This page reflects VECO 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 — VECO
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $55.00 (1.64 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
±$9.10
±16.1%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,002
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
209
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.21
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$56.64
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
$27.00
4/17/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-05-15
$50.00
5/15/2026, 11:44:30 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$55.00
5/20/2026, 11:34:02 PM
2026-07-17
$32.00
5/20/2026, 11:34:02 PM
2026-10-16
$40.00
5/20/2026, 11:34:02 PM
2026-12-18
$32.00
5/20/2026, 11:34:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $55.00.
VECO pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
33
0
362500
362500
34
0
344100
344100
35
0
326200
326200
39
2000
255000
257000
40
2600
238400
241000
42
3800
207200
211000
43
4400
191800
196200
44
5200
176400
181600
45
6000
162200
168200
46
8200
149000
157200
47
10500
136000
146500
48
12900
123600
136500
49
15400
111500
126900
50
20000
99500
119500
55
51000
41000
92000
60
149500
5000
154500
65
290500
3000
293500
70
521000
1500
522500
75
922500
500
923000
80
1395500
0
1395500
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.