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RITM

Rithm Capital Corp.Close $10.20EOD only
Max Pain
$10.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.30
2.9% from close
Price Gap
-0.20
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
30
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.92
Balanced positioning
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects RITM options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — RITM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $10.00 (0.20 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$10.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.30
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,532
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
17,450
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.83
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$10.20
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-08-21
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-18$9.006/18/2026, 11:30:53 PM
2026-07-17$9.007/17/2026, 11:35:01 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated$10.008/18/2026, 11:33:30 PM
2026-09-18$9.008/18/2026, 11:33:30 PM
2026-11-20$10.008/18/2026, 11:33:30 PM
2026-12-18$10.008/18/2026, 11:33:30 PM
2027-01-15$10.008/18/2026, 11:33:30 PM
2027-02-19$9.008/18/2026, 11:33:30 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $10.00.
RITM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
301022950010229500
410084846008484700
580067397006740500
6180051348005136600
7340035307003534100
8530019327001938000
912400722700735100
101205001600122100
117081001000709100
1214727006001473300
1323939002002394100
14333870003338700
15428350004283500
16522830005228300
17618120006181200
18713430007134300
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.