This page reflects VICI 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 — VICI
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $27.50 (1.59 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$27.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.10
±4.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,888
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,588
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.58
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$25.91
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
$30.00
6/18/2026, 11:37:03 PM
2026-07-17
$27.50
7/17/2026, 11:41:12 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$27.50
8/18/2026, 11:44:12 PM
2026-09-18
$27.50
8/18/2026, 11:44:12 PM
2026-12-18
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:44:12 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:44:12 PM
2027-03-19
$27.50
8/18/2026, 11:44:12 PM
2027-06-17
$27.50
8/18/2026, 11:44:12 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $27.50.
VICI pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
4928250
4928250
17.5
500
3781250
3781750
20
1250
2634250
2635500
22.5
2750
1490250
1493000
25
6000
348000
354000
27.5
59500
0
59500
30
1732250
0
1732250
32.5
3701500
0
3701500
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.