# HD: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 282.85 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 302.14 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 291.47 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 340.12 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 255,097 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 292.50 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 310.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | -6,483,492 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 291.47 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 300.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 300.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.73 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 50.5 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -3.4 |
| IV rank | 100.0 |
| Front ATM IV | +28.2% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -3.3 pp |
| Front expected move | +3.9% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +2.9% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 0.0 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -3,629 contracts · -2.4% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -5,147 contracts · -4.6% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +2.2 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +18,951 contracts · +14.7% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +3,677 contracts · +3.5% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +11.2 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.35σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.78σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +0.56σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -8,776 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.53σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +20.2% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +6.8% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 92.5% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 91.7% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 12 | +0.2% | -1.0% to +0.8% | 50% | -1.2% to +1.1% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 12 | +0.5% | -3.3% to +1.7% | 58% | -3.9% to +2.2% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 12 | -0.2% | -3.1% to +2.2% | 50% | -3.6% to +3.7% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 12 | +0.1% | -5.2% to +1.4% | 50% | -6.4% to +2.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 12 | -0.0% | -0.3% to +0.6% | 50% | -0.4% to +0.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 12 | -0.4% | -2.0% to +1.7% | 42% | -3.4% to +1.7% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 12 | -0.8% | -3.3% to +1.8% | 33% | -4.6% to +2.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 12 | +0.5% | -5.9% to +2.2% | 50% | -6.9% to +3.2% | 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/HD.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/HD.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/HD.json?date=2026-10-02)

An em dash means unavailable, not zero. Values use the same display rounding as the HTML page. This is a current snapshot; full history and individual event paths are on the canonical page.

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