This page reflects OMC 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 — OMC
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $80.00 (5.85 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.75
±5.1%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,544
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,010
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.40
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$74.15
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
$80.00
8/21/2026, 11:25:27 PM
2026-09-18
$85.00
9/18/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:05 PM
2026-11-20
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:05 PM
2026-12-18
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:05 PM
2027-01-15
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:05 PM
2027-03-19
$72.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:05 PM
2027-04-16
$82.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:05 PM
2027-06-17
$72.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:05 PM
2027-09-17
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $80.00.
OMC pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
3333250
3333250
42.5
0
3082500
3082500
45
0
2832250
2832250
47.5
0
2582500
2582500
50
0
2332750
2332750
55
0
1837250
1837250
60
0
1358750
1358750
62.5
0
1123750
1123750
65
0
888750
888750
67.5
0
681750
681750
70
250
488250
488500
72.5
500
325500
326000
75
8500
192500
201000
77.5
34000
94000
128000
80
71500
29000
100500
82.5
154750
9500
164250
85
277000
4750
281750
87.5
442750
3000
445750
90
781500
2000
783500
92.5
1273250
1000
1274250
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.