GOLDM Max Pain Today

Updated 22:29

The strike where GOLDM option buyers as a whole would get the least at expiry, worked out every minute from our recorded open interest, for each expiry, with how it moved and how close GOLDM futures settled on past expiry days.

1,35,000max pain for 29 Dec · GOLDM futures 1,36,311, 1,311 points aboveLive

Expiry27 Nov 15d 29 Dec 47d

In plain words: If GOLDM futures settles at 1,35,000 on 29 Dec, option buyers together get the least, which is why some traders expect prices to drift towards it near expiry. Max pain moved between 1,35,000 and 1,40,000 today, from 1,40,000 at the open.

Max pain

1,35,000

29 Dec expiry

GOLDM futures

1,36,311.00

at 22:29

GOLDM futures vs max pain

+1,311 pts

above max pain

At the open

1,40,000

range 1,35,000 – 1,40,000

PCR (OI)

2.31

from 1.44

Days to expiry

Tue, 29 Dec

Pain at each expiry price

what option buyers would be paid in total if GOLDM futures settled there · the lowest is max pain · tap a bar

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Through the day

max pain and GOLDM futures, minute by minute

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Max pain by expiry

each expiry has its own

Expiry	Days left	Max pain	vs GOLDM futures	PCR
27 Nov	15	1,37,500	+1,189	0.59
29 Dec	47	1,35,000	−1,311	2.31

On expiry day

where GOLDM futures closed against max pain

No expiry day recorded yet for GOLDM.

Grows with every expiry we record.

Daily history

max pain of the nearest expiry at each day's close

Day	Expiry	Max pain	GOLDM futures	Gap
Thu, 12 Nov	27 Nov	1,37,500 ▼ 2,500	1,36,311.00	−1,189 pts
Wed, 11 Nov	27 Nov	1,40,000 ▼ 1,000	1,39,781.00	−219 pts
Tue, 10 Nov	27 Nov	1,41,000 ▼ 2,000	1,40,600.00	−400 pts
Mon, 9 Nov	27 Nov	1,43,000 ▲ 1,000	1,43,011.00	+11 pts
Fri, 6 Nov	27 Nov	1,42,000 ▼ 2,000	1,42,052.00	+52 pts
Thu, 5 Nov	27 Nov	1,44,000 ▲ 1,500	1,44,235.00	+235 pts
Wed, 4 Nov	27 Nov	1,42,500 ▲ 2,500	1,43,277.00	+777 pts
Tue, 3 Nov	27 Nov	1,40,000	1,39,476.00	−524 pts

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is GOLDM max pain today?

It is shown at the top of this page for each GOLDM expiry, worked out every minute from the open interest at every strike.

How is max pain calculated?

For each possible settlement price, add up what every open call and put would be worth at expiry (open interest × how far in the money). The price with the smallest total is max pain.

Does GOLDM futures really close near max pain on expiry?

Sometimes, especially in quiet markets: option writers hold most open interest and gain most there. The table on this page shows how close it came on past expiry days. It is a tendency, not a rule; news can move prices far from it.

Why is max pain different for each expiry?

Each expiry has its own open interest at each strike, so each has its own max pain.

How often is it updated?

Every minute during market hours, from our recorded option chains. After the close the page shows the day's final reading.