This page reflects VFC options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — VFC
Data as of market close May 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $17.00 (0.26 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$17.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.98
±11.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,798
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
9,583
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.98
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$16.74
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$19.50
5/8/2026, 11:34:44 PM
2026-05-15
$17.00
5/15/2026, 11:43:50 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$17.00
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2026-05-29
$17.00
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2026-06-05
$17.00
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2026-06-12
$18.50
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2026-06-18
$18.00
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2026-06-26
$19.00
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2026-07-17
$16.00
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2026-08-21
$18.00
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2026-09-18
$20.00
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2026-11-20
$19.00
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
2027-01-15
$12.50
5/19/2026, 11:39:22 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $17.00.
VFC pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
10
0
5786500
5786500
11
3800
4831000
4834800
11.5
7300
4381450
4388750
12
11300
3931900
3943200
13
40800
3032800
3073600
13.5
55550
2585500
2641050
14
70750
2185100
2255850
14.5
86550
1808150
1894700
15
102950
1458250
1561200
15.5
123750
1118150
1241900
16
147550
794500
942050
16.5
174500
477300
651800
17
205350
273050
478400
17.5
286300
170800
457100
18
659800
76050
735850
18.5
1044400
54650
1099050
19
1433050
43300
1476350
19.5
1845350
33150
1878500
20
2281050
24450
2305500
20.5
2744600
16850
2761450
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.