17
8600
1000
9600
18
22000
100
22100
19
56300
0
56300
20
100600
0
100600
21
147800
0
147800
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.