This page reflects VFC options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — VFC
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $14.00 (0.27 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$14.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.56
±3.9%
Days to Expiry
4
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,148
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,798
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.43
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$14.27
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
$13.00
9/25/2026, 11:33:14 PM
2026-10-02
$13.50
10/2/2026, 11:34:12 PM
2026-10-09NextUpdated
$14.00
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
2026-10-16
$13.50
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
2026-10-23
$14.00
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
2026-10-30
$13.50
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
2026-11-06
$15.00
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
2026-11-20
$14.00
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
2027-01-15
$12.50
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
2027-02-19
$14.00
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
2027-03-19
$18.00
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
2027-05-21
$12.00
10/5/2026, 11:34:59 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $14.00.
VFC pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
8
0
975300
975300
8.5
100
885500
885600
9
200
795750
795950
9.5
350
706000
706350
10
550
616250
616800
10.5
800
526500
527300
11
1100
436750
437850
11.5
1450
347600
349050
12
1900
260050
261950
12.5
2350
188300
190650
13
3200
122400
125600
13.5
5550
59300
64850
14
8350
14550
22900
14.5
27100
5500
32600
15
152050
2200
154250
15.5
340800
1650
342450
16
538150
1150
539300
16.5
738100
700
738800
17
940850
600
941450
17.5
1148050
550
1148600
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.