Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The)Close $167.50EOD only
Max Pain
$165.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$9.60
5.7% from close
Price Gap
-2.50
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
9
Low premium
P/C OI
0.12
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
No reports available
Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot
This page reflects SAM 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 — SAM
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $165.00 (2.50 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$165.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.60
±5.7%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
297
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
131
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.44
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$167.50
Published close
Consensus
-
Open report for full read
Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$175.00
8/21/2026, 11:28:23 PM
2026-09-18
$175.00
9/18/2026, 11:32:04 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$165.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:29 PM
2026-11-20
$180.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:29 PM
2026-12-18
$180.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:29 PM
2027-03-19
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:29 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $165.00.
SAM pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
130
0
364000
364000
135
0
300000
300000
140
0
237000
237000
145
0
176000
176000
150
0
115500
115500
155
1500
66000
67500
160
3000
34500
37500
165
16000
22000
38000
170
32000
11500
43500
175
73500
6500
80000
180
128000
3500
131500
185
208500
1500
210000
190
314000
0
314000
195
438500
0
438500
200
574000
0
574000
210
860000
0
860000
220
1156000
0
1156000
230
1453000
0
1453000
260
2344000
0
2344000
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.