This page reflects WSC 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 — WSC
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $20.00 (2.70 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$20.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.58
±9.1%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,779
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
602
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.34
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$17.30
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
$25.00
8/21/2026, 11:37:23 PM
2026-09-18
$22.50
9/18/2026, 11:34:49 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:10 PM
2026-11-20
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:10 PM
2026-12-18
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:10 PM
2027-01-15
$22.50
10/2/2026, 11:35:10 PM
2027-04-16
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $20.00.
WSC pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
751750
751750
10
500
450750
451250
12.5
2750
327750
330500
15
5000
204750
209750
17.5
7250
83750
91000
20
25250
4000
29250
22.5
233000
3000
236000
25
466250
2000
468250
27.5
718750
1000
719750
30
1052750
0
1052750
32.5
1440000
0
1440000
35
1849500
0
1849500
37.5
2286250
0
2286250
40
2731000
0
2731000
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.