This page reflects VRT 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 — VRT
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $250.00 (2.18 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$250.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$13.15
±5.2%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,692
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
10,186
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.52
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$252.18
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
$250.00
9/25/2026, 11:30:28 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$247.50
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2026-10-09Next
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2026-10-16
$255.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2026-10-23
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2026-10-30
$245.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2026-11-06
$240.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2026-11-20
$250.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2026-12-18
$260.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2027-01-15
$190.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2027-03-19
$280.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2027-06-17
$280.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2027-09-17
$280.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $250.00.
VRT pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
145
0
80243250
80243250
150
0
75151750
75151750
165
1500
59877250
59878750
170
2000
54791250
54793250
175
3000
49710750
49713750
180
5000
44630250
44635250
185
9000
39555250
39564250
190
14500
34500250
34514750
195
20500
29452250
29472750
200
27000
24436250
24463250
205
34000
19566750
19600750
210
44000
16167250
16211250
215
58500
12824250
12882750
220
81000
9777750
9858750
222.5
92750
8455750
8548500
225
104500
7164000
7268500
227.5
122750
6141250
6264000
230
141250
5155000
5296250
232.5
165250
4377000
4542250
235
191750
3660750
3852500
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.