This page reflects VITL 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 — VITL
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $10.00 (2.76 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$10.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.48
±11.6%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,857
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
10,776
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.99
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$12.76
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
$15.00
5/15/2026, 11:44:55 PM
2026-06-18
$10.00
6/18/2026, 11:37:37 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$10.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:14 PM
2026-08-21
$12.50
7/3/2026, 11:34:14 PM
2026-10-16
$10.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:14 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:14 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $10.00.
VITL pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
7855750
7855750
5
1250
5186750
5188000
7.5
8250
2597000
2605250
10
40000
704500
744500
12.5
691500
127250
818750
15
1793500
11250
1804750
17.5
3455500
1250
3456750
20
5319500
500
5320000
22.5
7423000
250
7423250
25
9584250
0
9584250
30
14058250
0
14058250
35
18925250
0
18925250
40
24244250
0
24244250
45
29627750
0
29627750
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.