This page reflects TALO 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 — TALO
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $12.50 (4.51 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.43
±8.4%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,347
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
520
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.22
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$17.01
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
$12.50
8/21/2026, 11:31:21 PM
2026-09-18
$12.50
9/18/2026, 11:30:10 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$12.50
10/5/2026, 11:30:08 PM
2026-11-20
$15.00
10/5/2026, 11:30:08 PM
2027-01-15
$12.50
10/5/2026, 11:30:08 PM
2027-04-16
$12.50
10/5/2026, 11:30:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $12.50.
TALO pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
475250
475250
5
22250
345250
367500
7.5
44500
215250
259750
10
67000
97750
164750
12.5
89500
36750
126250
15
127000
3750
130750
17.5
341000
0
341000
20
831500
0
831500
22.5
1357000
0
1357000
25
1933500
0
1933500
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.