This page reflects UUUU 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 — UUUU
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $11.50 (0.77 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$11.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.67
±6.2%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,144
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,596
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.50
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$10.73
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$12.00
9/25/2026, 11:32:11 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$11.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:19 PM
2026-10-09Next
$11.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:19 PM
2026-10-16
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:19 PM
2026-10-23
$11.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:19 PM
2026-10-30
$12.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:19 PM
2026-11-06
$12.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:19 PM
2026-11-20
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:19 PM
2027-01-15
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:19 PM
2027-04-16
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:19 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $11.50.
UUUU pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
6
0
1372350
1372350
8
800
853150
853950
8.5
1150
723400
724550
9
1500
593700
595200
9.5
1950
464450
466400
10
2750
336900
339650
10.5
3800
234300
238100
11
18550
149700
168250
11.5
51800
80950
132750
12
116950
44450
161400
12.5
220250
23950
244200
13
348800
12250
361050
13.5
515300
5050
520350
14
692700
2100
694800
14.5
884700
1550
886250
15
1084350
1000
1085350
15.5
1299750
500
1300250
16
1520250
0
1520250
16.5
1752950
0
1752950
17
1988450
0
1988450
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.