This page reflects VRSN options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — VRSN
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $300.00 (7.74 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$300.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$11.95
±4.1%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,996
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
310
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.04
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$292.26
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
$280.00
8/21/2026, 11:36:37 PM
2026-09-18
$280.00
9/18/2026, 11:36:49 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$300.00
10/5/2026, 11:35:33 PM
2026-11-20
$260.00
10/5/2026, 11:35:33 PM
2026-12-18
$260.00
10/5/2026, 11:35:33 PM
2027-01-15
$240.00
10/5/2026, 11:35:33 PM
2027-03-19
$220.00
10/5/2026, 11:35:33 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $300.00.
VRSN pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
185
0
2705500
2705500
190
0
2556000
2556000
195
0
2407000
2407000
200
500
2258000
2258500
210
1500
1960000
1961500
220
2500
1662000
1664500
230
3500
1367000
1370500
240
4500
1078000
1082500
250
5500
789000
794500
260
17500
510000
527500
270
29500
297000
326500
280
43500
97000
140500
290
61500
43000
104500
300
87500
9000
96500
310
1937500
0
1937500
320
5635500
0
5635500
330
9641500
0
9641500
340
15810500
0
15810500
350
22805500
0
22805500
360
29801500
0
29801500
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.