# ARCC: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 18.86 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 19.18 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 18.44 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 20.26 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 132,133 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 19.00 (2026-10-16) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 20.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 3,758,507 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 18.44 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 20.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 19.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 1.46 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 35.9 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -1.7 |
| IV rank | 15.8 |
| Front ATM IV | +15.5% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -6.7 pp |
| Front expected move | +3.0% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +2.1% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | -56.9 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | +366 contracts · +0.7% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | +1,562 contracts · +2.0% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -1.4 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +1,844 contracts · +3.5% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +3,304 contracts · +4.4% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -0.9 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | +0.11σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | +0.22σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.35σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | 1,928 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | +0.19σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +7.4% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +1.7% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 36.5% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 34.1% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 23 | +0.3% | -0.2% to +0.6% | 61% | -0.2% to +0.5% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 23 | -0.4% | -0.7% to +0.5% | 39% | -0.6% to +0.3% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 23 | -0.4% | -1.9% to +0.9% | 48% | -1.4% to +0.9% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 23 | -0.2% | -1.8% to +1.6% | 43% | -1.4% to +1.3% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 22 | +0.2% | -0.2% to +0.7% | 59% | -0.2% to +0.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 22 | -0.1% | -0.8% to +1.2% | 45% | -0.7% to +0.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 22 | -0.3% | -0.8% to +1.0% | 41% | -0.7% to +0.8% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 22 | +0.5% | -2.1% to +1.8% | 59% | -1.7% to +1.8% | 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/ARCC.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/ARCC.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/ARCC.json?date=2026-10-02)

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