This page reflects UFPI 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 — UFPI
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $75.00 (2.15 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$75.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.45
±1.9%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
82
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
43
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.52
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$77.15
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
$85.00
8/21/2026, 11:35:04 PM
2026-09-18
$85.00
9/18/2026, 11:31:54 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:21 PM
2027-01-15
$100.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:21 PM
2027-04-16
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:28:21 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $75.00.
UFPI pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
60
0
35000
35000
70
0
14000
14000
75
2500
4500
7000
80
5500
3000
8500
85
9000
2500
11500
90
14500
2000
16500
95
24500
1500
26000
100
39000
1000
40000
105
62000
500
62500
110
99000
0
99000
115
137500
0
137500
125
219500
0
219500
150
424500
0
424500
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.