This page reflects VICR 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 — VICR
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $240.00 (68.90 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$240.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$37.95
±12.3%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,153
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,670
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$308.90
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$220.00
8/21/2026, 11:36:17 PM
2026-09-18
$200.00
9/18/2026, 11:33:31 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:17 PM
2026-11-20
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:17 PM
2027-01-15
$260.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:17 PM
2027-04-16
$230.00
10/2/2026, 11:35:17 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $240.00.
VICR pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
80
0
100412000
100412000
85
2000
96583500
96585500
90
6000
92755500
92761500
95
10500
88927500
88938000
100
15500
85099500
85115000
105
21500
81272000
81293500
110
27500
77446000
77473500
115
33500
73630500
73664000
120
40000
69835500
69875500
125
46500
66055500
66102000
130
53500
62293000
62346500
135
60500
58561000
58621500
140
67500
54843500
54911000
145
75000
51194000
51269000
150
85000
47650000
47735000
155
115500
44153000
44268500
160
147000
40724500
40871500
165
179000
37323000
37502000
170
215500
34079000
34294500
175
267000
31297000
31564000
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.