Universal Technical Institute IClose $19.17EOD only
Max Pain
$22.50
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.68
8.7% from close
Price Gap
+3.33
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
25
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.37
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 — UTI
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $22.50 (3.33 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$22.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.68
±8.7%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,232
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,258
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.39
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$19.17
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, 11:36:21 PM
2026-09-18
$22.50
9/18/2026, 11:33:42 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$22.50
10/5/2026, 11:32:44 PM
2026-11-20
$25.00
10/5/2026, 11:32:44 PM
2026-12-18
$30.00
10/5/2026, 11:32:44 PM
2027-01-15
$20.00
10/5/2026, 11:32:44 PM
2027-04-16
$20.00
10/5/2026, 11:32:44 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $22.50.
UTI pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
709750
709750
17.5
0
404000
404000
20
5250
147500
152750
22.5
139000
2500
141500
25
428500
1500
430000
27.5
863250
1000
864250
30
1309750
500
1310250
32.5
1761250
0
1761250
35
2212750
0
2212750
37.5
2668750
0
2668750
40
3125000
0
3125000
42.5
3703250
0
3703250
45
4281500
0
4281500
47.5
4859750
0
4859750
50
5439500
0
5439500
52.5
6088000
0
6088000
55
6738500
0
6738500
57.5
7510000
0
7510000
60
8281750
0
8281750
65
9895250
0
9895250
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.