This page reflects VSAT options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — VSAT
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $70.00 (6.07 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.72
±6.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
25,630
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,177
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.28
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$76.07
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$55.00
6/18/2026, 11:37:45 PM
2026-07-17
$70.00
7/17/2026, 11:39:24 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:52 PM
2026-09-18
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:52 PM
2026-12-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:52 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:52 PM
2027-03-19
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:52 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $70.00.
VSAT pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
14925000
14925000
45
1000
11341000
11342000
50
3000
7860500
7863500
55
12000
5474500
5486500
60
534000
3239500
3773500
65
1074500
2095500
3170000
70
1633500
1199000
2832500
75
2348500
739500
3088000
80
3214000
369000
3583000
85
4381000
210000
4591000
90
6061000
120000
6181000
95
8297000
52500
8349500
100
19585000
1000
19586000
105
31531000
500
31531500
110
43609000
0
43609000
115
55755500
0
55755500
120
67985000
0
67985000
125
80258000
0
80258000
130
92539500
0
92539500
135
104833000
0
104833000
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.