This page reflects RSG 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 — RSG
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $220.00 (10.44 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$220.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.00
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,623
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,642
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.01
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$209.56
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
$220.00
8/21/2026, 11:29:30 PM
2026-09-18
$220.00
9/18/2026, 11:28:38 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:45 PM
2026-11-20
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:45 PM
2026-12-18
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:45 PM
2027-01-15
$185.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:45 PM
2027-04-16
$180.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:45 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $220.00.
RSG pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
140
0
9719500
9719500
145
0
8899000
8899000
150
0
8079000
8079000
165
0
5619000
5619000
170
0
4802000
4802000
175
3000
3989500
3992500
180
6000
3220000
3226000
185
16500
2461000
2477500
190
28500
1755000
1783500
195
45500
1118500
1164000
200
62500
690000
752500
210
112500
173000
285500
220
201500
24000
225500
230
466500
0
466500
240
1401500
0
1401500
250
2834500
0
2834500
260
4357500
0
4357500
270
5898500
0
5898500
280
7439500
0
7439500
290
8980500
0
8980500
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.