This page reflects SLAB 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 — SLAB
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $210.00 (12.76 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$210.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.40
±1.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
165
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
167
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.01
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$222.76
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
$210.00
8/21/2026, 11:27:49 PM
2026-09-18
$210.00
9/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:30 PM
2026-11-20
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:30 PM
2026-12-18
$175.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:30 PM
2027-01-15
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:30 PM
2027-02-19
$210.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:30 PM
2027-04-16
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:30 PM
2027-06-17
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:27:30 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $210.00.
SLAB pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
135
0
945500
945500
140
0
863000
863000
145
0
781000
781000
150
0
711000
711000
160
0
572000
572000
165
0
504000
504000
170
0
436000
436000
175
0
370500
370500
180
0
305500
305500
185
0
245500
245500
190
0
191000
191000
195
0
138500
138500
200
0
88000
88000
210
0
0
0
220
83000
0
83000
230
183000
0
183000
240
314000
0
314000
300
1112000
0
1112000
310
1254000
0
1254000
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.