This page reflects VSCO options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — VSCO
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $50.00 (2.29 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$50.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.70
±20.3%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,014
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,147
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.73
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$47.71
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$40.00
4/17/2026, 11:34:19 PM
2026-05-15
$50.00
5/15/2026, 11:44:15 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$50.00
5/20/2026, 11:38:12 PM
2026-07-17
$49.00
5/20/2026, 11:38:12 PM
2026-09-18
$45.00
5/20/2026, 11:38:12 PM
2026-12-18
$22.00
5/20/2026, 11:38:12 PM
2027-01-15
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:38:12 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $50.00.
VSCO pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
12541400
12541400
22
1200
11542800
11544000
23
1900
11043500
11045400
24
3300
10544200
10547500
25
4700
10050100
10054800
26
6300
9587300
9593600
27
7900
9125700
9133600
28
9500
8669500
8679000
29
11100
8215800
8226900
30
12800
7767900
7780700
31
16600
7352200
7368800
32
21000
6938100
6959100
33
25500
6527000
6552500
34
30100
6120800
6150900
35
35200
5720700
5755900
36
41800
5332500
5374300
37
49100
4946300
4995400
38
56400
4561400
4617800
39
64600
4187900
4252500
40
74200
3854500
3928700
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.