This page reflects WELL 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 — WELL
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $240.00 (12.29 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$240.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.55
±3.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,179
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,759
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.55
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$227.71
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
$230.00
8/21/2026, 11:37:17 PM
2026-09-18
$230.00
9/18/2026, 11:31:38 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-11-20
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-12-18
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-01-15
$200.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-02-19
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-03-19
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-05-21
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-08-20
$220.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:34 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $240.00.
WELL pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
180
0
7739000
7739000
190
0
5980000
5980000
200
0
4227000
4227000
210
2000
2553000
2555000
220
5000
1126000
1131000
230
65000
373000
438000
240
471000
5000
476000
250
1708000
0
1708000
260
4462000
0
4462000
270
7629000
0
7629000
300
17163000
0
17163000
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.