This page reflects VKTX 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 — VKTX
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $29.00 (0.44 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$29.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.13
±3.8%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,306
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,127
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.23
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$29.44
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$31.50
5/8/2026, 11:33:37 PM
2026-05-15
$32.50
5/15/2026, 11:45:24 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$29.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-05-29
$32.50
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-06-05
$31.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-06-12
$31.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-06-18
$32.50
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-06-26
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-07-17
$27.50
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-08-21
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-09-18
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-10-16
$32.50
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2026-11-20
$35.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:35:25 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $29.00.
VKTX pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
1938450
1938450
24
4000
1087650
1091650
25
5000
875050
880050
25.5
5600
773900
779500
26
6250
672750
679000
26.5
8400
572050
580450
27
10650
475550
486200
27.5
53500
392500
446000
28
96350
312950
409300
28.5
143650
246550
390200
29
195450
182600
378050
29.5
251550
134700
386250
30
328800
89000
417800
30.5
415200
53900
469100
31
513150
31750
544900
31.5
638250
17100
655350
32
767900
9000
776900
32.5
920350
5550
925900
33
1080900
2150
1083050
33.5
1258200
1600
1259800
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.