This page reflects VSEC 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 — VSEC
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $160.00 (7.28 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$160.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.20
±3.1%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
377
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
63
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.17
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$167.28
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$210.00
8/21/2026, 11:36:58 PM
2026-09-18
$185.00
9/18/2026, 11:36:16 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$160.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:59 PM
2026-11-20
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:59 PM
2027-01-15
$185.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:59 PM
2027-04-16
$155.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:59 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $160.00.
VSEC pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
90
0
387500
387500
95
0
358500
358500
105
2000
302500
304500
110
3000
274500
277500
115
4000
246500
250500
120
5000
218500
223500
125
6000
190500
196500
130
7000
164000
171000
135
8500
138500
147000
140
10500
114000
124500
150
27500
77000
104500
155
36000
60500
96500
160
44500
46500
91000
165
64000
33000
97000
170
83500
20000
103500
175
103500
10000
113500
180
123500
3500
127000
185
158500
1500
160000
190
195500
0
195500
195
232500
0
232500
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.