This page reflects TTE 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 — TTE
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $90.00 (5.60 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$90.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.40
±4.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,680
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,154
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$84.40
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
$82.50
8/21/2026, 11:30:47 PM
2026-09-18
$87.50
9/18/2026, 11:31:46 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$90.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:52 PM
2026-11-20
$87.50
10/2/2026, 11:29:52 PM
2026-12-18
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:52 PM
2027-01-15
$67.50
10/2/2026, 11:29:52 PM
2027-02-19
$92.50
10/2/2026, 11:29:52 PM
2027-06-17
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:52 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $90.00.
TTE pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
7425250
7425250
60
1000
5271250
5272250
65
1500
4195250
4196750
70
2000
3129750
3131750
72.5
3250
2605250
2608500
75
5250
2107500
2112750
77.5
7250
1612250
1619500
80
9250
1181750
1191000
82.5
11250
772500
783750
85
14250
494250
508500
87.5
48250
304250
352500
90
105750
145500
251250
92.5
249500
40000
289500
95
1306250
0
1306250
97.5
2539500
0
2539500
100
3933250
0
3933250
105
6765750
0
6765750
110
9603750
0
9603750
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.