This page reflects VIST 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 — VIST
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $70.00 (5.29 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.20
±12.2%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,667
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
9,917
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$75.29
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$70.00
4/17/2026, 11:33:02 PM
2026-05-15
$70.00
5/15/2026, 11:45:06 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$70.00
5/20/2026, 11:40:27 PM
2026-08-21
$55.00
5/20/2026, 11:40:27 PM
2026-09-18
$55.00
5/20/2026, 11:40:27 PM
2026-11-20
$55.00
5/20/2026, 11:40:27 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
5/20/2026, 11:40:27 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
5/20/2026, 11:40:27 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $70.00.
VIST pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
22.5
0
39372500
39372500
25
0
36893500
36893500
30
0
31936000
31936000
35
0
27045000
27045000
40
11000
22406000
22417000
45
31000
17767000
17798000
50
71500
13157500
13229000
55
328000
8646000
8974000
60
896000
4398000
5294000
65
1618500
2219000
3837500
70
3454000
70000
3524000
75
5545000
28000
5573000
80
8031500
7000
8038500
85
10666500
0
10666500
90
13415500
0
13415500
95
16734000
0
16734000
100
20064000
0
20064000
105
23397500
0
23397500
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.