Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (TheClose $49.02EOD only
Max Pain
$52.50
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.02
6.2% from close
Price Gap
+3.48
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
12
Low premium
P/C OI
0.49
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — SMG
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $52.50 (3.48 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$52.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.02
±6.2%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,075
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
774
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.72
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$49.02
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
$70.00
8/21/2026, 11:30:54 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
9/18/2026, 11:27:11 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$52.50
10/2/2026, 11:28:11 PM
2026-11-20
$52.50
10/2/2026, 11:28:11 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:11 PM
2027-01-15
$57.50
10/2/2026, 11:28:11 PM
2027-03-19
$52.50
10/2/2026, 11:28:11 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $52.50.
SMG pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
37.5
0
954250
954250
40
0
762750
762750
42.5
0
573250
573250
45
0
385000
385000
47.5
0
208500
208500
50
0
101000
101000
52.5
9500
41750
51250
55
58250
12250
70500
57.5
166750
1000
167750
60
333750
0
333750
62.5
539750
0
539750
65
765000
0
765000
67.5
1001000
0
1001000
70
1243000
0
1243000
75
1776000
0
1776000
90
3388500
0
3388500
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.