This page reflects ROP 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 — ROP
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $370.00 (15.68 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$370.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$16.07
±4.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
444
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
113
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.25
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$354.32
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$360.00
8/21/2026, 11:28:45 PM
2026-09-18
$390.00
9/18/2026, 11:31:54 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$370.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:25 PM
2026-11-20
$370.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:25 PM
2027-02-19
$380.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:25 PM
2027-05-21
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:25 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $370.00.
ROP pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
310
0
632000
632000
320
0
520000
520000
330
0
411000
411000
340
0
317000
317000
350
2000
236000
238000
360
8000
170000
178000
370
39000
112000
151000
380
360000
60000
420000
390
708000
26000
734000
400
1070000
18000
1088000
410
1457000
12000
1469000
420
1845000
8000
1853000
430
2244000
4000
2248000
440
2653000
0
2653000
450
3063000
0
3063000
460
3475000
0
3475000
480
4361000
0
4361000
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.