This page reflects MEOH 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 — MEOH
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $55.00 (9.53 above 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
±$3.55
±7.8%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,244
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,305
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.03
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$45.47
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$55.00
5/15/2026, 11:24:03 PM
2026-06-18
$60.00
6/18/2026, 11:23:15 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:39 PM
2026-08-21
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:39 PM
2026-09-18
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:39 PM
2026-10-16
$45.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:39 PM
2026-12-18
$45.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:39 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:39 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $55.00.
MEOH pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
30
0
5305500
5305500
35
0
4153500
4153500
40
1500
3003000
3004500
45
3500
1900000
1903500
50
8500
926500
935000
55
213500
92500
306000
60
431000
0
431000
65
738000
0
738000
70
1653000
0
1653000
75
2650500
0
2650500
80
3671500
0
3671500
85
4702000
0
4702000
90
5736000
0
5736000
95
6824000
0
6824000
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.