This page reflects TAL options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — TAL
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $12.00 (0.31 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.62
±5.1%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
21,032
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
294
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.01
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$12.31
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$11.00
8/21/2026, 11:33:45 PM
2026-09-18
$11.00
9/18/2026, 11:28:38 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$12.00
10/5/2026, 11:29:05 PM
2026-11-20
$11.00
10/5/2026, 11:29:05 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
10/5/2026, 11:29:05 PM
2027-02-19
$12.00
10/5/2026, 11:29:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $12.00.
TAL pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
203500
203500
6
100
174100
174200
7
300
144700
145000
8
800
115300
116100
9
1300
85900
87200
10
1900
56500
58400
11
4400
27100
31500
12
7400
0
7400
13
58700
0
58700
14
2161100
0
2161100
15
4263900
0
4263900
16
6366900
0
6366900
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.