This page reflects CHTR options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — CHTR
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-09 shows max pain at $122.00 (12.71 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$122.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.65
±3.3%
Days to Expiry
7
Calendar days
Total Call OI
826
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,329
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.61
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$109.29
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-10-09
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-25
$122.00
9/25/2026, 11:07:39 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$115.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2026-10-09Next
$122.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2026-10-16
$130.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2026-10-23
$137.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2026-10-30
$132.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2026-11-06
$121.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2026-11-20
$135.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2026-12-18
$145.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2027-01-15
$180.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2027-03-19
$130.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2027-06-17
$130.00
10/2/2026, 11:03:55 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-09 at max pain $122.00.
CHTR pain by strike for 2026-10-09 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
85
0
3759300
3759300
90
0
3095300
3095300
95
4000
2431300
2435300
100
8000
1779300
1787300
105
12000
1142300
1154300
107
13600
947100
960700
108
14400
850300
864700
110
16000
660500
676500
111
16800
593300
610100
112
17600
534100
551700
113
19300
474900
494200
114
21000
418700
439700
115
22700
363300
386000
116
24400
327800
352200
117
28900
292800
321700
118
37500
260000
297500
119
46100
229200
275300
120
54700
198700
253400
121
73500
176000
249500
122
93500
153400
246900
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.