This page reflects ROOT 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 — ROOT
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $50.00 (3.74 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$50.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.05
±8.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,575
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,403
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.89
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$46.26
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
$55.00
8/21/2026, 11:25:45 PM
2026-09-18
$55.00
9/18/2026, 11:27:27 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:49 PM
2026-11-20
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:49 PM
2026-12-18
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:49 PM
2027-01-15
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:49 PM
2027-03-19
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $50.00.
ROOT pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
30
0
2524000
2524000
35
0
1848000
1848000
40
15000
1172500
1187500
45
30000
576500
606500
50
160500
77000
237500
55
582000
0
582000
60
1282000
0
1282000
65
2033500
0
2033500
70
2802500
0
2802500
75
3577000
0
3577000
80
4353000
0
4353000
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.