This page reflects RIOT 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 — RIOT
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $20.50 (0.77 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$20.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.66
±3.3%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
23,957
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
11,827
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$19.73
Published close
Consensus
-
Open report for full read
Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$23.00
9/25/2026, 11:25:28 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2026-10-09Next
$20.50
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2026-10-16
$21.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2026-10-23
$22.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2026-10-30
$21.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2026-11-06
$21.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2026-11-20
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2026-12-18
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2027-01-15
$18.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2027-03-19
$21.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:45 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $20.50.
RIOT pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
8
0
12045750
12045750
9
200
10863050
10863250
10
500
9680350
9680850
11
1400
8497850
8499250
12
2500
7315350
7317850
13
3600
6133650
6137250
14
4800
4953250
4958050
15
6300
3776350
3782650
16
8100
2703450
2711550
17
12500
2144750
2157250
17.5
14950
1872200
1887150
18
17500
1609150
1626650
18.5
36600
1369250
1405850
19
57300
1139100
1196400
19.5
107050
940500
1047550
20
156800
749150
905950
20.5
269100
615000
884100
21
401200
496350
897550
21.5
663700
392000
1055700
22
969650
294500
1264150
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.