This page reflects SYF 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 — SYF
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $72.50 (0.73 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$72.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.70
±5.2%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
13,562
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
997
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.07
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$71.77
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
$75.00
8/21/2026, 11:28:33 PM
2026-09-18
$75.00
9/18/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$72.50
10/2/2026, 11:24:02 PM
2026-11-20
$72.50
10/2/2026, 11:24:02 PM
2026-12-18
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:02 PM
2027-01-15
$67.50
10/2/2026, 11:24:02 PM
2027-03-19
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:02 PM
2027-06-17
$77.50
10/2/2026, 11:24:02 PM
2027-09-17
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:24:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $72.50.
SYF pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
2218000
2218000
60
3000
1221000
1224000
65
4500
734000
738500
67.5
5250
500750
506000
70
6000
291000
297000
72.5
354750
124250
479000
75
2111000
26000
2137000
77.5
4115250
8250
4123500
80
6518750
2500
6521250
82.5
9468500
0
9468500
85
12809500
0
12809500
87.5
16170500
0
16170500
90
19544750
0
19544750
95
26296250
0
26296250
100
33076750
0
33076750
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.