This page reflects VG options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — VG
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $13.50 (0.37 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$13.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.77
±5.9%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
8,079
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,296
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.28
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$13.13
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
$13.50
9/25/2026, 11:33:48 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2026-10-09Next
$13.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2026-10-16
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2026-10-23
$14.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2026-10-30
$13.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2026-11-06
$13.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2026-11-20
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2026-12-18
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2027-01-15
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2027-02-19
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2027-03-19
$10.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2027-05-21
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2027-06-17
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
2027-09-17
$12.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:17 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $13.50.
VG pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
6
0
1739250
1739250
7
100
1509650
1509750
8
300
1280050
1280350
10
900
820850
821750
11
1200
592150
593350
11.5
1350
478600
479950
12
1500
371100
372600
12.5
6700
275550
282250
13
17000
202000
219000
13.5
53400
142550
195950
14
343150
101800
444950
14.5
666150
76300
742450
15
997400
57850
1055250
15.5
1338200
41750
1379950
16
1686250
26650
1712900
16.5
2066800
13300
2080100
17
2453750
0
2453750
17.5
2848550
0
2848550
18
3246450
0
3246450
18.5
3647250
0
3647250
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.