Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRCA) Open Interest

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRCA) has 310 call contracts and 118 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.38. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where VRCA positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Oct 9, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$4.19
52-week range
$3.32 – $9.08
ATM IV (30d)
1,257.1%
IV rank
100 / 100
High
Expected move
±$7.29 (±174.1%)
Put/call OI
0.38
Call-heavy
Max pain
$5
↑ 19.5% above close
Next earnings
Nov 8, 2026

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VRCA Open Interest by Strike

071142213SpotMax painCall wallPut wall456

VRCA open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest310
Total put open interest118
Put/call OI ratio0.38
Call wall (largest call OI)$6
Put wall (largest put OI)$5

VRCA Open Interest Trend

085.3170.5255.8341Call OIPut OISep '26Sep '26Oct '26

VRCA total call vs. put open interest, past year.

0.000.470.931.401.86Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

VRCA put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.38 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 310 call contracts and 118 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 0.00 in Sep '26 to 0.38 today.

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VRCA Options FAQ

What is VRCA's put/call ratio?

VRCA's put/call open interest ratio is 0.38 as of Oct 9, 2026, with 118 put contracts and 310 call contracts outstanding.

Which VRCA strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Oct 9, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $6 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $5 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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