This page reflects VLTO options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — VLTO
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $90.00 (4.68 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$90.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.30
±3.5%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,722
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
169
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.10
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$94.68
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$95.00
8/21/2026, 11:32:29 PM
2026-09-18
$100.00
9/18/2026, 11:36:07 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$90.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:49 PM
2026-11-20
$95.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:49 PM
2027-01-15
$80.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:49 PM
2027-04-16
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $90.00.
VLTO pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
70
0
315000
315000
75
1000
231500
232500
80
3000
158500
161500
85
17500
88000
105500
90
34500
19500
54000
95
504500
8000
512500
100
993000
0
993000
105
1796500
0
1796500
110
2629500
0
2629500
125
5212500
0
5212500
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.