This page reflects TECH 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 — TECH
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $50.00 (22.40 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$50.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.08
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
18,431
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
716
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.04
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$72.40
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
$65.00
8/21/2026, 11:28:44 PM
2026-09-18
$65.00
9/18/2026, 11:31:33 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:30:20 PM
2027-01-15
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:30:20 PM
2027-03-19
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:30:20 PM
2027-06-17
$40.00
10/2/2026, 11:30:20 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $50.00.
TECH pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
30
0
1363000
1363000
35
500
1005000
1005500
40
1000
778500
779500
45
3500
561000
564500
50
112000
343500
455500
55
227500
231000
458500
60
348500
133000
481500
65
482500
48000
530500
70
643500
500
644000
75
824500
0
824500
80
9979500
0
9979500
85
19150000
0
19150000
90
28336500
0
28336500
100
46741500
0
46741500
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.