This page reflects WEC 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 — WEC
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $105.00 (3.41 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$105.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.47
±3.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,352
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
222
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.07
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$101.59
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
$110.00
8/21/2026, 11:36:12 PM
2026-09-18
$105.00
9/18/2026, 11:34:49 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:53 PM
2026-11-20
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:53 PM
2027-01-15
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:53 PM
2027-04-16
$105.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:53 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $105.00.
WEC pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
75
0
571750
571750
80
0
460750
460750
85
0
349750
349750
95
0
128750
128750
97.5
0
84750
84750
100
0
49500
49500
105
14000
3500
17500
110
224500
3000
227500
115
1277500
2500
1280000
120
2448000
2000
2450000
125
4032500
1500
4034000
130
5648000
1000
5649000
135
7281000
500
7281500
140
8920000
0
8920000
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.