This page reflects VIK options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — VIK
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $100.00 (0.69 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$100.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.10
±6.1%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,914
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,012
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
3.14
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$100.69
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$80.00
5/15/2026, 11:40:46 PM
2026-06-18
$80.00
6/18/2026, 11:37:36 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$100.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:31 PM
2026-08-21
$80.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:31 PM
2026-11-20
$90.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:31 PM
2027-01-15
$70.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:31 PM
2027-02-19
$60.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $100.00.
VIK pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
33941500
33941500
50
0
27931500
27931500
55
1000
24926500
24927500
60
2000
21923000
21925000
65
3000
18919500
18922500
70
4000
15924000
15928000
75
5000
12941500
12946500
80
8500
9974000
9982500
85
18500
7135500
7154000
90
58500
4613000
4671500
95
209000
2257500
2466500
100
502500
10500
513000
105
963500
500
964000
110
1649000
0
1649000
115
2598000
0
2598000
120
3553000
0
3553000
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.