This page reflects PRMB 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 — PRMB
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $20.00 (0.49 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$20.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.18
±6.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,217
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,449
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.65
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$19.51
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
$23.00
8/21/2026, 11:24:33 PM
2026-09-18
$20.00
9/18/2026, 11:29:25 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:18 PM
2026-11-20
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:18 PM
2026-12-18
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:18 PM
2027-01-15
$17.50
10/2/2026, 11:27:18 PM
2027-04-16
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $20.00.
PRMB pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
10
0
1519100
1519100
11
0
1374200
1374200
13
0
1084600
1084600
14
0
940000
940000
15
0
795600
795600
16
0
651700
651700
17
0
508800
508800
18
0
377100
377100
19
1100
250100
251200
20
2200
126000
128200
21
138500
84700
223200
22
279600
51500
331100
23
427700
37100
464800
24
584400
22900
607300
25
744900
11400
756300
26
908900
1900
910800
27
1127600
0
1127600
28
1346400
0
1346400
30
1785200
0
1785200
31
2006100
0
2006100
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.