This page reflects VIST 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 — VIST
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $75.00 (10.75 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$75.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.35
±6.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,711
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,895
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.69
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$64.25
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$55.00
8/21/2026, 11:36:39 PM
2026-09-18
$70.00
9/18/2026, 11:33:24 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:13 PM
2026-11-20
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:13 PM
2026-12-18
$70.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:13 PM
2027-01-15
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:13 PM
2027-03-19
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:13 PM
2027-06-17
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:13 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $75.00.
VIST pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
10614500
10614500
50
0
6350000
6350000
55
5000
4931000
4936000
60
13000
3525000
3538000
65
25500
2177500
2203000
70
59000
1052000
1111000
75
204500
0
204500
80
622500
0
622500
85
1223000
0
1223000
90
1968500
0
1968500
95
2803500
0
2803500
105
4499500
0
4499500
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.