This page reflects VVV options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — VVV
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $35.00 (4.08 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$35.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.40
±6.1%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
836
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
693
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.83
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$39.08
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$20.00
5/15/2026, 11:42:01 PM
2026-06-18
$35.00
6/18/2026, 11:39:35 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$35.00
7/3/2026, 11:28:55 PM
2026-10-16
$20.00
7/3/2026, 11:28:55 PM
2027-01-15
$22.50
7/3/2026, 11:28:55 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $35.00.
VVV pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
1117000
1117000
17.5
0
943750
943750
20
500
772000
772500
22.5
1000
605000
606000
25
1750
440000
441750
30
11250
113000
124250
35
40750
13500
54250
40
206750
3000
209750
45
457250
1500
458750
50
855750
1000
856750
55
1272250
500
1272750
60
1690250
0
1690250
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.