This page reflects YUM 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 — YUM
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $145.00 (8.88 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$145.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.97
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,276
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,806
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.55
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$136.12
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
$150.00
8/21/2026, 11:37:30 PM
2026-09-18
$145.00
9/18/2026, 11:36:47 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:08 PM
2026-11-20
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:08 PM
2026-12-18
$150.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:08 PM
2027-01-15
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:08 PM
2027-03-19
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:08 PM
2027-04-16
$140.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:08 PM
2027-06-17
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:08 PM
2027-09-17
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $145.00.
YUM pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
100
0
6236500
6236500
105
0
5357500
5357500
110
0
4486500
4486500
115
500
3615500
3616000
120
1000
2798500
2799500
125
2500
2020500
2023000
130
5500
1306500
1312000
135
15000
665500
680500
140
33500
371000
404500
145
86000
199000
285000
150
278000
92000
370000
155
660500
53000
713500
160
1288000
19500
1307500
165
2169000
11000
2180000
170
3212000
2500
3214500
175
4484000
2000
4486000
180
5998500
1500
6000000
185
7620500
1000
7621500
195
10895500
0
10895500
210
15808000
0
15808000
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.