Citizens Financial Group, Inc.Close $70.76EOD only
Max Pain
$70.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.80
2.5% from close
Price Gap
-0.76
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
16
Low premium
P/C OI
0.43
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 19, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — CFG
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $70.00 (0.76 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.80
±2.5%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,174
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,012
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.28
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$70.76
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$65.00
6/18/2026, 11:03:56 PM
2026-07-17
$65.00
7/17/2026, 11:09:38 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$70.00
8/19/2026, 11:08:55 PM
2026-09-18
$70.00
8/19/2026, 11:08:55 PM
2026-10-16
$65.00
8/19/2026, 11:08:55 PM
2026-11-20
$67.50
8/19/2026, 11:08:55 PM
2027-01-15
$45.00
8/19/2026, 11:08:55 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $70.00.
CFG pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
4855500
4855500
50
0
3855000
3855000
55
1500
2855000
2856500
57.5
2250
2379250
2381500
60
3000
1910500
1913500
62.5
3750
1449500
1453250
65
5500
994500
1000000
67.5
18000
552250
570250
70
76500
131500
208000
72.5
299500
5000
304500
75
621250
0
621250
77.5
2015500
0
2015500
80
3481500
0
3481500
82.5
5273750
0
5273750
85
7066500
0
7066500
90
10652500
0
10652500
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.