# HPE: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 69.35 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 55.71 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 54.78 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 67.54 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 563,132 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 60.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 50.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 19,739,301 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 54.78 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 70.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 55.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.80 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 62.3 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | 0.5 |
| IV rank | 88.4 |
| Front ATM IV | +64.4% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -0.4 pp |
| Front expected move | +8.9% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +6.4% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | -2.5 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -32,993 contracts · -9.6% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -10,125 contracts · -3.9% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -5.7 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +22,207 contracts · +7.7% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +15,841 contracts · +6.7% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +0.9 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -1.18σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.50σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -1.38σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -43,118 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.93σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | -2.6% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -19.7% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 23.8% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 98.0% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 36 | +0.2% | -1.3% to +1.4% | 50% | -0.9% to +0.7% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 36 | -0.5% | -2.4% to +2.9% | 44% | -2.0% to +1.6% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 36 | -0.1% | -2.7% to +4.3% | 50% | -2.2% to +1.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 36 | +1.0% | -1.7% to +6.1% | 61% | -0.5% to +4.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 36 | -0.0% | -1.2% to +1.3% | 50% | -1.0% to +0.8% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 36 | +0.5% | -1.8% to +2.3% | 58% | -0.7% to +1.8% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 36 | +1.3% | -1.8% to +4.5% | 58% | -1.1% to +2.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 36 | +1.3% | -1.2% to +6.9% | 58% | -0.6% to +4.0% | 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/HPE.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/HPE.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/HPE.json?date=2026-10-02)

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