City Holding Company (CHCO) Open Interest History
Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.
City Holding Company (CHCO) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $1.72B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 942 people, carrying a beta of 0.49 to the broader market. City Holding Company operates as a holding company for City National Bank of West Virginia that provides various banking, trust and investment management, and other financial solutions in the United States. Led by Charles R. Hageboeck, public since 1987-06-26.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $121.44
- Call OI
- 113
- Put OI
- 335
- Total OI
- 448
As of May 15, 2026, City Holding Company (CHCO) has 448 total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 2.96 (put-heavy positioning, often indicating hedging or bearish bias). Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.
How CHCO open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on City Holding Company options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 170.7% and dealer gamma exposure is negative, so dealer hedging amplifies directional moves. Combine the open interest history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.
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CHCO highest open-interest contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $120.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 145 | 170.7% | $0.55 | $5.40 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by oi within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CHCO open interest history questions
- What is the current CHCO options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, City Holding Company (CHCO) has 448 total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 113 calls and 335 puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
- What is the CHCO put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 2.96 is put-heavy, often indicating hedging demand or bearish positioning.
- What does CHCO open interest tell traders?
- Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.