# BEG Max Pain (Strike Pegger)

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

Data as of Nov 13, 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.

## BEG quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 19.87 |
| Change | -2.37 |
| Open | 21.85 |
| Previous | 22.23 |
| High | 23.00 |
| Low | 18.26 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 659,281 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | - |
| Yield | - |
| Ex-Div | - |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 197.7% |
| Hist Vol | 211.7% |
| Opt Volume | 267 |
| Open Int | 7,675 |

Expiration: Nov 20, 2026.

All expirations: 2026-11-20, 2026-12-18, 2027-03-19, 2027-06-17.

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/BEG.md?expiration=2026-11-20`.

## Daily History — expiration Nov 20, 2026

| Date | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 13, 2026 | 36.00 | 19.87 | 36.52 | 1,478 | 2,067 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 36.00 | 22.23 | 36.69 | 1,497 | 2,017 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 38.00 | 24.05 | 37.19 | 1,453 | 2,046 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 38.00 | 19.04 | 37.49 | 1,420 | 2,050 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 39.00 | 20.83 | 37.78 | 1,404 | 2,069 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 40.00 | 16.90 | 38.91 | 1,368 | 2,104 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 40.00 | 15.69 | 39.44 | 1,378 | 1,879 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 40.00 | 23.34 | 38.44 | 1,365 | 1,669 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 38.00 | 26.92 | 38.76 | 1,365 | 1,434 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 38.00 | 22.78 | 38.65 | 1,367 | 1,441 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 35.00 | 24.47 | 35.99 | 1,402 | 1,251 |

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 36.00, Bias: 36.52** (expiration Nov 20, 2026) — 81.2% above the last price of 19.87; open interest 1.48K calls / 2.07K puts (put/call 1.40).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 60 of 77 strikes: those with open interest; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 10.00 | 0 | 1 | 41,961 |
| 11.00 | 0 | 3 | 39,895 |
| 12.00 | 0 | 5 | 37,832 |
| 13.00 | 0 | 26 | 35,774 |
| 14.00 | 3 | 5 | 33,742 |
| 15.00 | 8 | 17 | 31,718 |
| 16.00 | 12 | 175 | 29,719 |
| 17.00 | 7 | 96 | 27,907 |
| 18.00 | 0 | 6 | 26,198 |
| 19.00 | 9 | 39 | 24,495 |
| 20.00 | 16 | 194 | 22,840 |
| 21.00 | 26 | 68 | 21,395 |
| 22.00 | 60 | 75 | 20,044 |
| 23.00 | 32 | 54 | 18,828 |
| 24.00 | 7 | 30 | 17,698 |
| 25.00 | 19 | 71 | 16,605 |
| 26.00 | 24 | 18 | 15,602 |
| 27.00 | 17 | 16 | 14,641 |
| 28.00 | 128 | 12 | 13,713 |
| 29.00 | 13 | 5 | 12,925 |
| 30.00 | 28 | 308 | 12,155 |
| 31.00 | 24 | 59 | 11,721 |
| 32.00 | 17 | 62 | 11,370 |
| 33.00 | 24 | 7 | 11,098 |
| 34.00 | 32 | 2 | 10,857 |
| 35.00 | 60 | 124 | 10,650 |
| 36.00 | 24 | 28 | 10,627 |
| 37.00 | 38 | 4 | 10,656 |
| 38.00 | 35 | 14 | 10,727 |
| 39.00 | 22 | 6 | 10,847 |
| 40.00 | 72 | 51 | 10,995 |
| 41.00 | 46 | 39 | 11,266 |
| 42.00 | 12 | 52 | 11,622 |
| 43.00 | 36 | 28 | 12,042 |
| 44.00 | 24 | 22 | 12,526 |
| 45.00 | 50 | 56 | 13,056 |
| 46.00 | 30 | 61 | 13,692 |
| 47.00 | 23 | 19 | 14,419 |
| 48.00 | 6 | 43 | 15,188 |
| 49.00 | 9 | 22 | 16,006 |
| 50.00 | 83 | 42 | 16,855 |
| 51.00 | 22 | 10 | 17,829 |
| 52.00 | 18 | 59 | 18,835 |
| 53.00 | 6 | 4 | 19,918 |
| 54.00 | 5 | 2 | 21,011 |
| 55.00 | 49 | 15 | 22,111 |
| 56.00 | 37 | 0 | 23,275 |
| 57.00 | 5 | 1 | 24,476 |
| 58.00 | 4 | 1 | 25,683 |
| 59.00 | 2 | 0 | 26,895 |
| 60.00 | 38 | 10 | 28,109 |
| 61.00 | 2 | 0 | 29,371 |
| 62.00 | 4 | 0 | 30,635 |
| 63.00 | 3 | 0 | 31,903 |
| 65.00 | 138 | 0 | 34,445 |
| 67.00 | 1 | 0 | 37,263 |
| 70.00 | 24 | 0 | 41,493 |
| 75.00 | 19 | 0 | 48,663 |
| 80.00 | 5 | 0 | 55,928 |
| 85.00 | 20 | 0 | 63,218 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 20, 2026 | 36.00 | 19.87 | 36.52 | 1,478 | 2,067 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | 36.00 | 19.87 | 36.52 | 1,478 | 2,067 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | 23.00 | 19.87 | 27.49 | 1,612 | 716 |
| Mar 20, 2027 | 30.00 | 19.87 | 33.47 | 712 | 632 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | 20.00 | 19.87 | 22.15 | 357 | 101 |

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

## More for BEG

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