# ACT Max Pain (Strike Pegger)

> ACT max pain chart: the strike where option writers' aggregate liability is minimized, daily and by expiration.

Data as of Nov 10, 2026 (end of day).

Max Pain© analysis: the peg is the strike where call and put writers' aggregate liability is minimized; the target price (bias) is where call and put liability converge.

## ACT quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 46.20 |
| Change | -0.51 |
| Open | 46.76 |
| Previous | 46.71 |
| High | 47.11 |
| Low | 46.11 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 415,074 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | 0.24 |
| Yield | 2.28% |
| Ex-Div | Nov 27, 2026 |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 0.0% |
| Hist Vol | 22.7% |
| Opt Volume | 0 |
| Open Int | 625 |

Expiration: Nov 20, 2026. No daily peg history is stored for this expiration; pegs are kept for the expirations listed under By Expiration.

All expirations: 2026-11-20, 2026-12-18, 2027-01-15, 2027-04-16.

Change the view with query parameters: `expiration` (YYYY-MM-DD, the daily history and the by-strike profile), `date` (an earlier session). Example: `/quotes/strike-pegger/ACT.md?expiration=2027-01-16`.

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 40.00, Bias: 0.00** (expiration Nov 20, 2026) — 13.4% below the last price of 46.20; open interest 451 calls / 1 puts (put/call 0.00).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 4 of 11 strikes: those with open interest; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 25.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45.00 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 50.00 | 449 | 0 | 15 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Jan 16, 2027 | 50.00 | 46.20 | 45.29 | 49 | 17 |

Max Pain© is a registered trademark. The peg is computed from open interest in the day's option snapshot.

## More for ACT

- [Quote](https://www.optionistics.com/quotes/stock-quotes/ACT.md)
- [Option chain](https://www.optionistics.com/quotes/stock-option-chains/ACT.md)
- [Price history](https://www.optionistics.com/quotes/stock-prices/ACT.md)
- [10 day snapshot](https://www.optionistics.com/snapshot.md?symbol=ACT)
- [Strike Pegger (max pain)](https://www.optionistics.com/quotes/strike-pegger/ACT.md)
- [Volatility skew](https://www.optionistics.com/screener/volatility-skew/ACT.md)
- [Put/call ratio](https://www.optionistics.com/screener/put-call-ratio/ACT.md)
- [Trade finder](https://www.optionistics.com/screener/stock-trade-finder/ACT.md)

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