Vanguard Total Stock Market ETFClose $379.04EOD only
Max Pain
$365.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.45
0.9% from close
Price Gap
-14.04
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
20
Low premium
P/C OI
0.72
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — VTI
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $365.00 (14.04 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$365.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.45
±0.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,095
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,495
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.61
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$379.04
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
$350.00
6/18/2026, 11:36:18 PM
2026-07-17
$360.00
7/17/2026, 11:39:48 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$365.00
8/18/2026, 11:44:23 PM
2026-09-18
$340.00
8/18/2026, 11:44:23 PM
2026-12-18
$360.00
8/18/2026, 11:44:23 PM
2027-01-15
$305.00
8/18/2026, 11:44:23 PM
2027-03-19
$370.00
8/18/2026, 11:44:23 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $365.00.
VTI pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
300
0
12546000
12546000
305
14000
11353000
11367000
310
89500
10174500
10264000
315
167500
9022000
9189500
320
246500
7898500
8145000
325
327500
6839000
7166500
330
417500
5843000
6260500
335
510500
4906500
5417000
340
606000
4011000
4617000
345
709500
3180000
3889500
350
818000
2383000
3201000
355
992000
1695500
2687500
360
1201000
1133500
2334500
365
1434000
701500
2135500
370
1789500
394000
2183500
375
2486000
149000
2635000
380
3476000
19000
3495000
385
4819000
3000
4822000
390
6436000
0
6436000
395
8340000
0
8340000
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.