# ASTS: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 58.45 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 54.32 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 54.52 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 73.00 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 1,016,333 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 61.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 62.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 7,716,386 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 54.52 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 65.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 55.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.52 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 48.0 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | 16.1 |
| IV rank | 42.9 |
| Front ATM IV | +72.7% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -9.8 pp |
| Front expected move | +10.1% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +7.4% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | -4.3 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -43,047 contracts · -6.0% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -25,875 contracts · -6.9% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +0.9 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +16,452 contracts · +2.5% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +14,107 contracts · +4.2% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -1.7 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -1.06σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.97σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +0.31σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -68,922 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -1.04σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +24.9% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -7.1% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 68.7% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 5.6% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 31 | -0.5% | -3.4% to +1.8% | 42% | -2.6% to +0.8% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 31 | +0.1% | -7.2% to +4.6% | 52% | -6.7% to +1.9% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 31 | -4.8% | -11.8% to +2.4% | 29% | -9.5% to -0.2% | -0.2% |
| above | Day +10 | 31 | -12.1% | -16.2% to +0.5% | 26% | -14.5% to -7.4% | -7.4% |
| below | Day +1 | 35 | +0.1% | -4.3% to +3.7% | 51% | -3.1% to +1.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 35 | -2.1% | -5.4% to +5.6% | 46% | -4.3% to +1.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 35 | +1.3% | -6.8% to +6.2% | 51% | -4.7% to +4.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 35 | -3.9% | -13.1% to +4.8% | 34% | -8.8% to -0.5% | -0.5% |

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

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