This page reflects VIPS 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 — VIPS
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $14.00 (0.74 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$14.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.93
±7.0%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,051
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
722
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.69
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$13.26
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
$17.00
5/15/2026, 11:40:43 PM
2026-06-18
$15.00
6/18/2026, 11:34:33 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$14.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:35 PM
2026-08-21
$16.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:35 PM
2026-11-20
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:35 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:35 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $14.00.
VIPS pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
7
0
495900
495900
8
300
423700
424000
9
800
351500
352300
10
1400
279300
280700
12
2800
134900
137700
13
3500
64100
67600
14
4200
3300
7500
15
95400
400
95800
16
198400
200
198600
17
302400
100
302500
18
407500
0
407500
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.