This page reflects VRSN options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — VRSN
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $280.00 (3.26 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$280.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.15
±3.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,385
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,335
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.98
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$276.74
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
$260.00
6/18/2026, 11:38:11 PM
2026-07-17
$250.00
7/17/2026, 11:37:04 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$280.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:37 PM
2026-09-18
$280.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:37 PM
2026-10-16
$290.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:37 PM
2026-11-20
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:37 PM
2026-12-18
$270.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:37 PM
2027-01-15
$280.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:37 PM
2027-03-19
$250.00
8/18/2026, 11:43:37 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $280.00.
VRSN pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
130
0
30822000
30822000
135
0
29655500
29655500
140
0
28489000
28489000
145
0
27323000
27323000
150
0
26157000
26157000
155
0
24991000
24991000
160
0
23825000
23825000
165
500
22659000
22659500
170
1000
21496500
21497500
175
1500
20334000
20335500
180
2000
19175500
19177500
185
2500
18017000
18019500
190
3000
16868500
16871500
195
3500
15720000
15723500
200
4000
14587000
14591000
210
5000
12356000
12361000
220
6000
10147000
10153000
230
8000
8076000
8084000
240
14000
6091000
6105000
250
35000
4223000
4258000
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.