This page reflects VRSN 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 — VRSN
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $250.00 (6.43 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$250.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$13.30
±5.2%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,684
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,191
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.15
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$256.43
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
$270.00
5/15/2026, 11:43:54 PM
2026-06-18
$260.00
6/18/2026, 11:38:11 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$250.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:14 PM
2026-08-21
$260.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:14 PM
2026-09-18
$270.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:14 PM
2026-11-20
$220.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:14 PM
2026-12-18
$270.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:14 PM
2027-01-15
$280.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:14 PM
2027-03-19
$280.00
7/3/2026, 11:32:14 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $250.00.
VRSN pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
200
0
4823000
4823000
210
0
3649000
3649000
220
0
2503000
2503000
230
36000
1473000
1509000
240
75000
966000
1041000
250
114000
656000
770000
260
408000
459000
867000
270
1925000
288000
2213000
280
6279000
124000
6403000
290
11150000
0
11150000
300
17367000
0
17367000
310
23609000
0
23609000
320
31219000
0
31219000
330
38848000
0
38848000
340
46510000
0
46510000
350
54178000
0
54178000
360
61848000
0
61848000
370
69522000
0
69522000
380
77200000
0
77200000
390
84879000
0
84879000
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.