# CURI Max Pain (Strike Pegger)

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

Data as of Nov 12, 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.

## CURI quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 2.86 |
| Change | +0.49 |
| Open | 2.74 |
| Previous | 2.37 |
| High | 3.07 |
| Low | 2.57 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 6,157,160 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | 0.09 |
| Yield | 12.55% |
| Ex-Div | Dec 7, 2026 (estimated, not declared yet) |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 80.3% |
| Hist Vol | 77.6% |
| Opt Volume | 1,293 |
| Open Int | 8,998 |

Expiration: Nov 20, 2026. No daily peg history is stored for this expiration; pegs are kept for the expirations listed under By Expiration.

All expirations: 2026-11-20, 2026-12-18, 2027-02-19, 2027-05-21.

Change the view with query parameters: `expiration` (YYYY-MM-DD, the daily history and the by-strike profile), `date` (an earlier session). Example: `/quotes/strike-pegger/CURI.md?expiration=2027-02-20`.

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 2.50, Bias: 0.00** (expiration Nov 20, 2026) — 12.6% below the last price of 2.86; open interest 5.99K calls / 1.46K puts (put/call 0.24).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Every strike is listed.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2.50 | 1,048 | 1,459 | 0 |
| 5.00 | 4,868 | 0 | 2,620 |
| 7.50 | 73 | 0 | 17,410 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Feb 20, 2027 | 2.50 | 2.86 | 2.74 | 1,057 | 144 |
| May 22, 2027 | 2.50 | 2.86 | 2.71 | 146 | 102 |

Max Pain© is a registered trademark. The peg is computed from open interest in the day's option snapshot.

## More for CURI

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

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