This page reflects RGLD 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 — RGLD
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $250.00 (15.36 above 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
±$12.98
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,787
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,843
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.66
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$234.64
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
$195.00
8/21/2026, 11:28:36 PM
2026-09-18
$230.00
9/18/2026, 11:30:01 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:31 PM
2026-11-20
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:31 PM
2026-12-18
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:31 PM
2027-01-15
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:31 PM
2027-04-16
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $250.00.
RGLD pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
125
0
19241500
19241500
135
0
17401500
17401500
140
0
16482000
16482000
145
0
15565000
15565000
150
0
14652500
14652500
155
0
13749000
13749000
160
0
12846500
12846500
165
10000
11944000
11954000
170
23500
11041500
11065000
175
37000
10143000
10180000
180
51000
9244500
9295500
185
65000
8360000
8425000
190
79000
7499500
7578500
195
98000
6666500
6764500
200
118000
5852000
5970000
210
208000
4438000
4646000
220
329000
3072000
3401000
230
493000
2015000
2508000
240
696000
1198000
1894000
250
1009000
573000
1582000
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.