Principal Financial Group IncClose $111.96EOD only
Max Pain
$105.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$5.80
5.2% from close
Price Gap
-6.96
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
10
Low premium
P/C OI
0.28
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — PFG
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $105.00 (6.96 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$105.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.80
±5.2%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
597
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
191
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.32
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$111.96
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
$110.00
8/21/2026, 11:26:47 PM
2026-09-18
$110.00
9/18/2026, 11:27:30 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:54 PM
2026-11-20
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:54 PM
2027-01-15
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:54 PM
2027-04-16
$110.00
10/2/2026, 11:21:54 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $105.00.
PFG pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
1008500
1008500
55
0
913000
913000
60
0
817500
817500
65
0
727000
727000
70
0
636500
636500
75
0
549500
549500
80
0
466500
466500
85
500
387000
387500
90
1000
308500
309500
95
1500
230000
231500
100
7000
151500
158500
105
38000
79500
117500
110
115000
20000
135000
115
207500
1000
208500
120
320500
0
320500
125
557000
0
557000
130
829500
0
829500
135
1127000
0
1127000
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.