This page reflects VECO options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — VECO
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $55.00 (2.49 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$55.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.15
±14.2%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,774
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,530
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.99
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$57.49
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$50.00
5/15/2026, 11:44:30 PM
2026-06-18
$75.00
6/18/2026, 11:37:34 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:31:52 PM
2026-08-21
$75.00
7/3/2026, 11:31:52 PM
2026-10-16
$40.00
7/3/2026, 11:31:52 PM
2026-12-18
$37.00
7/3/2026, 11:31:52 PM
2027-01-15
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:31:52 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $55.00.
VECO pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
19
0
20080500
20080500
20
0
19528500
19528500
25
13000
16770000
16783000
26
15600
16219500
16235100
27
18200
15669100
15687300
29
23400
14570300
14593700
30
26000
14020900
14046900
31
28600
13471600
13500200
32
31200
12922300
12953500
33
36900
12373000
12409900
34
42600
11823700
11866300
35
48500
11274400
11322900
37
61300
10175800
10237100
38
74300
9626900
9701200
39
87400
9078000
9165400
40
101100
8529400
8630500
41
115400
7981300
8096700
42
129800
7433200
7563000
43
148100
6885200
7033300
44
166400
6337200
6503600
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.