This page reflects CHTR 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 — CHTR
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $145.00 (3.35 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$145.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.40
±5.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
23,076
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
14,589
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.63
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$148.35
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
2026-08-07
$140.00
8/7/2026, 11:07:31 PM
2026-08-14
$145.00
8/14/2026, 11:10:17 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$145.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2026-08-28
$137.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2026-09-04
$144.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2026-09-11
$152.50
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2026-09-18
$155.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2026-09-25
$155.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2026-10-02
$160.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2026-10-16
$150.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2026-11-20
$140.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2026-12-18
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2027-01-15
$200.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2027-03-19
$145.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
2027-06-17
$155.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:47 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $145.00.
CHTR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
70
0
89559150
89559150
75
18000
82269150
82287150
80
44000
74988150
75032150
85
75500
67727650
67803150
90
107000
60470150
60577150
95
138500
53291650
53430150
100
170000
46164150
46334150
105
404000
40197650
40601650
110
638000
34311150
34949150
114
831200
29735150
30566350
115
879500
28591250
29470750
116
927900
27485050
28412950
117
976300
26378950
27355250
118
1024700
25273050
26297750
119
1073100
24167150
25240250
120
1121500
23061350
24182850
121
1176500
21992850
23169350
122
1231900
20937250
22169150
123
1287500
19884050
21171550
124
1344200
18844950
20189150
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.