# IONQ: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 43.77 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 40.34 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 40.09 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 49.96 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 645,151 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 42.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 40.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 10,530,104 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 40.09 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 45.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 40.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.83 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 58.6 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -25.2 |
| IV rank | 69.7 |
| Front ATM IV | +71.0% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -5.5 pp |
| Front expected move | +9.8% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +7.5% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 8.9 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -31,713 contracts · -8.3% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -17,237 contracts · -5.6% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -2.7 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +6,766 contracts · +2.0% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +3,268 contracts · +1.1% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +0.8 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -1.37σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.66σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.83σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -48,950 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -1.02σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +14.1% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -7.8% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 28.6% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 52.8% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 26 | +1.7% | -2.7% to +5.1% | 62% | -1.3% to +4.0% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 26 | +1.6% | -5.3% to +11.1% | 54% | -3.5% to +6.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 26 | +2.0% | -3.5% to +19.5% | 58% | -3.0% to +13.2% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 25 | +12.2% | -9.7% to +35.0% | 60% | -3.3% to +33.2% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 27 | +0.2% | -2.2% to +5.4% | 52% | -1.8% to +5.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 27 | +3.7% | -4.3% to +11.7% | 63% | -1.5% to +10.8% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 27 | +3.1% | -3.1% to +15.0% | 70% | +0.8% to +12.3% | +0.8% |
| below | Day +10 | 26 | +3.1% | -8.4% to +10.9% | 58% | -7.1% to +8.6% | 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/IONQ.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/IONQ.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/IONQ.json?date=2026-10-02)

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