This page reflects RNG 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 — RNG
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $77.00 (1.28 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$77.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.03
±5.1%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,074
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,667
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.54
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$78.28
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
$74.00
9/25/2026, 11:27:41 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$76.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM
2026-10-09Next
$77.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM
2026-10-16
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM
2026-10-23
$78.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM
2026-10-30
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM
2026-11-06
$72.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM
2026-11-20
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM
2027-04-16
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $77.00.
RNG pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
56
0
1611600
1611600
57
0
1445400
1445400
58
700
1279700
1280400
60
2100
948700
950800
62
3500
617900
621400
63
4200
452700
456900
64
4900
287900
292800
65
5600
123400
129000
66
6300
109100
115400
68
7700
80900
88600
69
8400
70000
78400
70
9100
59300
68400
71
9800
49500
59300
72
10500
40000
50500
73
11300
31100
42400
74
12700
24500
37200
75
15100
18400
33500
76
18800
13900
32700
77
22800
9400
32200
78
28000
6500
34500
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.