This page reflects RPM 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 — RPM
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $100.00 (0.81 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$100.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.78
±5.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
155
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
159
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.03
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$99.19
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
$100.00
8/21/2026, 11:31:41 PM
2026-09-18
$100.00
9/18/2026, 11:28:21 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:46 PM
2026-11-20
$95.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:46 PM
2027-02-19
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:46 PM
2027-05-21
$95.00
10/2/2026, 11:25:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $100.00.
RPM pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
85
0
186500
186500
90
0
92000
92000
95
1000
16000
17000
100
2500
5500
8000
105
16000
2500
18500
110
40000
0
40000
115
76500
0
76500
120
133000
0
133000
125
199500
0
199500
140
400500
0
400500
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.