This page reflects CHTR options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — CHTR
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $155.00 (10.39 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$155.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.68
±3.9%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,020
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,532
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.88
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$144.61
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$167.50
5/8/2026, 11:08:52 PM
2026-05-15
$155.00
5/15/2026, 11:08:50 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$155.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-05-29
$165.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-06-05
$180.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-06-12
$145.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-06-18
$190.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-06-26
$140.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-07-17
$160.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-08-21
$175.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-09-18
$200.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-10-16
$160.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-11-20
$150.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2026-12-18
$210.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2027-01-15
$220.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
2027-03-19
$155.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:12 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $155.00.
CHTR pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
80
0
23489550
23489550
100
0
16441550
16441550
105
0
14682550
14682550
110
0
12933550
12933550
115
0
11190550
11190550
120
0
9454550
9454550
125
0
7722550
7722550
127
0
7047350
7047350
128
0
6709850
6709850
130
0
6110250
6110250
131
800
5821450
5822250
132
1600
5532850
5534450
133
2400
5244650
5247050
134
3300
4956750
4960050
135
4200
4671450
4675650
136
5500
4393750
4399250
137
6800
4117550
4124350
138
8500
3841850
3850350
139
10300
3567250
3577550
140
13500
3294450
3307950
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.