# EXK: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 8.60 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 5.10 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 8.60 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 8.29 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 166,796 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 10.00 (2026-10-16) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 7.50 |
| Net gamma exposure | 6,218,357 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 10.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 10.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.15 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 39.2 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | 5.9 |
| IV rank | 59.9 |
| Front ATM IV | – |
| Front-minus-back IV | – pp |
| Front expected move | – |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | – |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 6.5 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | +239 contracts · +0.2% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -48 contracts · -0.2% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +0.4 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +5,041 contracts · +3.6% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +528 contracts · +2.5% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +1.1 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | +0.04σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.01σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +0.13σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | 191 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | +0.02σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | -3.6% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -40.7% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 25.4% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 16.7% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 44 | +1.7% | -2.0% to +4.3% | 57% | -1.4% to +2.6% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 44 | +2.7% | -3.6% to +7.1% | 66% | +1.1% to +5.4% | +1.1% |
| above | Day +5 | 44 | +3.0% | -2.8% to +9.0% | 61% | -0.4% to +5.8% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 44 | +3.0% | -3.5% to +11.9% | 66% | +1.2% to +7.4% | +1.2% |
| below | Day +1 | 52 | -0.1% | -2.4% to +1.7% | 44% | -1.1% to +0.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 51 | +0.6% | -2.2% to +4.0% | 57% | -1.0% to +2.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 51 | +0.4% | -5.9% to +6.2% | 51% | -1.8% to +3.2% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 51 | +2.3% | -6.7% to +11.0% | 55% | -3.1% to +6.2% | 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/EXK.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/EXK.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/EXK.json?date=2026-10-02)

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