This page reflects MEOH options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — MEOH
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $55.00 (2.55 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$55.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.55
±13.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
49,225
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,719
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.03
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$57.55
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$60.00
6/18/2026, 11:23:15 PM
2026-07-17
$55.00
7/17/2026, 11:21:34 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:10 PM
2026-09-18
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:10 PM
2026-10-16
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:10 PM
2026-12-18
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:10 PM
2027-01-15
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $55.00.
MEOH pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
2648500
2648500
40
1000
1799500
1800500
45
2000
1168000
1170000
50
7000
563500
570500
55
106500
26000
132500
60
312500
1500
314000
65
755500
0
755500
70
1353000
0
1353000
75
2496500
0
2496500
80
23959000
0
23959000
85
45544500
0
45544500
90
70157000
0
70157000
95
94769500
0
94769500
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.