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BMI

Badger Meter, Inc.Close $145.87EOD only
Max Pain
$130.00
Next expiry Jul 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$9.10
6.2% from close
Price Gap
-15.87
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
7
Low premium
P/C OI
0.99
Balanced positioning
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects BMI options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — BMI
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $130.00 (15.87 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$130.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.10
±6.2%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
363
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
122
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.34
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$145.87
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-17
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-15$115.005/15/2026, 11:06:45 PM
2026-06-18$120.006/18/2026, 11:06:17 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated$130.007/3/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-08-21$130.007/3/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-11-20$120.007/3/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2027-02-19$145.007/3/2026, 11:05:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $130.00.
BMI pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
850419000419000
950298000298000
1000245000245000
1050194000194000
1100144500144500
11509800098000
12006300063000
12515004250044000
13040002550029500
135145001650031000
14033000850041500
145183000500183500
1503380000338000
1555055000505500
1658555000855500
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures

Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.

How traders use it

It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.

What can break it

Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.

The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.