Hycroft Mining Holding CorporatClose $24.19EOD only
Max Pain
$25.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.88
7.8% from close
Price Gap
+0.81
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
21
Low premium
P/C OI
0.52
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — HYMC
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $25.00 (0.81 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
±$1.88
±7.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
20,108
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
12,471
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.62
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$24.19
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$30.00
6/18/2026, 11:16:15 PM
2026-07-17
$21.00
7/17/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:13 PM
2026-09-18
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:13 PM
2026-11-20
$27.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:13 PM
2027-01-15
$20.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:13 PM
2027-02-19
$22.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:13 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $25.00.
HYMC pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
3
0
25077600
25077600
5
2200
22585600
22587800
8
21100
18856300
18877400
9
27400
17613300
17640700
10
33700
16370300
16404000
11
49500
15137100
15186600
12
65300
13904600
13969900
13
81600
12681600
12763200
14
98900
11464400
11563300
15
116300
10260100
10376400
16
136400
9075400
9211800
17
159200
7929000
8088200
18
182900
6853700
7036600
19
208000
5822500
6030500
20
240500
4906100
5146600
21
359200
4105500
4464700
22
606200
3320400
3926600
23
885500
2837700
3723200
24
1187500
2384700
3572200
25
1533600
1945500
3479100
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.