This page reflects YELP 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 — YELP
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $20.00 (1.74 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
±$1.27
±7.0%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,514
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,652
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$18.26
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
$23.00
8/21/2026, 11:37:29 PM
2026-09-18
$26.00
9/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:27 PM
2026-11-20
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:27 PM
2027-02-19
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:27 PM
2027-05-21
$20.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:27 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $20.00.
YELP pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
16
0
899100
899100
17
100
538600
538700
18
9100
293800
302900
19
42500
172900
215400
20
108500
97700
206200
21
827000
68800
895800
22
1568800
42800
1611600
23
2311400
20000
2331400
24
3056400
0
3056400
25
3801800
0
3801800
26
4549400
0
4549400
27
5297100
0
5297100
28
6047900
0
6047900
29
6799000
0
6799000
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.