Universal Health Services, Inc.Close $176.05EOD only
Max Pain
$175.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$8.07
4.6% from close
Price Gap
-1.05
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
8
Low premium
P/C OI
0.47
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 5, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — UHS
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $175.00 (1.05 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$175.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.07
±4.6%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
936
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
894
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.96
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$176.05
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
$155.00
8/21/2026, 11:34:41 PM
2026-09-18
$160.00
9/18/2026, 11:32:06 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$175.00
10/5/2026, 11:32:58 PM
2026-11-20
$160.00
10/5/2026, 11:32:58 PM
2027-01-15
$155.00
10/5/2026, 11:32:58 PM
2027-04-16
$175.00
10/5/2026, 11:32:58 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $175.00.
UHS pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
80
0
7406500
7406500
100
0
5620500
5620500
105
500
5174500
5175000
110
5000
4730000
4735000
115
9500
4289000
4298500
120
16000
3857000
3873000
125
25000
3433000
3458000
130
37500
3021500
3059000
135
51000
2627000
2678000
140
66000
2235500
2301500
145
83500
1916000
1999500
150
102500
1611500
1714000
155
128000
1327500
1455500
160
172500
1053000
1225500
165
233500
794000
1027500
170
336500
551000
887500
175
470000
346000
816000
180
616500
204000
820500
185
834500
101500
936000
190
1150500
4500
1155000
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.