This page reflects UCTT 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 — UCTT
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $70.00 (2.69 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.50
±13.1%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
15,231
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,488
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.16
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$72.69
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
$70.00
8/21/2026, 11:33:12 PM
2026-09-18
$55.00
9/18/2026, 11:33:08 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:31:29 PM
2026-11-20
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:31:29 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:31:29 PM
2027-03-19
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:31:29 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $70.00.
UCTT pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
4047500
4047500
45
0
2809000
2809000
50
1500
1576000
1577500
55
3000
982000
985000
60
12000
427500
439500
65
31500
188500
220000
70
98000
69500
167500
75
666000
20500
686500
80
4118500
3500
4122000
85
7771500
3000
7774500
90
12199000
2500
12201500
95
19209000
2000
19211000
100
26733500
1500
26735000
105
34287000
1000
34288000
110
41847000
500
41847500
115
49435000
0
49435000
120
57031000
0
57031000
125
64640500
0
64640500
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.