What is the max pain price for AA?

As of the latest delayed data, AA's max pain for the Fri, Nov 6 expiration is 39, versus a spot price of 39.16 (-0.4% away). It recomputes as open interest shifts.

What are the AA call and put walls?

For Fri, Nov 6, the largest call open interest sits at the 42 strike and the largest put open interest at 35.

Is max pain a price prediction?

No. It is a positioning snapshot — the settle price that would minimize option writers’ payout. The theory that prices drift toward it is contested, and nothing on this page is investment advice.

Max pain // Cboe delayed data · as of Oct 27, 1:44 PM ET

AA max pain

Spot (delayed)$39.16

Max pain · Fri, Nov 6$39-0.4% vs spot

Expected move (ATM straddle)±$2.73±7.0% by Fri, Nov 6

Put/Call OI0.873K puts / 4K calls

Call wall$42largest call OI

Put wall$35largest put OI

IV3043.4%30-day implied vol

Fri, Oct 3041.5 Fri, Nov 639 Fri, Nov 1341 Fri, Nov 2040 Fri, Nov 2741 Fri, Dec 436 Fri, Dec 1845 Fri, Jan 1545 Fri, Mar 1955 Fri, Apr 1645+4 further out

Event risk before this expiration: FOMC decision Wed, Oct 28 · Jobs report Fri, Nov 6 — macro releases historically overwhelm pinning effects; max pain reads weakest in event weeks.

Max pain levels

Expiry	Max pain	vs spot	DTE
Fri, Oct 30	$41.5	+6.0%	3d
Fri, Nov 6	$39	-0.4%	10d
Fri, Nov 13	$41	+4.7%	17d
Fri, Nov 20	$40	+2.1%	24d
Fri, Nov 27	$41	+4.7%	31d
Fri, Dec 4	$36	-8.1%	38d
Fri, Dec 18	$45	+14.9%	52d
Fri, Jan 15	$45	+14.9%	80d
Fri, Mar 19	$55	+40.4%	143d
Fri, Apr 16	$45	+14.9%	171d

The writer-loss curve — where max pain comes from

■ put-side pain■ call-side painTotal payout option writers would owe at each settle price (both sides, all open interest, ×100 shares) — low settles hurt put writers, high settles hurt call writers. The minimum — 39 — is the max pain price.

Open interest by strike · Fri, Nov 6

■ calls (up)■ puts (down)AA open contracts per strike for Fri, Nov 6.

Open-interest change: building vs unwinding

Needs two observed snapshot days for this expiration; the comparison appears automatically once the next weekday snapshot lands. We diff real observations only; nothing is estimated.

Volume by strike · Fri, Nov 6

■ calls (up)■ puts (down)Today's traded contracts per strike (delayed).

Greeks by strike · Fri, Nov 6

Call Δ	Call Θ	Strike	Γ	Vega	Put Θ	Put Δ
—	—	35.5	—	—	—	—
—	—	36	—	—	—	—
—	—	36.5	—	—	—	—
—	—	37	—	—	—	—
—	—	37.5	—	—	—	—
—	—	38	—	—	—	—
—	—	38.5	—	—	—	—
—	—	39	—	—	—	—
—	—	39.5	—	—	—	—
—	—	40	—	—	—	—
—	—	40.5	—	—	—	—
—	—	41	—	—	—	—
—	—	41.5	—	—	—	—
—	—	42	—	—	—	—
—	—	42.5	—	—	—	—

Quoted contract greeks from the delayed feed (not modeled here); the highlighted row is nearest to spot. Showing 15 strikes around the money — all 38 are in the CSV. Δ per $1 of underlying · Θ per day · vega per IV point.

Stacked — layer the expirations

All expirations combined — total open interest

■ calls (up)■ puts (down)Every expiration combined: 139K call contracts, 150K put contracts open.

Reading this honestly

Max pain is arithmetic, not prophecy: the settle price that would minimize what option writers pay out at expiration, computed from open interest alone. Prices sometimes gravitate toward heavy strikes into expiry — dealer hedging is a real flow — but the evidence that max pain predicts settlement better than chance is mixed, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. Use it as a map of where positioning is stacked, next to the fundamentals and the earnings calendar, not as a target.

Data: Cboe delayed public feed (~15 minutes), refreshed here about every 15 minutes. Open interest itself updates once daily, before the open. Educational information, not investment advice.

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