This page reflects RVMD 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 — RVMD
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $190.00 (16.64 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$190.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$13.65
±6.6%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,114
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,154
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.42
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$206.64
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
$175.00
8/21/2026, 11:28:37 PM
2026-09-18
$150.00
9/18/2026, 11:27:11 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$190.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:09 PM
2026-11-20
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:09 PM
2026-12-18
$180.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:09 PM
2027-01-15
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:09 PM
2027-03-19
$190.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:09 PM
2027-05-21
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:09 PM
2027-08-20
$175.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:09 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $190.00.
RVMD pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
100
0
18773000
18773000
110
0
16711000
16711000
115
0
15680000
15680000
120
1000
14649000
14650000
130
3000
12587000
12590000
135
4000
11557500
11561500
140
5000
10530500
10535500
145
8500
9505000
9513500
150
12500
8494000
8506500
155
16500
7483000
7499500
160
20500
6509500
6530000
165
34500
5547500
5582000
170
51500
4590000
4641500
175
87500
3644000
3731500
180
144000
2771500
2915500
185
258500
1947000
2205500
190
464000
1288000
1752000
195
848500
729000
1577500
200
1417000
238000
1655000
210
3368000
55000
3423000
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.