This page reflects XYZ 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 — XYZ
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $75.00 (0.67 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$75.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.08
±4.1%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,006
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,642
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.91
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$74.33
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
$76.00
9/25/2026, 11:35:23 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$77.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2026-10-09Next
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2026-10-16
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2026-10-23
$72.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2026-10-30
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2026-11-06
$76.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2026-11-20
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2026-12-18
$67.50
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2027-01-15
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2027-03-19
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2027-06-17
$85.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
2027-09-17
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:16 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $75.00.
XYZ pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
55
0
14329300
14329300
63
0
8224500
8224500
64
0
7462900
7462900
65
0
6704600
6704600
66
100
5949900
5950000
67
400
5195200
5195600
68
700
4445900
4446600
69
1000
3705000
3706000
70
1300
2985100
2986400
71
8000
2346200
2354200
72
20100
1762600
1782700
73
44400
1197200
1241600
74
76000
649300
725300
75
183000
347800
530800
76
304200
258900
563100
77
434800
181100
615900
78
649000
114500
763500
79
869300
69400
938700
80
1098100
37700
1135800
81
1355300
22300
1377600
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.