This page reflects PRIM 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 — PRIM
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $72.50 (6.58 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$72.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.68
±4.7%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
765
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
237
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.31
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$79.08
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, 11:27:46 PM
2026-09-18
$90.00
9/18/2026, 11:28:20 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$72.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:02 PM
2026-11-20
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:02 PM
2026-12-18
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:02 PM
2027-03-19
$72.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $72.50.
PRIM pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
55
0
186500
186500
60
0
120000
120000
65
0
64000
64000
70
8000
28500
36500
72.5
15500
12500
28000
75
25000
5500
30500
77.5
41250
4500
45750
80
66500
3750
70250
82.5
97500
3000
100500
85
157000
2250
159250
87.5
299000
1500
300500
90
450750
1000
451750
95
807750
0
807750
100
1178750
0
1178750
105
1555250
0
1555250
110
1932250
0
1932250
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.