This page reflects WAT 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 — WAT
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $380.00 (45.21 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$380.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$18.30
±4.3%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
257
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
50
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.19
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$425.21
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
$370.00
8/21/2026, 11:36:58 PM
2026-09-18
$400.00
9/18/2026, 11:33:00 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$380.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:33 PM
2026-11-20
$380.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:33 PM
2027-01-15
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:33 PM
2027-02-19
$380.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:33 PM
2027-05-21
$380.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:33 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $380.00.
WAT pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
260
0
602000
602000
300
0
406000
406000
350
0
171000
171000
360
0
125000
125000
370
0
82000
82000
380
21000
43000
64000
390
42000
29000
71000
400
63000
17000
80000
410
85000
6000
91000
420
109000
2000
111000
430
134000
0
134000
440
166000
0
166000
450
390000
0
390000
460
621000
0
621000
470
873000
0
873000
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.