Vulcan Materials Company (HoldiClose $303.19EOD only
Max Pain
$300.00
Next expiry Jul 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$14.45
4.8% from close
Price Gap
-3.19
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
4
Low premium
P/C OI
0.47
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — VMC
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $300.00 (3.19 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$300.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$14.45
±4.8%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
726
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
946
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.30
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$303.19
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
$280.00
5/15/2026, 11:44:56 PM
2026-06-18
$280.00
6/18/2026, 11:35:48 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$300.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:35 PM
2026-08-21
$280.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:35 PM
2026-11-20
$290.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:35 PM
2027-02-19
$250.00
7/3/2026, 11:34:35 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $300.00.
VMC pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
220
0
3913000
3913000
230
0
2971000
2971000
240
2000
2030000
2032000
250
5000
1096000
1101000
260
8000
863000
871000
270
13000
631000
644000
280
44000
445000
489000
290
81000
267000
348000
300
154000
128000
282000
310
588000
23000
611000
320
1215000
2000
1217000
330
1872000
1000
1873000
340
2570000
0
2570000
350
3275000
0
3275000
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.