This page reflects RCL 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 — RCL
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $250.00 (27.74 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$250.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$11.85
±4.3%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,629
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,482
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.91
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$277.74
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
$237.50
9/25/2026, 11:25:46 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$242.50
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2026-10-09Next
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2026-10-16
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2026-10-23
$225.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2026-10-30
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2026-11-06
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2026-11-20
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2026-12-18
$280.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2027-01-15
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2027-03-19
$280.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2027-06-17
$260.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
2027-09-17
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:43 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $250.00.
RCL pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
180
0
8778000
8778000
185
0
8040000
8040000
190
0
7305000
7305000
195
0
6573000
6573000
200
0
5842000
5842000
202.5
0
5478000
5478000
205
0
5116500
5116500
207.5
0
4759250
4759250
210
0
4404250
4404250
215
2500
3706750
3709250
220
8000
3031250
3039250
222.5
11500
2705500
2717000
225
15500
2394250
2409750
227.5
23000
2094250
2117250
230
31250
1800750
1832000
232.5
42750
1524250
1567000
235
56250
1252500
1308750
237.5
76250
1001000
1077250
240
98000
755000
853000
242.5
135000
609750
744750
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.