This page reflects YUMC 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 — YUMC
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $42.50 (2.52 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$42.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.80
±4.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,400
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,333
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.56
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$39.98
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
$45.00
8/21/2026, 11:36:59 PM
2026-09-18
$45.00
9/18/2026, 11:35:29 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:31:11 PM
2026-11-20
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:31:11 PM
2027-01-15
$45.00
10/2/2026, 11:31:11 PM
2027-03-19
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:31:11 PM
2027-04-16
$40.00
10/2/2026, 11:31:11 PM
2027-06-17
$42.50
10/2/2026, 11:31:11 PM
2027-09-17
$40.00
10/2/2026, 11:31:11 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $42.50.
YUMC pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
27.5
0
1587250
1587250
30
0
1256750
1256750
32.5
0
927250
927250
35
0
597750
597750
37.5
0
270000
270000
40
1000
86250
87250
42.5
4250
10000
14250
45
71500
5750
77250
47.5
335750
2250
338000
50
627250
1750
629000
52.5
1125000
1250
1126250
55
1690000
750
1690750
57.5
2255000
250
2255250
60
2823250
0
2823250
62.5
3420750
0
3420750
65
4018250
0
4018250
70
5216750
0
5216750
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.