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CIEN

Ciena CorporationClose $554.76EOD only
Max Pain
$530.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$40.00
7.2% from close
Price Gap
-24.76
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
20
Low premium
P/C OI
0.88
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — CIEN
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $530.00 (24.76 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$530.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$40.00
±7.2%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,865
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,601
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.97
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$554.76
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-05-22
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-08$520.005/8/2026, 11:07:17 PM
2026-05-15$525.005/15/2026, 11:09:36 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated$530.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2026-05-29$515.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2026-06-05$515.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2026-06-12$490.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2026-06-18$330.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2026-06-26$560.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2026-07-17$380.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2026-10-16$460.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2026-12-18$350.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2027-01-15$320.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2027-03-19$310.005/20/2026, 11:10:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $530.00.
CIEN pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
2100193017250193017250
2251500181660750181662250
2302500177875250177877750
2353500174092250174095750
2404500170321750170326250
2506500162817750162824250
2557500159199250159206750
2608500155581250155589750
2659500151963250151972750
27010500148347250148357750
27511500144731750144743250
28012500141117750141130250
29014500133969750133984250
29515500130398750130414250
30016500126831250126847750
31018500119717250119735750
31520000116161750116181750
32021500112608750112630250
32524000109059750109083750
33026500105517250105543750
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.