# BEX Max Pain (Strike Pegger)

> BEX 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.

## BEX quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 14.58 |
| Change | -1.60 |
| Open | 16.05 |
| Previous | 16.18 |
| High | 16.72 |
| Low | 13.30 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 4,238,882 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | - |
| Yield | - |
| Ex-Div | - |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 185.8% |
| Hist Vol | 218.7% |
| Opt Volume | 1,096 |
| Open Int | 32,832 |

Expiration: Nov 20, 2026.

All expirations: 2026-11-20, 2026-12-18, 2027-03-19, 2027-06-17, 2029-01-19.

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/BEX.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 | 20.00 | 14.58 | 21.48 | 9,656 | 6,482 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 20.00 | 16.18 | 21.48 | 9,716 | 6,418 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 20.00 | 17.44 | 21.44 | 9,657 | 6,346 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 20.00 | 13.88 | 21.47 | 9,619 | 6,290 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 20.00 | 15.19 | 21.76 | 9,347 | 6,519 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 25.00 | 12.21 | 24.23 | 7,856 | 6,546 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 25.00 | 11.54 | 25.22 | 7,623 | 6,583 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 26.00 | 17.07 | 25.90 | 7,443 | 6,812 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 26.00 | 19.57 | 25.99 | 7,222 | 6,983 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 26.00 | 16.56 | 26.07 | 6,925 | 6,954 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 27.00 | 17.83 | 26.20 | 6,851 | 5,963 |

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 20.00, Bias: 21.48** (expiration Nov 20, 2026) — 37.2% above the last price of 14.58; open interest 9.66K calls / 6.48K puts (put/call 0.67).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 55 of 60 strikes: those with open interest; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 6.00 | 0 | 3 | 100,052 |
| 7.00 | 0 | 11 | 93,573 |
| 8.00 | 3 | 23 | 87,105 |
| 9.00 | 1 | 11 | 80,663 |
| 10.00 | 8 | 94 | 74,233 |
| 11.00 | 26 | 240 | 67,905 |
| 12.00 | 53 | 75 | 61,843 |
| 13.00 | 19 | 65 | 55,909 |
| 14.00 | 1,374 | 241 | 50,059 |
| 15.00 | 147 | 439 | 45,824 |
| 16.00 | 451 | 322 | 42,175 |
| 17.00 | 312 | 323 | 39,299 |
| 18.00 | 348 | 1,239 | 37,058 |
| 19.00 | 163 | 118 | 36,404 |
| 20.00 | 329 | 451 | 36,031 |
| 21.00 | 193 | 61 | 36,438 |
| 22.00 | 239 | 208 | 37,099 |
| 23.00 | 240 | 192 | 38,207 |
| 24.00 | 217 | 172 | 39,747 |
| 25.00 | 323 | 292 | 41,676 |
| 26.00 | 362 | 189 | 44,220 |
| 27.00 | 297 | 120 | 47,315 |
| 28.00 | 131 | 381 | 50,827 |
| 29.00 | 110 | 50 | 54,851 |
| 30.00 | 755 | 666 | 59,035 |
| 31.00 | 93 | 46 | 64,640 |
| 32.00 | 130 | 90 | 70,384 |
| 33.00 | 209 | 65 | 76,348 |
| 34.00 | 230 | 76 | 82,586 |
| 35.00 | 151 | 113 | 89,130 |
| 36.00 | 102 | 30 | 95,938 |
| 37.00 | 46 | 7 | 102,878 |
| 38.00 | 1,351 | 8 | 109,871 |
| 39.00 | 15 | 4 | 118,223 |
| 40.00 | 187 | 47 | 126,594 |
| 41.00 | 62 | 2 | 135,199 |
| 42.00 | 111 | 0 | 143,868 |
| 43.00 | 38 | 1 | 152,648 |
| 44.00 | 487 | 2 | 161,467 |
| 45.00 | 121 | 2 | 170,775 |
| 46.00 | 41 | 0 | 180,206 |
| 47.00 | 4 | 0 | 189,678 |
| 48.00 | 22 | 0 | 199,154 |
| 49.00 | 8 | 0 | 208,652 |
| 50.00 | 26 | 3 | 218,158 |
| 51.00 | 2 | 0 | 227,693 |
| 52.00 | 5 | 0 | 237,230 |
| 53.00 | 1 | 0 | 246,772 |
| 54.00 | 7 | 0 | 256,315 |
| 55.00 | 8 | 0 | 265,865 |
| 56.00 | 8 | 0 | 275,423 |
| 57.00 | 1 | 0 | 284,989 |
| 58.00 | 15 | 0 | 294,556 |
| 59.00 | 5 | 0 | 304,138 |
| 60.00 | 69 | 0 | 313,725 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 20, 2026 | 20.00 | 14.58 | 21.48 | 9,656 | 6,482 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | 20.00 | 14.58 | 21.48 | 9,656 | 6,482 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | 23.00 | 14.58 | 24.87 | 5,197 | 3,957 |
| Mar 20, 2027 | 30.00 | 14.58 | 25.88 | 2,008 | 2,603 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | 22.00 | 14.58 | 21.01 | 538 | 426 |
| Jan 20, 2029 | 22.00 | 14.58 | 26.83 | 1,047 | 918 |

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