This page reflects PRU 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 — PRU
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $115.00 (2.40 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$115.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.97
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,124
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,401
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.77
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$112.60
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
$120.00
8/21/2026, 11:28:02 PM
2026-09-18
$120.00
9/18/2026, 11:28:09 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:14 PM
2026-11-20
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:14 PM
2026-12-18
$110.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:14 PM
2027-01-15
$110.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:14 PM
2027-03-19
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:14 PM
2027-06-17
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:14 PM
2027-09-17
$120.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:14 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $115.00.
PRU pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
95
0
3848000
3848000
100
0
2678500
2678500
105
0
1532500
1532500
110
500
542000
542500
115
1000
100500
101500
120
462000
25000
487000
125
1255000
0
1255000
130
2450500
0
2450500
135
3979500
0
3979500
140
5534000
0
5534000
145
7089500
0
7089500
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.