Community Health Systems (CYH) Options Chain
NYSE: CYHHealth CareHospital/Nursing ManagementUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Expiration date
- Expiration
- Dec 18, 2026
- Days to expiration
- 68
- Share price
- $2.76
- Put/call ratio (OI)
- 1.77
- Put/call ratio (volume)
- 10.60
- Expected move
- ±$0.9377
- Open interest (C / P)
- 451 / 798
CYH options summary
The CYH options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 5 call and 5 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 451 calls and 798 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.77, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $3.00 strike is 78.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$0.9377 (34.0%) in Community Health Systems stock by expiration.
The most open interest sits at the $3.00 call (258 contracts) and the $3.00 put (796 contracts).
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
CYH options chain · December 18, 2026
| Calls | Puts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Bid | Ask | Strike | Bid | Ask | Last | |||||
| 1.10 | 0.65 | 1.40 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.20 | |||||
| 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 3.00 | 0.30 | 0.55 | 0.36 | |||||
| 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 4.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.05 | |||||
| 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 6.00 | 2.40 | 3.60 | 2.45 | |||||
| — | — | — | 7.00 | 3.40 | 4.80 | 3.39 | |||||
In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the CYH put/call ratio?
For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the CYH put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.77 (798 puts vs 451 calls), and 10.60 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.
What is CYH's implied volatility?
At-the-money implied volatility for CYH options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 78.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Community Health Systems stock to move.
How many CYH option expiration dates are there?
CYH has 6 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Dec 17, 2027.
What does "in the money" mean?
A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.