This page reflects PCOR 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 — PCOR
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $50.00 (0.95 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$50.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.97
±7.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,211
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,641
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.63
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$50.95
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
$45.00
8/21/2026, 11:26:20 PM
2026-09-18
$52.50
9/18/2026, 11:27:16 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:35 PM
2026-11-20
$52.50
10/2/2026, 11:21:35 PM
2027-01-15
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:35 PM
2027-04-16
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:35 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $50.00.
PCOR pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
6967250
6967250
25
0
5646750
5646750
27.5
0
4987250
4987250
30
0
4327750
4327750
32.5
500
3668500
3669000
35
1500
3032000
3033500
37.5
3000
2415500
2418500
40
5250
1800000
1805250
42.5
14250
1227500
1241750
45
31000
664250
695250
47.5
52750
353750
406500
50
75500
56250
131750
52.5
103000
36500
139500
55
162750
17500
180250
57.5
270000
13000
283000
60
386250
10000
396250
62.5
520750
7500
528250
65
681750
6000
687750
67.5
975750
4500
980250
70
1291000
3000
1294000
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.