This page reflects V options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — V
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $365.00 (4.34 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$365.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.47
±2.1%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,714
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,356
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.17
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$360.66
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$365.00
9/25/2026, 11:33:38 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$362.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-10-09Next
$365.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-10-16
$360.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-10-23
$365.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-10-30
$370.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-11-06
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-11-20
$360.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-12-18
$345.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2027-01-15
$360.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2027-03-19
$360.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2027-06-17
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2027-08-20
$360.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2027-09-17
$370.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:20 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $365.00.
V pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
220
0
51409250
51409250
225
0
49248750
49248750
230
0
47106750
47106750
240
0
42840750
42840750
260
0
34324750
34324750
265
0
32207750
32207750
270
0
30145750
30145750
275
0
28168250
28168250
280
0
26234250
26234250
285
0
24334750
24334750
290
0
22473250
22473250
295
0
20647750
20647750
300
0
18831750
18831750
305
0
17037250
17037250
310
0
15257750
15257750
315
0
13511250
13511250
320
500
11801750
11802250
325
1000
10100250
10101250
330
1500
8412750
8414250
335
2000
6745250
6747250
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.