HELEN OF TROY LTD (HELE) Open Interest

HELEN OF TROY LTD (HELE) has 8,772 call contracts and 2,525 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.29. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where HELE positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Aug 24, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$28.66
52-week range
$13.90 – $30.38
ATM IV (30d)
0.0%
IV rank
9 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$0.00 (±0.0%)
Put/call OI
0.29
Call-heavy
Max pain
$20
↓ 30.2% below close
Next earnings
Oct 7, 2026

HELE Open Interest by Strike

01.9K3.8K5.7KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall22.50253035

HELE open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest8,772
Total put open interest2,525
Put/call OI ratio0.29
Open interest rank (31 day)0 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$30
Put wall (largest put OI)$30
Top volume strike$7.5
Volume / OI ratio0.05

HELE Open Interest Trend

434.24.7K9K13.3K17.6KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Aug '26

HELE total call vs. put open interest, past year.

0.140.500.871.241.61Feb '26May '26Aug '26

HELE put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.29 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 8,772 call contracts and 2,525 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 1.41 in Feb '26 to 0.29 today.

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HELE Options FAQ

What is HELE's put/call ratio?

HELE's put/call open interest ratio is 0.29 as of Aug 24, 2026, with 2,525 put contracts and 8,772 call contracts outstanding.

Which HELE strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $30 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $30 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is HELE open interest unusually high right now?

HELE's total open interest ranks 0 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Aug 24, 2026 — toward the bottom of its recent range, so positioning is comparatively light.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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