This page reflects RKLB 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 — RKLB
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $70.00 (3.92 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.23
±7.1%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
26,390
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
17,005
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.64
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$73.92
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
$68.00
9/25/2026, 11:25:18 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2026-10-09Next
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2026-10-16
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2026-10-23
$72.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2026-10-30
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2026-11-06
$73.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2026-11-20
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2027-01-15
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2027-03-19
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2027-04-16
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
2027-06-17
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $70.00.
RKLB pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
34606000
34606000
45
1500
26106500
26108000
50
5000
18735000
18740000
51
10300
17295100
17305400
52
15600
15856700
15872300
53
20900
14433400
14454300
54
26300
13020300
13046600
55
31800
11868500
11900300
56
39200
10775600
10814800
57
46700
9696800
9743500
58
54400
8658600
8713000
59
63200
7670900
7734100
60
72700
6722700
6795400
61
87700
5852300
5940000
62
108100
5022100
5130200
63
138400
4240600
4379000
64
207400
3506500
3713900
65
300500
2808200
3108700
66
426800
2259600
2686400
67
576800
1763700
2340500
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.