This page reflects MVST options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — MVST
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $2.00 (0.75 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$2.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.35
±28.0%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
31,487
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
8,043
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.26
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$1.25
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$1.50
4/17/2026, 11:17:46 PM
2026-05-15
$1.50
5/15/2026, 11:26:50 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$2.00
5/20/2026, 11:22:59 PM
2026-07-17
$0.50
5/20/2026, 11:22:59 PM
2026-09-18
$2.00
5/20/2026, 11:22:59 PM
2026-12-18
$0.50
5/20/2026, 11:22:59 PM
2027-01-15
$2.50
5/20/2026, 11:22:59 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $2.00.
MVST pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
0.5
0
1176350
1176350
1
550
774200
774750
1.5
33850
374000
407850
2
174350
58900
233250
2.5
559150
37100
596250
3
1178450
25900
1204350
3.5
2283400
17000
2300400
4
3446200
11450
3457650
4.5
4700850
9150
4710000
5
5969400
7000
5976400
5.5
7320000
4850
7324850
6
8722500
2700
8725200
7
11537800
1900
11539700
8
14353100
1100
14354200
9
17168400
300
17168700
10
19983800
0
19983800
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures
Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.
How traders use it
It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.
What can break it
Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.
The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.