This page reflects TMUS 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 — TMUS
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $165.00 (1.36 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$165.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.80
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,023
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,105
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.08
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$163.64
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$162.50
9/25/2026, 11:30:52 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$162.50
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-10-09Next
$165.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-10-16
$165.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-10-23
$175.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-10-30
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-11-06
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-11-20
$180.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-12-18
$175.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2027-01-15
$190.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2027-02-19
$185.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2027-03-19
$180.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2027-05-21
$170.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2027-06-17
$185.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2027-09-17
$165.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:16 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $165.00.
TMUS pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
140
0
2179250
2179250
145
0
1586250
1586250
150
0
996250
996250
152.5
0
727250
727250
155
0
530750
530750
157.5
0
348000
348000
160
5750
180250
186000
162.5
20000
114000
134000
165
42750
68500
111250
167.5
179000
41250
220250
170
391750
16250
408000
172.5
672750
8000
680750
175
969750
0
969750
177.5
1304750
0
1304750
180
1643750
0
1643750
182.5
2008750
0
2008750
185
2376750
0
2376750
187.5
2750500
0
2750500
190
3124750
0
3124750
195
3891250
0
3891250
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.