This page reflects VIST options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — VIST
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $55.00 (14.74 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$55.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.12
±4.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,288
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,575
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$69.74
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$65.00
6/18/2026, 11:32:45 PM
2026-07-17
$65.00
7/17/2026, 11:37:13 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:05 PM
2026-09-18
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:05 PM
2026-11-20
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:05 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:05 PM
2027-01-15
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:05 PM
2027-03-19
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $55.00.
VIST pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
9852000
9852000
22.5
1250
8958750
8960000
25
3000
8084500
8087500
30
7500
6341500
6349000
35
19000
4869000
4888000
40
52500
3605000
3657500
45
127000
2511000
2638000
50
227000
1417000
1644000
55
467500
566500
1034000
60
1300000
193500
1493500
65
2198000
58500
2256500
70
3238000
16000
3254000
75
5323000
5000
5328000
80
7915000
2500
7917500
85
11203000
0
11203000
90
14783500
0
14783500
95
18397000
0
18397000
100
22022500
0
22022500
105
25659500
0
25659500
110
29300500
0
29300500
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.