This page reflects VECO options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — VECO
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $55.00 (4.09 above 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
±$3.27
±6.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,837
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,851
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.64
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$50.91
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$75.00
6/18/2026, 11:37:34 PM
2026-07-17
$55.00
7/17/2026, 11:40:11 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:37:11 PM
2026-09-18
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:37:11 PM
2026-10-16
$42.00
8/18/2026, 11:37:11 PM
2026-12-18
$37.00
8/18/2026, 11:37:11 PM
2027-01-15
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:37:11 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $55.00.
VECO pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
30
0
7309000
7309000
40
0
2459000
2459000
45
500
1294500
1295000
50
5500
137000
142500
55
15000
25500
40500
60
139500
7500
147000
65
353500
2000
355500
70
879500
1500
881000
75
1567000
1000
1568000
80
2309500
500
2310000
85
3070500
0
3070500
90
3968000
0
3968000
95
4877000
0
4877000
100
5789000
0
5789000
105
6702000
0
6702000
110
7615500
0
7615500
120
9445500
0
9445500
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.