# Strike Pegger for KRE

> Max Pain© chart for KRE: the strike where option writers' aggregate liability is minimized, daily and by expiration.

Data as of Nov 9, 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.

## KRE quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 73.45 |
| Change | +1.25 |
| Open | 73.25 |
| Previous | 72.20 |
| High | 74.08 |
| Low | 72.98 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 13,200,256 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | 0.21 |
| Yield | 1.58% |
| Ex-Div | Sep 15, 2017 |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 25.5% |
| Hist Vol | 20.5% |
| Opt Volume | 155,673 |
| Open Int | 2,396,506 |

Expiration: Nov 13, 2026.

All expirations: 2026-11-13, 2026-11-20, 2026-11-27, 2026-12-04, 2026-12-11, 2026-12-18, 2026-12-24, 2026-12-31, 2027-01-15, 2027-03-19, 2027-03-31, 2027-05-21, 2027-06-17, 2027-06-30, 2027-09-17, 2027-09-30, 2027-12-17, 2028-01-21, 2028-12-15, 2029-01-19.

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## Daily History — expiration Nov 13, 2026

| Date | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 73.50 | 73.45 | 73.17 | 9,418 | 94,359 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 74.00 | 72.20 | 73.28 | 9,116 | 90,449 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 74.00 | 72.31 | 73.05 | 15,528 | 86,760 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 73.00 | 74.13 | 72.79 | 4,919 | 83,630 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 73.00 | 72.88 | 72.76 | 2,221 | 77,301 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 73.00 | 73.73 | 72.65 | 1,477 | 76,401 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 73.00 | 72.01 | 72.42 | 1,220 | 5,056 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 73.00 | 72.86 | 72.40 | 1,135 | 9,529 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 73.00 | 72.11 | 72.54 | 1,125 | 4,337 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 73.00 | 72.58 | 72.54 | 1,108 | 4,208 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 73.00 | 72.73 | 72.48 | 1,014 | 3,880 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 73.00 | 72.46 | 71.77 | 929 | 2,346 |

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 73.50, Bias: 73.17** (expiration Nov 13, 2026) — 0.1% above the last price of 73.45; open interest 9.42K calls / 94.36K puts (put/call 10.02).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 25 of 44 strikes: those with open interest within 10% of the last price; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 66.50 | 0 | 1,021 | 232,613 |
| 67.00 | 0 | 178 | 203,971 |
| 67.50 | 91 | 145 | 175,417 |
| 68.00 | 0 | 4,023 | 146,982 |
| 68.50 | 80 | 93 | 120,558 |
| 69.00 | 45 | 4,047 | 94,220 |
| 69.50 | 6 | 568 | 69,929 |
| 70.00 | 45 | 1,442 | 45,924 |
| 70.50 | 44 | 35,573 | 22,663 |
| 71.00 | 5 | 1,793 | 17,211 |
| 71.50 | 106 | 1,496 | 12,657 |
| 72.00 | 91 | 2,357 | 8,905 |
| 72.50 | 435 | 568 | 6,376 |
| 73.00 | 319 | 2,410 | 4,349 |
| 73.50 | 175 | 1,382 | 3,687 |
| 74.00 | 2,425 | 742 | 3,803 |
| 74.50 | 385 | 107 | 5,502 |
| 75.00 | 537 | 125 | 7,448 |
| 75.50 | 407 | 187 | 9,724 |
| 76.00 | 3,284 | 28 | 12,298 |
| 76.50 | 441 | 8 | 16,527 |
| 77.00 | 219 | 19 | 20,981 |
| 78.00 | 233 | 1 | 30,127 |
| 79.00 | 26 | 0 | 39,507 |
| 80.00 | 7 | 0 | 48,913 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 13, 2026 | 73.50 | 73.45 | 73.17 | 9,418 | 94,359 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 72.00 | 73.45 | 71.65 | 193,777 | 433,325 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | 72.00 | 73.45 | 71.65 | 193,777 | 433,325 |
| Nov 27, 2026 | 72.00 | 73.45 | 72.21 | 2,191 | 1,293 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | 72.00 | 73.45 | 69.23 | 80,329 | 314,687 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | 75.00 | 73.45 | 73.57 | 130,501 | 478,224 |
| Mar 20, 2027 | 74.00 | 73.45 | 74.80 | 65,040 | 125,059 |
| May 22, 2027 | 70.00 | 73.45 | 70.80 | 146 | 6,664 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | 70.00 | 73.45 | 71.60 | 29,286 | 118,306 |
| Sep 18, 2027 | 70.00 | 73.45 | 70.98 | 7,140 | 74,722 |
| Jan 22, 2028 | 72.00 | 73.45 | 68.80 | 4,987 | 44,462 |
| Jan 20, 2029 | 69.00 | 73.45 | 66.86 | 202 | 3,345 |

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## More for KRE

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