# HTZ: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 1.76 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 2.17 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 2.36 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 3.69 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 966,047 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 2.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 3.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | -5,153,157 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 2.36 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 2.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 1.50 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 1.09 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 38.2 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | 1.7 |
| IV rank | 24.1 |
| Front ATM IV | – |
| Front-minus-back IV | – pp |
| Front expected move | – |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | – |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | -24.5 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -6,603 contracts · -1.4% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | +15,085 contracts · +3.1% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -4.5 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +14,497 contracts · +3.2% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +19,833 contracts · +4.1% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -0.9 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.15σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | +0.56σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.88σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | 8,482 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | +0.13σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +109.9% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +23.1% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 85.7% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 54.0% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 12 | -1.8% | -4.2% to +2.0% | 33% | -6.2% to +3.6% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 12 | +1.5% | -4.6% to +6.6% | 58% | -5.3% to +7.5% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 12 | +2.2% | -7.8% to +7.7% | 58% | -15.5% to +9.3% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 12 | +1.7% | -10.7% to +16.4% | 58% | -16.1% to +21.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 9 | +1.1% | -1.3% to +5.1% | 56% | -2.6% to +6.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 9 | +3.8% | -0.5% to +7.4% | 56% | -1.6% to +19.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 9 | +0.9% | -1.5% to +2.4% | 67% | -1.8% to +17.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 9 | +0.9% | -9.7% to +5.5% | 56% | -14.6% to +7.2% | 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/HTZ.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/HTZ.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/HTZ.json?date=2026-10-02)

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