This page reflects VOO 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 — VOO
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $705.00 (2.54 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$705.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.88
±1.1%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,836
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,827
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.00
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$707.54
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$710.00
9/25/2026, 11:29:57 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$700.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2026-10-09Next
$705.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2026-10-16
$700.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2026-10-23
$700.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2026-10-30
$697.50
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2026-11-06
$710.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2026-11-20
$675.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2026-12-18
$675.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2027-01-15
$590.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2027-04-16
$675.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
2027-06-17
$660.00
10/2/2026, 11:29:50 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $705.00.
VOO pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
570
0
21878000
21878000
590
0
18232000
18232000
600
2000
16409000
16411000
605
3000
15498500
15501500
610
4000
14591000
14595000
615
5000
13692000
13697000
620
6000
12795500
12801500
625
7000
11900500
11907500
630
8000
11007000
11015000
635
9000
10115000
10124000
640
10000
9229000
9239000
645
11000
8352500
8363500
650
12000
7483000
7495000
655
13000
6631000
6644000
660
14000
5781000
5795000
665
15000
4938500
4953500
667.5
15500
4523250
4538750
670
16000
4108500
4124500
672.5
16500
3699500
3716000
675
17000
3303750
3320750
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.