This page reflects SPXC 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 — SPXC
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $180.00 (6.91 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$180.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.25
±5.3%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
223
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
242
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.09
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$173.09
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
$220.00
8/21/2026, 11:32:40 PM
2026-09-18
$190.00
9/18/2026, 11:32:33 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$180.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:44 PM
2026-11-20
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:44 PM
2026-12-18
$190.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:44 PM
2027-03-19
$130.00
10/2/2026, 11:26:44 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $180.00.
SPXC pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
135
0
993500
993500
155
0
517500
517500
160
0
399000
399000
165
0
291500
291500
170
0
187000
187000
175
0
86000
86000
180
24500
24000
48500
185
76500
7500
84000
190
131500
1500
133000
195
214500
500
215000
200
308000
0
308000
210
509000
0
509000
220
725000
0
725000
230
944000
0
944000
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.