# Strike Pegger for NOW

> Max Pain© chart for NOW: the strike where option writers' aggregate liability is minimized, daily and by expiration.

Data as of Nov 9, 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.

## NOW quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 102.76 |
| Change | +0.79 |
| Open | 101.63 |
| Previous | 101.97 |
| High | 104.52 |
| Low | 101.50 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 12,975,468 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | - |
| Yield | - |
| Ex-Div | - |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 53.7% |
| Hist Vol | 177.4% |
| Opt Volume | 102,536 |
| Open Int | 1,301,373 |

Expiration: Nov 13, 2026.

All expirations: 2026-11-13, 2026-11-20, 2026-11-27, 2026-12-04, 2026-12-11, 2026-12-18, 2026-12-24, 2027-01-15, 2027-02-19, 2027-03-19, 2027-05-21, 2027-06-17, 2027-09-17, 2027-12-17, 2028-01-21, 2028-12-15, 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/NOW.md?expiration=2026-11-13`.

## Daily History — expiration Nov 13, 2026

| Date | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 107.00 | 102.76 | 108.54 | 30,818 | 15,928 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 108.00 | 101.97 | 109.99 | 26,857 | 12,966 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 113.00 | 102.36 | 115.62 | 23,747 | 13,694 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 115.00 | 108.81 | 116.30 | 22,694 | 13,599 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 115.00 | 109.16 | 117.11 | 20,128 | 11,362 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 116.00 | 106.01 | 118.16 | 18,257 | 9,325 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 120.00 | 105.12 | 123.33 | 14,709 | 8,203 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 145.00 | 109.67 | 143.73 | 7,123 | 7,506 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 145.00 | 150.13 | 144.85 | 6,310 | 6,931 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 142.00 | 154.78 | 143.45 | 5,834 | 6,135 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 141.00 | 158.18 | 142.12 | 5,144 | 5,598 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 140.00 | 158.96 | 140.33 | 4,099 | 4,737 |

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 107.00, Bias: 108.54** (expiration Nov 13, 2026) — 4.1% above the last price of 102.76; open interest 30.82K calls / 15.93K puts (put/call 0.52).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 21 of 87 strikes: those with open interest within 10% of the last price; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 93.00 | 1 | 198 | 144,712 |
| 94.00 | 2 | 533 | 132,647 |
| 95.00 | 10 | 1,575 | 121,117 |
| 96.00 | 74 | 223 | 111,172 |
| 97.00 | 2 | 180 | 101,524 |
| 98.00 | 23 | 372 | 92,058 |
| 99.00 | 26 | 305 | 82,987 |
| 100.00 | 327 | 1,224 | 74,247 |
| 101.00 | 142 | 292 | 67,058 |
| 102.00 | 514 | 669 | 60,303 |
| 103.00 | 572 | 398 | 54,731 |
| 104.00 | 710 | 137 | 50,129 |
| 105.00 | 1,091 | 1,401 | 46,374 |
| 106.00 | 357 | 260 | 45,111 |
| 107.00 | 678 | 434 | 44,465 |
| 108.00 | 1,241 | 688 | 44,931 |
| 109.00 | 752 | 458 | 47,326 |
| 110.00 | 2,158 | 507 | 50,931 |
| 111.00 | 758 | 61 | 57,201 |
| 112.00 | 614 | 125 | 64,290 |
| 113.00 | 448 | 141 | 72,118 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 13, 2026 | 107.00 | 102.76 | 108.54 | 30,818 | 15,928 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 115.00 | 102.76 | 119.00 | 111,327 | 71,176 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | 115.00 | 102.76 | 119.00 | 111,327 | 71,176 |
| Nov 27, 2026 | 113.00 | 102.76 | 114.33 | 15,873 | 8,402 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | 120.00 | 102.76 | 116.35 | 118,916 | 102,162 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | 120.00 | 102.76 | 119.25 | 160,465 | 129,256 |
| Feb 20, 2027 | 120.00 | 102.76 | 122.46 | 22,880 | 13,128 |
| Mar 20, 2027 | 120.00 | 102.76 | 118.10 | 35,397 | 42,246 |
| May 22, 2027 | 125.00 | 102.76 | 124.24 | 7,993 | 8,291 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | 115.00 | 102.76 | 115.95 | 73,453 | 67,535 |
| Sep 18, 2027 | 140.00 | 102.76 | 136.81 | 16,856 | 15,429 |
| Jan 22, 2028 | 120.00 | 102.76 | 119.17 | 91,749 | 80,735 |
| Jan 20, 2029 | 105.00 | 102.76 | 111.08 | 9,374 | 7,469 |

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

## More for NOW

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

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