Free DGX Max Pain - Quest Diagnostics Max Pain
Use free DGX Max Pain to find the candidate strike with the lowest combined call and put intrinsic value for Quest Diagnostics at one selected expiration. Compare the full pain curve alongside business context that includes product demand, regulatory decisions, clinical developments, and reimbursement trends.
How to use the DGX Max Pain tool
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Generate the result, then compare Max Pain with price and the full pain chart.
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What is Max Pain?
Max Pain is the strike price at which option sellers (market makers) would lose the least amount of money if the stock expired at that price. The theory suggests stocks tend to gravitate toward this price near expiration.
Chart Legend:
- Green bars: Call option pain per strike
- Red bars: Put option pain per strike
- Blue line: Max Pain strike
- Red line: Current underlying price
Key levels
DGX max pain in detail
Computed
Spot
$231.22
Max pain strike
$240
3.8% above spot
Expiration
2026-10-16
Lowest total pain by strike
| Strike | Call pain | Put pain | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $240 | $78K | $31K | $109K |
| $250 | $449K | $0 | $449K |
| $230 | $0 | $804K | $804K |
| $260 | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| $270 | $1.9M | $0 | $1.9M |
Reviewed by the QuantWheel research team. Computed from listed DGX open interest for the expiration shown; a reference level, not a forecast. Read how we compute DGX max pain.
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Understanding DGX Max Pain
The DGX options chain represents Quest Diagnostics. Evaluate its open-interest distribution alongside business context that includes product demand, regulatory decisions, clinical developments, and reimbursement trends. Compare Max Pain across available expirations because the distribution can differ from one expiration to another.
For DGX, the calculator tests each candidate strike against call and put open interest for the selected expiration. Review the full curve with the result. The calculation describes the selected chain and does not predict where Quest Diagnostics will trade.
How the DGX Max Pain calculation works
QuantWheel tests each strike as a possible expiration price. It adds the intrinsic value of open calls and puts at that price, weighted by open interest and the contract multiplier. The strike with the lowest combined value is displayed as DGX Max Pain.
This calculation uses the selected options chain. It does not measure dealer inventory, intent, future order flow or the probability that DGX will finish at the calculated strike.
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DGX Max Pain FAQ
What is DGX Max Pain?
DGX Max Pain is the candidate expiration price where the combined intrinsic value of outstanding DGX calls and puts is lowest for the selected expiration. It is a calculation based on open interest, not a prediction of where DGX will trade.
How is DGX Max Pain calculated?
For each candidate price, QuantWheel calculates call and put intrinsic value across the selected DGX options chain, multiplies each value by open interest and the 100-share contract multiplier, then adds the totals. The candidate price with the lowest combined total is the Max Pain strike.
Which DGX expiration should I select?
Select the exact DGX expiration you want to examine. Weekly and monthly expirations can have different open-interest distributions, so compare them separately instead of applying one result to every date.
How should I use DGX Max Pain?
Compare the calculated strike with DGX price and the full call and put pain chart for the same expiration. Use it as expiration context alongside liquidity, gamma exposure and your own risk plan rather than as a standalone trading signal.
Is DGX Max Pain a price target?
No. DGX Max Pain does not forecast price and does not prove that traders or market makers will move DGX toward a particular strike. News, volatility, liquidity and positioning can outweigh any expiration-related pinning effect.
Is the DGX Max Pain calculator free?
Yes. QuantWheel provides a limited number of free DGX Max Pain calculations. The calculator shows how many free calculations remain before you run another expiration.