thetaOwl

CNK

Cinemark Holdings Inc Cinemark Close $36.70EOD only
Max Pain
$34.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.10
3.0% from close
Price Gap
-2.70
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
34
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.59
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects CNK 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 — CNK
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $34.00 (2.70 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$34.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.10
±3.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,644
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,532
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.63
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$36.70
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-08-21
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-18$25.006/18/2026, 11:11:38 PM
2026-07-17$30.007/17/2026, 11:11:26 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated$34.008/18/2026, 11:07:15 PM
2026-09-18$32.008/18/2026, 11:07:15 PM
2026-10-16$36.008/18/2026, 11:07:15 PM
2026-11-20$36.008/18/2026, 11:07:15 PM
2026-12-18$31.008/18/2026, 11:07:15 PM
2027-01-15$27.008/18/2026, 11:07:15 PM
2027-03-19$55.008/18/2026, 11:07:15 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $34.00.
CNK pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
20034057003405700
22026993002699300
23023463002346300
2410019933001993400
2520016405001640700
2640012945001294900
272200960700962900
284500826900831400
297000693300700300
3015500560800576300
3139100451100490200
3273900342500416400
33125500234400359900
34201100126600327700
3551110031900543000
36102440091001033500
37155920017001560900
38210170010002102700
3926487005002649200
40320850003208500
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.