# MESO Max Pain (Strike Pegger)

> MESO 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.

## MESO quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 13.99 |
| Change | -0.45 |
| Open | 14.25 |
| Previous | 14.44 |
| High | 14.30 |
| Low | 13.85 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 90,246 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | - |
| Yield | - |
| Ex-Div | - |
| Split Date | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Impl Vol | 67.4% |
| Hist Vol | 55.0% |
| Opt Volume | 13 |
| Open Int | 37,251 |

Expiration: Nov 20, 2026.

All expirations: 2026-11-20, 2026-12-18, 2027-01-15, 2027-04-16, 2028-01-21.

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

## Daily History — expiration Nov 20, 2026

| Date | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 10, 2026 | 15.00 | 13.99 | 14.73 | 2,575 | 210 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 15.00 | 14.44 | 14.73 | 2,575 | 210 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 15.00 | 14.27 | 14.73 | 2,575 | 197 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 15.00 | 14.10 | 14.73 | 2,580 | 197 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 15.00 | 14.29 | 14.73 | 2,580 | 197 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 15.00 | 14.77 | 14.73 | 2,579 | 197 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 15.00 | 14.54 | 14.73 | 2,579 | 196 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 15.00 | 15.16 | 14.75 | 2,573 | 196 |

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 15.00, Bias: 14.73** (expiration Nov 20, 2026) — 7.2% above the last price of 13.99; open interest 2.58K calls / 210 puts (put/call 0.08).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 8 of 17 strikes: those with open interest; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 12.00 | 1 | 20 | 546 |
| 13.00 | 33 | 2 | 357 |
| 14.00 | 1 | 41 | 203 |
| 15.00 | 714 | 131 | 91 |
| 16.00 | 26 | 12 | 824 |
| 17.00 | 1,745 | 3 | 1,595 |
| 18.00 | 0 | 1 | 4,114 |
| 20.00 | 55 | 0 | 9,154 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 20, 2026 | 15.00 | 13.99 | 14.73 | 2,575 | 210 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | 15.00 | 13.99 | 14.73 | 2,575 | 210 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | 13.00 | 13.99 | 12.61 | 4,622 | 440 |
| Apr 17, 2027 | 16.00 | 13.99 | 16.53 | 374 | 1,606 |
| Jan 22, 2028 | 5.00 | 13.99 | 5.82 | 26,881 | 187 |

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

## More for MESO

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

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