JMKE max pain
From the closing options book · October 27, 2026 · updated after every close
JMKE's max pain for the November 20, 2026 expiration was 17.5 at the October 27, 2026 close, +3.2% from JMKE's 16.96 close. Max pain is the price at which option holders' total intrinsic value at expiry would be smallest.
JMKE close vs max pain, last 20 sessions
| Session | Close | Max pain | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | 16.96 | 17.5 | +3.2% |
| Oct 26 | 16.91 | 17.5 | +3.5% |
| Oct 23 | 16.76 | 17.5 | +4.4% |
| Oct 22 | 17.69 | 17.5 | −1.1% |
| Oct 21 | 17.66 | 17.5 | −0.9% |
| Oct 20 | 17.82 | 17.5 | −1.8% |
| Oct 19 | 17.71 | 17.5 | −1.2% |
| Oct 16 | 17.95 | 17.5 | −2.5% |
| Oct 15 | 18.32 | 17.5 | −4.5% |
| Oct 14 | 17.02 | 17.5 | +2.8% |
| Oct 13 | 17.55 | 17.5 | −0.3% |
| Oct 12 | 17.72 | 17.5 | −1.2% |
| Oct 9 | 17.70 | 17.5 | −1.1% |
| Oct 8 | 17.30 | 17.5 | +1.2% |
| Oct 7 | 16.39 | 17.5 | +6.8% |
| Oct 6 | 16.43 | 17.5 | +6.5% |
| Oct 5 | 16.09 | 17.5 | +8.8% |
| Oct 2 | 16.57 | 17.5 | +5.6% |
| Oct 1 | 16.77 | 17.5 | +4.4% |
| Sep 30 | 16.82 | 17.5 | +4.0% |
The session before, max pain sat at 17.5.
Open interest within 45 days stood at 4,233 calls and 1,952 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.46. On the day, 273 calls and 391 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 27, 2026 closing numbers. Members see JMKE's map move live all session.
Common questions
17.5 for the November 20, 2026 expiration, from open interest at the October 27, 2026 close.
By open interest 0.46; by volume 1.43 on October 27, 2026.
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.