This page reflects NVCT 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 — NVCT
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $10.00 (11.92 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$10.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.33
±15.2%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,757
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
148
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.02
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$21.92
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
$20.00
8/21/2026, 11:24:35 PM
2026-09-18
$20.00
9/18/2026, 11:24:50 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:00 PM
2026-11-20
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:00 PM
2027-01-15
$7.50
10/2/2026, 11:24:00 PM
2027-04-16
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $10.00.
NVCT pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
210250
210250
7.5
0
173250
173250
10
4000
136250
140250
12.5
732500
99250
831750
15
1461000
62250
1523250
17.5
2592500
25250
2617750
20
4132500
4500
4137000
22.5
5930250
1250
5931500
25
7748250
500
7748750
30
11584250
0
11584250
35
15461750
0
15461750
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.