This page reflects VKTX 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 — VKTX
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $32.50 (0.87 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$32.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.66
±5.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
27,064
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
12,241
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.45
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$33.37
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
2026-08-07
$32.00
8/7/2026, 11:37:12 PM
2026-08-14
$33.50
8/14/2026, 11:41:09 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$32.50
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2026-08-28
$34.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2026-09-04
$33.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2026-09-11
$34.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2026-09-18
$32.50
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2026-09-25
$33.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2026-10-02
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2026-10-16
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2026-11-20
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
2027-02-19
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:42:21 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $32.50.
VKTX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
17148650
17148650
17.5
2000
14112150
14114150
20
271750
11101900
11373650
22.5
842000
8142150
8984150
24
1244900
6408450
7653350
25
1513500
5254250
6767750
26
1796900
4540950
6337850
27
2080300
3832150
5912450
27.5
2222000
3481600
5703600
28
2377450
3183050
5560500
28.5
2532900
2884750
5417650
29
2688350
2588250
5276600
30
3001050
2003350
5004400
30.5
3177950
1756200
4934150
31
3355650
1509050
4864700
31.5
3534350
1263600
4797950
32
3713400
1019200
4732600
32.5
3893400
800000
4693400
33
4090000
691450
4781450
33.5
4294350
593000
4887350
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.