This page reflects RITM 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 — RITM
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $9.00 (0.29 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$9.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.40
±4.6%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,092
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,967
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.72
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$8.71
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
$10.00
8/21/2026, 11:29:04 PM
2026-09-18
$9.00
9/18/2026, 11:30:04 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$9.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2026-11-20
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2026-12-18
$9.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2027-01-15
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2027-02-19
$8.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2027-05-21
$7.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:52 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $9.00.
RITM pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2
0
2107700
2107700
3
0
1802000
1802000
4
0
1496300
1496300
5
100
1190700
1190800
6
200
885100
885300
7
300
579500
579800
8
1700
273900
275600
9
4400
9200
13600
10
47100
0
47100
11
121300
0
121300
12
228500
0
228500
13
335800
0
335800
14
443200
0
443200
15
550700
0
550700
16
658300
0
658300
17
766000
0
766000
18
873900
0
873900
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.