This page reflects TXG 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 — TXG
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $80.00 (13.50 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.10
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,374
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,855
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.78
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$93.50
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
$30.00
8/21/2026, 11:32:43 PM
2026-09-18
$65.00
9/18/2026, 11:29:23 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:07 PM
2026-11-20
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:07 PM
2027-02-19
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:07 PM
2027-05-21
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:07 PM
2027-08-20
$35.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $80.00.
TXG pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
30
0
8101500
8101500
35
0
7179000
7179000
40
3500
6256500
6260000
45
7000
5336500
5343500
50
14500
4418500
4433000
55
27500
3510000
3537500
60
50500
2624500
2675000
65
116500
1871500
1988000
70
210500
1196000
1406500
75
479000
715000
1194000
80
831000
326000
1157000
85
1432000
140000
1572000
90
2105500
9000
2114500
95
2906500
4500
2911000
100
3930500
0
3930500
105
5046000
0
5046000
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.