Vanguard Total Stock Market ETFClose $377.99EOD only
Max Pain
$375.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.77
1.8% from close
Price Gap
-2.99
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
5
Low premium
P/C OI
0.58
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — VTI
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $375.00 (2.99 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$375.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.77
±1.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,295
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,278
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.31
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$377.99
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$365.00
8/21/2026, 11:37:05 PM
2026-09-18
$350.00
9/18/2026, 11:36:28 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$375.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:10 PM
2026-11-20
$370.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:10 PM
2026-12-18
$355.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:10 PM
2027-01-15
$325.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:10 PM
2027-03-19
$350.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $375.00.
VTI pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
310
0
12296500
12296500
315
7000
11184500
11191500
320
14500
10077000
10091500
325
22000
8972500
8994500
330
29500
7885500
7915000
335
41000
6812000
6853000
340
63000
5757500
5820500
345
86500
4726500
4813000
350
113500
3726000
3839500
355
144000
2787000
2931000
360
179500
1890500
2070000
365
228500
1118500
1347000
370
302500
486500
789000
375
398000
114000
512000
380
677500
17500
695000
385
1117500
7500
1125000
390
3956000
5000
3961000
395
7183500
2500
7186000
400
10597000
0
10597000
405
14233000
0
14233000
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.