MIDCPNIFTY Max Pain Today

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The strike where MIDCPNIFTY 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 MIDCPNIFTY settled on past expiry days.

14,050max pain for 23 Nov · MIDCPNIFTY 14,323, 273 points aboveThu, 12 Nov close

Expiry23 Nov 11d 29 Dec 47d

In plain words: If MIDCPNIFTY settles at 14,050 on 23 Nov, option buyers together get the least, which is why some traders expect prices to drift towards it near expiry. Max pain moved between 14,000 and 14,050 today, from 14,000 at the open.

Max pain

14,050

23 Nov expiry

MIDCPNIFTY

14,322.75

at 15:40

MIDCPNIFTY vs max pain

+273 pts

above max pain

At the open

14,000

range 14,000 – 14,050

PCR (OI)

0.66

from 0.51

Days to expiry

Mon, 23 Nov

Pain at each expiry price

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

Calls in the moneyPuts in the moneyMax painMIDCPNIFTY now

Through the day

max pain and MIDCPNIFTY, minute by minute

Max painMIDCPNIFTY

Max pain by expiry

each expiry has its own

Expiry	Days left	Max pain	vs MIDCPNIFTY	PCR
23 Nov	11	14,050	−273	0.66
29 Dec	47	14,000	−323	0.94

On expiry day

where MIDCPNIFTY closed against max pain

No expiry day recorded yet for MIDCPNIFTY.

Grows with every expiry we record.

Daily history

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

Day	Expiry	Max pain	MIDCPNIFTY	Gap
Thu, 12 Nov	23 Nov	14,050 ▲ 50	14,322.75	+273 pts
Wed, 11 Nov	23 Nov	14,000	14,193.55	+194 pts
Mon, 9 Nov	23 Nov	14,000	14,055.45	+55 pts
Fri, 6 Nov	23 Nov	14,000 ▲ 50	14,008.80	+9 pts
Thu, 5 Nov	23 Nov	13,950 ▲ 350	13,968.10	+18 pts
Wed, 4 Nov	23 Nov	13,600 ▲ 100	13,712.65	+113 pts
Tue, 3 Nov	23 Nov	13,500	13,560.90	+61 pts

Max pain for other symbols

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is MIDCPNIFTY max pain today?

It is shown at the top of this page for each MIDCPNIFTY 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 MIDCPNIFTY 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.