ASST max pain

From the closing options book · October 20, 2026 · updated after every close

ASST's max pain for the October 23, 2026 expiration was 26 at the October 20, 2026 close, −3.9% from ASST's 27.06 close. Max pain is the price at which option holders' total intrinsic value at expiry would be smallest.

26
Max pain
Oct 23 expiry
27.06
Close
−3.9% to max pain
0.82
Put/call OI
0.96
Put/call volume

ASST close vs max pain, last 20 sessions

SessionCloseMax painGap
Oct 2027.0626−3.9%
Oct 1925.5426+1.8%
Oct 1624.0927+12.1%
Oct 1525.6526+1.4%
Oct 1424.6826+5.3%
Oct 1327.5926−5.8%
Oct 1227.7126−6.2%
Oct 927.8026−6.5%
Oct 828.2327−4.4%
Oct 728.1927−4.2%
Oct 629.7527−9.2%
Oct 530.2626.5−12.4%
Oct 230.0326.5−11.8%
Oct 130.1129−3.7%
Sep 3029.4128.5−3.1%
Sep 2929.3128.5−2.8%
Sep 2829.0028−3.4%
Sep 2529.4427−8.3%
Sep 2429.9429−3.1%
Sep 2328.9929at the close

The session before, max pain sat at 26.

Open interest within 45 days stood at 27,573 calls and 22,578 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.82. On the day, 6,088 calls and 5,858 puts traded.

Max pain is a property of the open-interest book, not a forecast: price has no obligation to finish there, and on most days it does not. It is most useful as a reference for where the expiring book is balanced.

These are the October 20, 2026 closing numbers. Members see ASST's map move live all session.

Common questions

What is ASST's max pain?

26 for the October 23, 2026 expiration, from open interest at the October 20, 2026 close.

What is ASST's put/call ratio?

By open interest 0.82; by volume 0.96 on October 20, 2026.

Does ASST close at max pain?

Not reliably. Max pain describes where the expiring options book is balanced; it is a reference level, not a prediction.

Compare: max pain on other tickers

Measured from the closing options book and rebuilt after every close. Nothing on this page is live. Levels are where dealer hedging is concentrated, not targets or forecasts. Not investment advice.