Harmony Gold Mining Company LimClose $17.30EOD only
Max Pain
$20.00
Next expiry Oct 16, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.65
9.5% from close
Price Gap
+2.70
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
8
Low premium
P/C OI
0.34
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Oct 5, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Oct 5, 2026 close
Max Pain — HMY
Data as of market close Oct 5, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $20.00 (2.70 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$20.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.65
±9.5%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,137
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,688
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.28
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$17.30
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$15.00
8/21/2026, 11:16:02 PM
2026-09-18
$20.00
9/18/2026, 11:17:57 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$20.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2026-11-20
$19.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2027-01-15
$17.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2027-02-19
$18.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2027-03-19
$18.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2027-05-21
$19.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2027-09-17
$22.00
10/5/2026, 11:12:41 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $20.00.
HMY pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
14
0
967200
967200
15
0
798500
798500
16
1100
632000
633100
17
2700
478800
481500
18
9100
336400
345500
19
39200
229300
268500
20
79400
130800
210200
21
381200
74800
456000
22
691000
51300
742300
23
1283100
27800
1310900
24
1893100
20700
1913800
25
2503100
13800
2516900
26
3116100
6900
3123000
27
3729600
0
3729600
28
4343200
0
4343200
30
5570600
0
5570600
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.