Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporClose $504.73EOD only
Max Pain
$525.00
Next expiry Oct 9, 2026
Expected Move
±$15.50
3.1% from close
Price Gap
+20.27
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
21
Low premium
P/C OI
0.85
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — VRTX
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $525.00 (20.27 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$525.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$15.50
±3.1%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
581
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
858
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.48
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$504.73
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$520.00
9/25/2026, 11:33:53 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$520.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2026-10-09Next
$525.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2026-10-16
$515.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2026-10-23
$520.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2026-10-30
$520.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2026-11-06
$520.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2026-11-20
$510.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2026-12-18
$470.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2027-01-15
$490.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2027-03-19
$520.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2027-04-16
$530.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2027-06-17
$480.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
2027-09-17
$520.00
10/2/2026, 11:34:24 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $525.00.
VRTX pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
450
0
4002500
4002500
455
0
3574000
3574000
460
0
3168500
3168500
470
0
2523500
2523500
480
1000
1879500
1880500
485
1500
1565500
1567000
487.5
2000
1442750
1444750
490
2500
1322000
1324500
495
4500
1087000
1091500
497.5
5750
970500
976250
500
7000
861500
868500
505
9500
653000
662500
510
13500
449500
463000
512.5
16500
354750
371250
515
19500
261500
281000
520
25500
110500
136000
522.5
49250
65250
114500
525
73000
20000
93000
527.5
97500
11500
109000
530
126500
4000
130500
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.