This page reflects VIR 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 — VIR
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $9.00 (0.12 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$9.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.43
±16.1%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
653
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,005
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.54
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$8.88
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
$7.50
4/17/2026, 11:34:22 PM
2026-05-15
$10.00
5/15/2026, 11:46:22 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$9.00
5/20/2026, 11:38:25 PM
2026-07-17
$10.00
5/20/2026, 11:38:25 PM
2026-10-16
$6.00
5/20/2026, 11:38:25 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $9.00.
VIR pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
3
0
502300
502300
4
0
401900
401900
7
0
101300
101300
8
700
1100
1800
9
1400
300
1700
10
42600
0
42600
11
89900
0
89900
12
139300
0
139300
13
195700
0
195700
14
259300
0
259300
16
389500
0
389500
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.