This page reflects VKTX 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 — VKTX
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $32.50 (4.94 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
±$1.21
±3.3%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,674
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
694
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.12
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$37.44
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-10
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-26
$31.50
6/26/2026, 11:35:46 PM
2026-07-02
$35.50
7/2/2026, 11:34:55 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated
$32.50
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2026-07-17
$30.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2026-07-24
$35.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2026-07-31
$34.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2026-08-07
$43.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2026-08-21
$25.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2026-09-18
$30.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2026-10-16
$25.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2026-11-20
$35.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
2027-02-19
$20.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:34 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $32.50.
VKTX pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
19
0
856550
856550
22
300
648350
648650
23
400
579050
579450
24
1600
510150
511750
25
2800
441350
444150
25.5
4900
407150
412050
26
7000
372950
379950
27
11200
304750
315950
28
15800
249750
265550
28.5
18150
229750
247900
29
20500
209850
230350
29.5
23300
191550
214850
30
28050
173250
201300
30.5
34350
158200
192550
31
40700
143150
183850
31.5
48450
129600
178050
32
56300
116050
172350
32.5
69550
102500
172050
33
82950
89550
172500
33.5
103950
77600
181550
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.