This page reflects POOL 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 — POOL
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $175.00 (13.58 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$175.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.55
±5.3%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,991
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,081
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.05
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$161.42
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
$195.00
8/21/2026, 11:27:25 PM
2026-09-18
$170.00
9/18/2026, 11:28:54 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$175.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:33 PM
2026-11-20
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:33 PM
2026-12-18
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:33 PM
2027-01-15
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:33 PM
2027-04-16
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:33 PM
2027-05-21
$165.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:33 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $175.00.
POOL pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
105
0
23670500
23670500
110
0
21630500
21630500
115
0
19601500
19601500
120
0
17585500
17585500
130
0
13553500
13553500
135
0
11542000
11542000
140
1000
9537000
9538000
145
2500
7538500
7541000
150
6000
5554500
5560500
155
10000
3708000
3718000
160
14000
2069500
2083500
165
22000
993000
1015000
170
51500
363000
414500
175
153000
202500
355500
180
401000
105000
506000
185
842500
45500
888000
190
1359000
13500
1372500
195
1943000
3500
1946500
200
2572500
0
2572500
210
3944500
0
3944500
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.