# CRCL Max Pain (Strike Pegger)

> CRCL max pain chart: the strike where option writers' aggregate liability is minimized, daily and by expiration.

Data as of Nov 13, 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.

## CRCL quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 62.20 |
| Change | -1.62 |
| Open | 63.05 |
| Previous | 63.82 |
| High | 63.83 |
| Low | 60.56 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 7,856,364 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | - |
| Yield | - |
| Ex-Div | - |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 76.0% |
| Hist Vol | 89.6% |
| Opt Volume | 78,249 |
| Open Int | 773,678 |

Expiration: Nov 20, 2026.

All expirations: 2026-11-20, 2026-11-27, 2026-12-04, 2026-12-11, 2026-12-18, 2026-12-24, 2026-12-31, 2027-01-15, 2027-02-19, 2027-03-19, 2027-04-16, 2027-06-17, 2027-12-17, 2028-01-21, 2028-06-16, 2028-12-15, 2029-01-19.

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## Daily History — expiration Nov 20, 2026

| Date | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 13, 2026 | 70.00 | 62.20 | 73.04 | 59,681 | 35,596 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 80.00 | 63.82 | 78.56 | 50,449 | 37,561 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 80.00 | 67.12 | 79.31 | 49,242 | 37,272 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 80.00 | 64.98 | 79.70 | 48,763 | 33,831 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 80.00 | 67.56 | 80.57 | 48,130 | 33,787 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 80.00 | 67.88 | 81.07 | 47,517 | 33,875 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 80.00 | 69.48 | 82.03 | 47,967 | 34,501 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 80.00 | 76.12 | 82.14 | 49,435 | 35,152 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 85.00 | 75.22 | 83.53 | 43,591 | 31,133 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 85.00 | 72.08 | 83.71 | 43,138 | 31,106 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 85.00 | 72.54 | 85.86 | 41,242 | 29,687 |

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 70.00, Bias: 73.04** (expiration Nov 20, 2026) — 12.5% above the last price of 62.20; open interest 59.68K calls / 35.60K puts (put/call 0.60).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 13 of 59 strikes: those with open interest within 10% of the last price; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 56.00 | 10 | 154 | 448,811 |
| 57.00 | 9 | 219 | 419,256 |
| 58.00 | 0 | 407 | 389,929 |
| 59.00 | 0 | 292 | 361,009 |
| 60.00 | 290 | 4,555 | 332,381 |
| 61.00 | 8 | 135 | 308,598 |
| 62.00 | 3 | 456 | 284,958 |
| 63.00 | 17 | 249 | 261,777 |
| 64.00 | 20 | 104 | 238,862 |
| 65.00 | 6,169 | 4,108 | 216,071 |
| 66.00 | 279 | 80 | 203,557 |
| 67.00 | 337 | 439 | 191,402 |
| 68.00 | 3,187 | 94 | 180,023 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 20, 2026 | 70.00 | 62.20 | 73.04 | 59,681 | 35,596 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | 70.00 | 62.20 | 73.04 | 59,681 | 35,596 |
| Nov 27, 2026 | 76.00 | 62.20 | 75.68 | 6,500 | 6,283 |
| Dec 4, 2026 | 72.00 | 62.20 | 73.22 | 10,446 | 3,549 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | 80.00 | 62.20 | 81.45 | 74,410 | 59,552 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | 85.00 | 62.20 | 79.26 | 110,996 | 60,606 |
| Mar 20, 2027 | 80.00 | 62.20 | 83.54 | 37,827 | 26,057 |
| Apr 17, 2027 | 80.00 | 62.20 | 81.05 | 10,376 | 13,789 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | 80.00 | 62.20 | 90.59 | 36,782 | 14,512 |
| Jan 22, 2028 | 80.00 | 62.20 | 90.41 | 28,542 | 12,677 |
| Jan 20, 2029 | 80.00 | 62.20 | 87.15 | 2,799 | 1,785 |

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## More for CRCL

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

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