This page reflects RYTM 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 — RYTM
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $90.00 (2.83 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$90.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.60
±5.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
192
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
40
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.21
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$92.83
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, 11:28:22 PM
2026-09-18
$100.00
9/18/2026, 11:32:03 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$90.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:15 PM
2026-11-20
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:15 PM
2026-12-18
$95.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:15 PM
2027-01-15
$90.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:15 PM
2027-03-19
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:15 PM
2027-04-16
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:15 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $90.00.
RYTM pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
106500
106500
55
0
71500
71500
60
0
55000
55000
65
500
39500
40000
70
1000
32000
33000
75
1500
25000
26500
80
2000
18000
20000
85
2500
11500
14000
90
3000
6500
9500
95
8500
3000
11500
100
14000
0
14000
105
25500
0
25500
110
43000
0
43000
115
65000
0
65000
120
89000
0
89000
125
164000
0
164000
130
239000
0
239000
135
319000
0
319000
140
399500
0
399500
145
480000
0
480000
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.