This page reflects CHYM 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 — CHYM
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $30.00 (2.75 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$30.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.95
±7.2%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,972
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,527
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.59
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$27.25
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$25.00
8/21/2026, 11:08:00 PM
2026-09-18
$25.00
9/18/2026, 11:08:13 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:15 PM
2026-11-20
$35.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:15 PM
2026-12-18
$22.50
10/2/2026, 11:08:15 PM
2027-01-15
$25.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:15 PM
2027-03-19
$30.00
10/2/2026, 11:08:15 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $30.00.
CHYM pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
17.5
0
3911250
3911250
20
500
3055000
3055500
22.5
1500
2200750
2202250
25
4000
1356500
1360500
27.5
9750
649250
659000
30
78500
273500
352000
32.5
495500
0
495500
35
1016500
0
1016500
37.5
2227000
0
2227000
40
3633750
0
3633750
42.5
5086250
0
5086250
45
6572750
0
6572750
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.