Chimera Investment CorporationClose $11.73EOD only
Max Pain
$12.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.30
2.6% from close
Price Gap
+0.27
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
18
Low premium
P/C OI
0.50
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — CIM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $12.00 (0.27 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.30
±2.6%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,206
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
491
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.22
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$11.73
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
2026-06-18
$13.00
6/18/2026, 11:03:49 PM
2026-07-17
$13.00
7/17/2026, 11:09:06 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$12.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:02 PM
2026-09-18
$12.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:02 PM
2026-12-18
$13.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:02 PM
2027-03-19
$13.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $12.00.
CIM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
340900
340900
6
0
292000
292000
8
400
194200
194600
9
700
145300
146000
10
1100
96400
97500
11
1700
47500
49200
12
14300
6400
20700
13
37500
2200
39700
14
76000
100
76100
15
283400
0
283400
16
505800
0
505800
17
728200
0
728200
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.