This page reflects VRSN options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — VRSN
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $260.00 (43.00 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$260.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$20.90
±6.9%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,146
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
758
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.24
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$303.00
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$240.00
4/17/2026, 11:29:29 PM
2026-05-15
$270.00
5/15/2026, 11:43:54 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$260.00
5/20/2026, 11:39:19 PM
2026-07-17
$260.00
5/20/2026, 11:39:19 PM
2026-08-21
$270.00
5/20/2026, 11:39:19 PM
2026-09-18
$250.00
5/20/2026, 11:39:19 PM
2026-11-20
$220.00
5/20/2026, 11:39:19 PM
2026-12-18
$270.00
5/20/2026, 11:39:19 PM
2027-01-15
$260.00
5/20/2026, 11:39:19 PM
2027-03-19
$280.00
5/20/2026, 11:39:19 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $260.00.
VRSN pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
135
0
8882500
8882500
140
0
8503500
8503500
150
1000
7745500
7746500
155
2000
7381000
7383000
160
3000
7017000
7020000
165
4000
6653500
6657500
170
5000
6294000
6299000
175
6000
5934500
5940500
180
7000
5575000
5582000
185
8000
5215500
5223500
190
10500
4858000
4868500
195
13000
4503500
4516500
200
15500
4149000
4164500
210
22500
3457000
3479500
220
29500
2766000
2795500
230
42500
2082000
2124500
240
65500
1494000
1559500
250
97500
1003000
1100500
260
323500
600000
923500
270
832500
368000
1200500
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.