This page reflects UNFI 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 — UNFI
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $44.00 (1.59 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$44.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.35
±5.2%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
663
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
324
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$45.59
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
$45.00
8/21/2026, 11:33:49 PM
2026-09-18
$45.00
9/18/2026, 11:35:50 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$44.00
10/2/2026, 11:32:54 PM
2026-11-20
$48.00
10/2/2026, 11:32:54 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:32:54 PM
2027-02-19
$50.00
10/2/2026, 11:32:54 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $44.00.
UNFI pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
36
0
145500
145500
37
0
113300
113300
38
0
81100
81100
39
0
58700
58700
40
0
37500
37500
41
0
27400
27400
42
0
18400
18400
43
0
10700
10700
44
1100
3100
4200
45
35200
1500
36700
46
74600
700
75300
47
127900
300
128200
48
184900
0
184900
49
242800
0
242800
50
301900
0
301900
55
629900
0
629900
60
960900
0
960900
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.