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ASX max pain, gamma exposure (GEX) & options open interest

As of close · rank #478 by open interest · 1,248 sessions of history since Jul 22, 2021

ASX's nearest-expiration max pain is 45.00 for 2026-11-20, its GEX flip is 38.29, net GEX is 439,250, its put/call open-interest ratio is 0.73. These are whole-chain derived aggregates as of Oct 23, 2026 close.

ASX max pain and GEX snapshot

End-of-day snapshot for . Nearest-expiration max pain uses the expiry shown on its card; GEX uses the whole chain. Missing values are unavailable, not zero.

Nearest-expiration max pain
45.00
+16.3% from close
Expiry: 2026-11-20
GEX flip
38.29
-1.0% from close
Net GEX
439,250
271,122 per 100k OI
Call wall
47.50
+22.8% from close
Put wall
35.00
-9.5% from close
Put/call OI
0.73
68,240 puts / 93,772 calls

Prices are in US dollars per share. Net GEX is modeled dollar-delta change per $1 underlying move. Max pain minimizes aggregate intrinsic payout for that expiration; it is not a closing-price forecast. Signed GEX uses calls positive and puts negative, a model convention rather than observed dealer inventory. The flip is a confirmed zero crossing; walls locate side-specific concentrations, not guaranteed support or resistance.

Learn how to read the max pain payout example, GEX chart, gamma flip and walls, and open interest versus trading volume.

Close
38.69
prev 37.74
Gamma max
49.54
+28.0% from close
Delta neutral
38.90
+0.5% from close
Gamma neutral
38.29
-1.0% from close
Open interest
162,012
+8.7% vs prev
Contracts listed
216
140 calls · 123 puts

Advanced options analysis

Public aggregate analysis from the dated chain, normalized where possible for comparison across tickers. Catalyst intensity measures unusual pricing and activity; it does not identify an event, predict direction, or establish that an investment is attractive.

Catalyst intensity
44.2
cross-sectional score / 100
Directional score
-14.4
mixed positioning
IV rank
1.5
within trailing 52-week range
Front IV premium
7.3 pp
front minus back volatility difference
25Δ risk reversal
4.8 pp
put IV minus call IV
IV butterfly
5.3 pp
front-window smile convexity
Volume / open interest
0.04
5,757 contracts traded
Normalized net delta
0.041
option-holder convention
Modeled dealer delta
-0.040
opposite-side scenario
Vanna / 100k OI
3,682
volatility-sensitive delta
Charm / 100k OI
78,884
time-decay-sensitive delta
IV surface range
18.7 pp
aggregate volatility dispersion

Strongest relative signals: OI change 1.58σ

Download the dated aggregate analysis JSON .

ASX closed 28.0% below its gamma max of 49.54. It is 0.5% below the delta neutral price of 38.90. Total open interest is 162,012, +8.7% versus the previous session. Its options catalyst-intensity score is 44.2 out of 100, led by OI change 1.58σ. What gamma max means · What delta neutral means

Call versus put open interest changes

Growth compares outstanding contracts on each side. A positive growth gap favors calls; a negative gap favors puts. Standardized surprises compare each measure with its own prior history. These describe the OI balance, not IV skew or buying direction.

ASX call and put open interest changes
Measure Value
Call OI change, 1 session +3,948 contracts · +4.4%
Put OI change, 1 session +9,084 contracts · +15.4%
Call minus put OI growth, 1 session -11.0 pp
Call OI change, 5 sessions +10,991 contracts · +13.3%
Put OI change, 5 sessions +26,934 contracts · +65.2%
Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions -51.9 pp
Daily call OI change surprise +0.55σ (252 prior changes)
Daily put OI change surprise +4.67σ (252 prior changes)
Daily call-minus-put growth surprise -0.92σ (247 prior changes)

History

2025-10 2026-10
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Analysis visualizations

Daily ticker aggregates through 2026-10-23. The max pain curve pools all listed expirations; individual contracts are outside the public dataset.

Aggregate IV history

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What followed prior gamma-max crosses?

Each historical path starts at 0% on the cross date and follows the close for ten subsequent trading sessions. Cohorts use the same direction as labelled and require gamma max to be within 10% of the close on both crossing sessions.

Crosses below gamma max 30 completed Day +10 paths · latest Oct 13, 2026
ASX returns after crossing below gamma max Historical close-to-close return paths from Day 0 through Day 10, with the median, middle fifty percent, and a nominal confidence interval for the median. -16.0% -8.0% 0% +8.0% +16.0% Cross on Nov 10, 2021 Cross on Nov 19, 2021 Cross on Dec 9, 2021 Cross on Jan 19, 2022 Cross on Mar 12, 2024 Cross on Mar 18, 2024 Cross on Nov 8, 2024 Cross on Dec 10, 2024 Cross on Dec 17, 2024 Cross on Jan 24, 2025 Cross on Jun 16, 2025 Cross on Jun 18, 2025 Cross on Aug 14, 2025 Cross on Nov 5, 2025 Cross on Dec 11, 2025 Cross on Dec 17, 2025 Cross on Jan 20, 2026 Cross on Jan 29, 2026 Cross on Feb 20, 2026 Cross on Feb 25, 2026 Cross on May 7, 2026 Cross on May 12, 2026 Cross on May 14, 2026 Cross on Jun 16, 2026 Cross on Jun 23, 2026 Cross on Jul 1, 2026 Cross on Sep 10, 2026 Cross on Sep 23, 2026 Cross on Sep 30, 2026 Cross on Oct 8, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
ASX historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing below
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 31 -1.0% -2.6% to +0.7% 35% -1.9% to +0.1% 0.0%
Day +2 31 +0.3% -3.5% to +3.0% 52% -3.1% to +1.5% 0.0%
Day +3 31 -1.1% -3.7% to +2.7% 39% -2.5% to +2.0% 0.0%
Day +4 31 -2.1% -6.1% to +3.8% 42% -4.8% to +2.1% 0.0%
Day +5 31 +0.6% -5.3% to +2.7% 55% -3.1% to +2.3% 0.0%
Day +6 31 -0.5% -6.0% to +3.1% 48% -1.5% to +1.8% 0.0%
Day +7 31 -0.3% -6.0% to +4.5% 42% -4.6% to +3.3% 0.0%
Day +8 31 +0.3% -5.7% to +5.2% 52% -1.3% to +1.9% 0.0%
Day +9 30 +0.2% -4.8% to +6.3% 50% -1.9% to +2.7% 0.0%
Day +10 30 -0.0% -3.2% to +3.8% 50% -1.5% to +1.6% 0.0%
Crosses above gamma max 33 completed Day +10 paths · latest Oct 9, 2026
ASX returns after crossing above gamma max Historical close-to-close return paths from Day 0 through Day 10, with the median, middle fifty percent, and a nominal confidence interval for the median. -18.0% -9.0% 0% +9.0% +18.0% Cross on Nov 8, 2021 Cross on Nov 12, 2021 Cross on Dec 6, 2021 Cross on Feb 16, 2022 Cross on Mar 4, 2024 Cross on Mar 14, 2024 Cross on Sep 19, 2024 Cross on Oct 14, 2024 Cross on Nov 7, 2024 Cross on Dec 6, 2024 Cross on Dec 13, 2024 Cross on May 14, 2025 Cross on Jun 17, 2025 Cross on Aug 12, 2025 Cross on Oct 16, 2025 Cross on Dec 12, 2025 Cross on Dec 19, 2025 Cross on Jan 21, 2026 Cross on Feb 6, 2026 Cross on Feb 24, 2026 Cross on Apr 8, 2026 Cross on May 11, 2026 Cross on May 13, 2026 Cross on May 15, 2026 Cross on May 26, 2026 Cross on Jun 15, 2026 Cross on Jun 18, 2026 Cross on Jun 30, 2026 Cross on Sep 9, 2026 Cross on Sep 22, 2026 Cross on Sep 29, 2026 Cross on Oct 2, 2026 Cross on Oct 9, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
ASX historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing above
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 33 -0.3% -1.7% to +1.1% 45% -1.4% to +0.4% 0.0%
Day +2 33 -1.5% -2.9% to +2.1% 42% -2.4% to +0.7% 0.0%
Day +3 33 -1.8% -3.6% to +1.9% 39% -3.0% to +0.5% 0.0%
Day +4 33 -2.0% -3.8% to +3.2% 39% -3.1% to +1.9% 0.0%
Day +5 33 -0.3% -3.8% to +2.8% 48% -3.0% to +1.6% 0.0%
Day +6 33 +0.2% -4.2% to +3.2% 55% -2.6% to +2.3% 0.0%
Day +7 33 -0.7% -3.7% to +3.8% 39% -1.8% to +1.0% 0.0%
Day +8 33 0.0% -3.3% to +6.0% 45% -2.7% to +2.5% 0.0%
Day +9 33 -0.3% -3.9% to +7.5% 48% -2.7% to +3.2% 0.0%
Day +10 33 -0.1% -3.4% to +9.6% 48% -1.8% to +5.1% 0.0%

Returns are close-to-close after the labelled number of subsequent trading sessions. The confidence floor is the closest-to-zero bound of the order-statistic median interval; it is zero when that interval spans zero. Its coverage is nominally at least 90% under independent observations. Historical paths can overlap, so the interval and floor are descriptive uncertainty guides rather than formal coverage guarantees. Historical, not a forecast.

Last 252 sessions

ASX trailing historical statistics
Sessions closed above gamma max 42%
Gamma max crosses 39
Delta neutral crosses 1
Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max 99.2% of 252
Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral 0.0% of 252
Open interest percentile (1y) 100th
Daily open interest change versus prior year +1.58σ (13,032 contracts; 252 prior changes)
Open interest change, 5 sessions +30.6%
Open interest change, 21 sessions +37.5%
History available Jul 22, 2021 → Oct 23, 2026

Recent crosses

  1. closed below delta neutral at 37.74 vs 38.12 (-1.0%)
  2. closed below gamma max at 47.60 vs 47.90 (-0.6%)
  3. closed above gamma max at 46.43 vs 46.11 (+0.7%)
  4. closed below gamma max at 45.26 vs 45.99 (-1.6%)
  5. closed above gamma max at 47.45 vs 45.51 (+4.1%)
  6. closed below gamma max at 44.46 vs 45.84 (-3.1%)
  7. closed above gamma max at 45.31 vs 45.20 (+0.2%)
  8. closed below gamma max at 43.93 vs 45.31 (-3.1%)
  9. closed above gamma max at 45.20 vs 45.11 (+0.2%)
  10. closed below gamma max at 39.86 vs 40.05 (-0.5%)

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Questions people ask about ASX

What is ASX's max pain for the nearest expiration?

As of Oct 23, 2026 close, nearest-expiration max pain is 45.00 for the 2026-11-20 expiration. It is a payout-minimizing strike for one expiration. An all-expiration pooled value is a different comparison, and neither establishes where the underlying will close. Max pain definition and worked payout example.

Our 2025 max-pain study compares historical Thursday levels with Friday underlying closes and an unchanged-price baseline. Its scope and results are separate from this current ticker snapshot.

What do ASX's gamma exposure and gamma flip show?

Signed net GEX is 439,250 as of Oct 23, 2026 close. The confirmed GEX flip is 38.29. These aggregate model outputs use calls positive and puts negative. Their sign does not identify dealers' actual positions or predict the next move. How to interpret GEX, gamma flip and walls.

Where is ASX's gamma max today?

As of Oct 23, 2026, the gamma max for ASX is 49.54, +28.0% from the 38.69 close. Gamma max is the underlying price at which the summed gamma of every open contract is largest; how it is computed and why it matters.

Is ASX above or below its delta neutral price?

ASX closed below delta neutral: 38.69 against a delta neutral price of 38.90. The delta neutral price is where the summed delta of the whole chain is zero; the definition.

How much open interest does ASX have?

162,012 contracts of open interest across 216 listed contracts on Oct 23, 2026, +8.7% versus the previous session. What open interest measures.

Levels are recomputed after every trading day from licensed end-of-day options data; only derived aggregates are published. Methodology · Data and licence · Not investment advice.