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MUSA

Murphy USA Inc.Close $555.64EOD only
Max Pain
$580.00
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$23.10
4.2% from close
Price Gap
+24.36
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
15
Low premium
P/C OI
0.50
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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

Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — MUSA
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $580.00 (24.36 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$580.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$23.10
±4.2%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
63
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
260
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
4.13
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$555.64
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-06-18
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-04-17$480.004/17/2026, 11:21:38 PM
2026-05-15$520.005/15/2026, 11:25:37 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated$580.005/20/2026, 11:24:20 PM
2026-07-17$460.005/20/2026, 11:24:20 PM
2026-10-16$450.005/20/2026, 11:24:20 PM
2026-12-18$500.005/20/2026, 11:24:20 PM
2027-01-15$610.005/20/2026, 11:24:20 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $580.00.
MUSA pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
400024600002460000
450011650001165000
4600917000917000
4700799000799000
4800688000688000
4900578000578000
5000469000469000
5102000363000365000
5204000259000263000
5307000155000162000
540110006400075000
550170005200069000
560230004200065000
580390002200061000
590510001200063000
60065000500070000
6101210004000125000
6201800003000183000
6503690000369000
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.