# Strike Pegger for XLF

> Max Pain© chart for XLF: 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.

## XLF quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 57.99 |
| Change | +0.83 |
| Open | 57.73 |
| Previous | 57.16 |
| High | 58.26 |
| Low | 57.26 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 36,175,353 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | 0.10 |
| Yield | 1.66% |
| Ex-Div | Sep 15, 2017 |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 17.5% |
| Hist Vol | 15.0% |
| Opt Volume | 290,430 |
| Open Int | 6,260,641 |

Expiration: Nov 11, 2026. No daily peg history is stored for this expiration; pegs are kept for the expirations listed under By Expiration.

All expirations: 2026-11-11, 2026-11-13, 2026-11-16, 2026-11-18, 2026-11-20, 2026-11-23, 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, 2027-06-17, 2027-06-30, 2027-09-17, 2027-09-30, 2027-12-17, 2028-01-21, 2028-12-15, 2029-01-19.

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/XLF.md?expiration=2026-11-13`.

## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 57.50, Bias: 56.71** (expiration Nov 11, 2026) — 0.8% below the last price of 57.99; open interest 6.20K calls / 13.44K puts (put/call 2.17).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 21 of 52 strikes: those with open interest within 10% of the last price; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 52.50 | 11 | 56 | 29,247 |
| 53.00 | 2 | 829 | 24,970 |
| 53.50 | 2 | 42 | 21,108 |
| 54.00 | 592 | 1,565 | 17,269 |
| 54.50 | 10 | 27 | 14,508 |
| 55.00 | 523 | 1,138 | 11,765 |
| 55.50 | 1 | 365 | 9,853 |
| 56.00 | 181 | 1,122 | 8,124 |
| 56.50 | 5 | 494 | 7,047 |
| 57.00 | 549 | 941 | 6,219 |
| 57.50 | 112 | 862 | 6,136 |
| 58.00 | 1,414 | 576 | 6,540 |
| 58.50 | 213 | 150 | 7,939 |
| 59.00 | 1,757 | 224 | 9,519 |
| 59.50 | 273 | 249 | 12,090 |
| 60.00 | 238 | 3 | 14,922 |
| 60.50 | 116 | 36 | 17,875 |
| 61.00 | 94 | 0 | 20,903 |
| 61.50 | 33 | 0 | 23,979 |
| 62.00 | 7 | 0 | 27,071 |
| 63.00 | 11 | 0 | 33,262 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Nov 13, 2026 | 58.00 | 57.99 | 57.05 | 4,740 | 14,772 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 54.00 | 57.99 | 53.41 | 141,289 | 288,019 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | 56.00 | 57.99 | 55.04 | 431,259 | 752,725 |
| Nov 27, 2026 | 57.50 | 57.99 | 57.38 | 6,976 | 16,436 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | 54.00 | 57.99 | 51.75 | 432,782 | 564,901 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | 55.00 | 57.99 | 53.27 | 574,811 | 839,979 |
| Mar 20, 2027 | 56.00 | 57.99 | 56.18 | 338,009 | 391,667 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | 57.00 | 57.99 | 56.06 | 140,070 | 302,094 |
| Sep 18, 2027 | 57.00 | 57.99 | 56.19 | 42,384 | 82,303 |
| Jan 22, 2028 | 56.00 | 57.99 | 55.47 | 55,444 | 167,057 |
| Jan 20, 2029 | 58.00 | 57.99 | 58.18 | 8,299 | 27,320 |

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

## More for XLF

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

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