This page reflects VICR 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 — VICR
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $230.00 (12.41 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$230.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$17.15
±7.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
8,104
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,671
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.82
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$242.41
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
$280.00
6/18/2026, 11:36:00 PM
2026-07-17
$250.00
7/17/2026, 11:37:23 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$230.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:46 PM
2026-09-18
$230.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:46 PM
2026-10-16
$240.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:46 PM
2026-11-20
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:46 PM
2027-01-15
$250.00
8/18/2026, 11:38:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $230.00.
VICR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
60
0
76154500
76154500
65
500
72869000
72869500
70
2000
69583500
69585500
75
5000
66298000
66303000
80
8500
63019000
63027500
85
13500
59745500
59759000
90
19000
56480000
56499000
95
26500
53224000
53250500
100
35000
49980500
50015500
105
50000
46749500
46799500
110
65500
43536500
43602000
115
82000
40330000
40412000
120
99000
37141000
37240000
125
117000
34053000
34170000
130
136500
30989500
31126000
135
156500
28031500
28188000
140
177000
25775500
25952500
145
202000
23784500
23986500
150
236500
21822500
22059000
155
277500
19956500
20234000
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.