# GOOGL: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 343.50 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 326.92 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 328.74 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 365.60 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 3,452,488 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 340.00 (2026-10-05) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 325.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 134,029,550 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 328.74 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 350.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 340.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.65 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 38.5 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -6.0 |
| IV rank | 25.0 |
| Front ATM IV | +25.8% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -8.6 pp |
| Front expected move | +2.3% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +1.4% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 1.2 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -78,156 contracts · -3.6% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -31,129 contracts · -2.2% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -1.4 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +99,178 contracts · +5.0% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +51,555 contracts · +3.9% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +1.1 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.89σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.45σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.87σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -109,285 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.71σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +6.4% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -4.8% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 50.8% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 24.6% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 21 | -0.2% | -1.1% to +0.2% | 38% | -0.4% to +0.2% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 21 | +0.2% | -1.9% to +1.2% | 52% | -1.3% to +1.0% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 21 | +0.4% | -2.8% to +1.3% | 57% | -2.8% to +1.2% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 21 | +1.5% | -2.1% to +4.2% | 57% | -1.9% to +3.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 21 | +0.4% | -0.6% to +1.2% | 62% | -0.6% to +1.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 21 | +0.2% | -1.6% to +1.4% | 52% | -1.5% to +1.3% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 21 | +0.8% | -1.8% to +1.5% | 57% | -1.8% to +1.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 21 | +1.8% | -0.1% to +5.7% | 71% | +0.1% to +4.8% | +0.1% |

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

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