This page reflects VOD 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 — VOD
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $5.00 (11.82 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$5.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.45
±8.6%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
292
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
17
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.06
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$16.82
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$5.00
9/25/2026, 11:32:47 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$5.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:20 PM
2026-10-09Next
$5.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:20 PM
2026-10-16
$15.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:20 PM
2026-10-23
$5.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:20 PM
2026-10-30
$5.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:20 PM
2026-11-20
$17.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:20 PM
2027-01-15
$12.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:20 PM
2027-04-16
$16.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:20 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $5.00.
VOD pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
16500
16500
6
6700
14800
21500
7
14900
13100
28000
8
26300
11400
37700
9
42200
9700
51900
10
61600
8000
69600
11
81100
6500
87600
13
120300
3700
124000
15
159700
900
160600
16
179400
400
179800
17
199500
100
199600
17.5
210350
50
210400
18
222450
0
222450
19
251350
0
251350
27
484950
0
484950
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.