This page reflects VICR options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — VICR
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $270.00 (5.80 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$270.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$57.90
±21.9%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,928
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,808
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.71
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$264.20
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$160.00
4/17/2026, 11:31:45 PM
2026-05-15
$250.00
5/15/2026, 11:45:27 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$270.00
5/20/2026, 11:37:16 PM
2026-07-17
$185.00
5/20/2026, 11:37:16 PM
2026-08-21
$250.00
5/20/2026, 11:37:16 PM
2026-10-16
$220.00
5/20/2026, 11:37:16 PM
2026-11-20
$210.00
5/20/2026, 11:37:16 PM
2027-01-15
$240.00
5/20/2026, 11:37:16 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $270.00.
VICR pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
100
0
32081500
32081500
105
3000
30678000
30681000
110
9000
29280000
29289000
115
17500
27882000
27899500
120
28000
26484000
26512000
125
40000
25089000
25129000
130
53500
23700000
23753500
135
67500
22311000
22378500
140
88000
20924000
21012000
145
111500
19537500
19649000
150
136000
18154000
18290000
155
161000
16805000
16966000
160
188500
15484500
15673000
165
216500
14250000
14466500
170
245500
13132500
13378000
175
276000
12021000
12297000
180
308000
11001000
11309000
185
342000
10020000
10362000
190
379500
9064000
9443500
195
418500
8146500
8565000
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.