# ALB: options-positioning snapshot

Canonical: https://halfonadouble.com/stock/ALB
Data through: 2026-10-02 close
Publisher: Half on a Double

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 104.59 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 117.82 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 116.83 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 149.94 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 158,683 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 112.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 120.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | -1,702,373 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 116.83 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 110.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 110.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 1.16 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 57.9 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -21.7 |
| IV rank | 90.9 |
| Front ATM IV | +57.3% |
| Front-minus-back IV | 3.5 pp |
| Front expected move | +7.9% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +5.7% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 1.0 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -1,850 contracts · -2.5% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -929 contracts · -1.1% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -1.4 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +3,587 contracts · +5.1% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +2,341 contracts · +2.8% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +2.3 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.16σ (249 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.08σ (249 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.34σ (249 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -2,779 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.14σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +43.4% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +12.7% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 75.4% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 62.7% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 18 | +1.6% | -1.2% to +3.7% | 67% | -1.0% to +3.6% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 18 | -0.6% | -2.6% to +6.1% | 44% | -2.5% to +4.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 18 | -1.4% | -4.1% to +7.5% | 44% | -4.0% to +6.8% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 18 | +3.0% | -7.2% to +10.2% | 67% | -2.4% to +9.0% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 15 | +0.2% | -0.5% to +2.6% | 60% | -0.8% to +2.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 15 | -2.3% | -4.0% to +6.2% | 47% | -4.3% to +9.2% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 15 | +0.9% | -5.2% to +3.2% | 53% | -5.6% to +3.2% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 15 | +2.3% | -2.5% to +12.0% | 60% | -3.8% to +12.9% | 0.0% |

Returns are close-to-close after the labelled number of subsequent trading sessions. Cohorts require gamma max to be within 10% of the close on both crossing sessions. Historical windows can overlap and are not independent observations, so interval coverage is not guaranteed.

- [Machine-readable snapshot](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/tickers/ALB.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/ALB.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/ALB.json?date=2026-10-02)

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[Definitions and limitations](https://halfonadouble.com/methodology.md).