This page reflects QXO 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 — QXO
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $12.00 (0.06 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.75
±6.2%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,205
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,647
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.39
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$12.06
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$12.00
9/25/2026, 11:24:28 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$12.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2026-10-09Next
$12.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2026-10-16
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2026-10-23
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2026-10-30
$12.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2026-11-06
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2026-11-20
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2027-01-15
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2027-02-19
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2027-03-19
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2027-05-21
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2027-06-17
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
2027-09-17
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $12.00.
QXO pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
7
0
761650
761650
8
0
596950
596950
9
0
432450
432450
9.5
50
350350
350400
10
100
268900
269000
10.5
150
189050
189200
11
200
122300
122500
11.5
1150
75000
76150
12
6850
39050
45900
12.5
28100
19050
47150
13
72550
6950
79500
13.5
192350
4300
196650
14
339950
2500
342450
14.5
501450
1600
503050
15
665950
1200
667150
15.5
838800
1000
839800
16
1048150
850
1049000
16.5
1258200
700
1258900
17
1468250
550
1468800
17.5
1678500
450
1678950
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.