Caledonia Mining Corporation PlClose $22.96EOD only
Max Pain
$25.00
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.50
15.2% from close
Price Gap
+2.04
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
19
Low premium
P/C OI
0.42
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — CMCL
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $25.00 (2.04 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$25.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.50
±15.2%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,340
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
689
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.51
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$22.96
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$25.00
4/17/2026, 11:07:51 PM
2026-05-15
$25.00
5/15/2026, 11:09:35 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:09:04 PM
2026-09-18
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:09:04 PM
2026-12-18
$20.00
5/20/2026, 11:09:04 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $25.00.
CMCL pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
12.5
0
938500
938500
15
250
766250
766500
17.5
3000
594250
597250
20
6000
423250
429250
22.5
19250
257500
276750
25
38250
181000
219250
30
501750
113000
614750
35
1029750
81500
1111250
40
1599750
56500
1656250
45
2254750
37500
2292250
50
2909750
18500
2928250
55
3579750
0
3579750
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.