This page reflects RCAT 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 — RCAT
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $7.00 (0.60 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$7.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.48
±7.5%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,696
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,382
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.73
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$6.40
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
$7.00
9/25/2026, 11:25:07 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$6.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:43 PM
2026-10-09Next
$7.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:43 PM
2026-10-16
$8.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:43 PM
2026-10-23
$6.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:43 PM
2026-10-30
$7.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:43 PM
2026-11-06
$7.50
10/2/2026, 11:26:43 PM
2026-11-20
$7.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:43 PM
2027-01-15
$7.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:43 PM
2027-04-16
$7.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:43 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $7.00.
RCAT pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
3
0
1879600
1879600
3.5
250
1568100
1568350
4
650
1256600
1257250
4.5
1100
945150
946250
5
2050
633700
635750
5.5
3250
475150
478400
6
4550
318050
322600
6.5
15000
181400
196400
7
60850
108300
169150
7.5
169500
61250
230750
8
316700
28200
344900
8.5
477400
9000
486400
9
651100
6500
657600
9.5
838250
5050
843300
10
1028750
3700
1032450
10.5
1226050
2650
1228700
11
1434000
1650
1435650
11.5
1644050
1050
1645100
12
1854400
450
1854850
12.5
2066250
300
2066550
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.