This page reflects ROST 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 — ROST
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $235.00 (6.46 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$235.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.40
±2.8%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
284
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
8,673
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
30.54
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$228.54
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
$227.50
9/25/2026, 11:31:38 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2026-10-09Next
$235.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2026-10-16
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2026-10-23
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2026-10-30
$225.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2026-11-20
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2026-12-18
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2027-01-15
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2027-02-19
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2027-03-19
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2027-06-17
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
2027-09-17
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $235.00.
ROST pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
200
0
15726000
15726000
205
500
11389500
11390000
210
1000
7057500
7058500
215
2500
2819000
2821500
217.5
3250
2384000
2387250
220
4000
1949500
1953500
222.5
5000
1551250
1556250
225
6000
1155000
1161000
227.5
21500
855250
876750
230
39250
562250
601500
232.5
62250
278750
341000
235
88500
1250
89750
237.5
119500
250
119750
240
154000
0
154000
242.5
197250
0
197250
245
243000
0
243000
247.5
311500
0
311500
250
380500
0
380500
255
520500
0
520500
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.