# IQ: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 0.99 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 0.72 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 0.99 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 1.01 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 185,332 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 0.50 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 1.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 2,990,210 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 1.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 1.50 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.55 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 39.4 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -13.6 |
| IV rank | 58.2 |
| Front ATM IV | +58.6% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -29.5 pp |
| Front expected move | +8.1% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +19.1% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 77.2 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -1,378 contracts · -1.1% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -486 contracts · -0.7% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -0.4 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | -147 contracts · -0.1% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | -2,779 contracts · -4.1% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +3.9 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.02σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | +0.00σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +0.01σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -1,864 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.01σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +1.5% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -27.7% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 0.4% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 99.6% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 15 | +0.4% | -2.3% to +1.0% | 60% | -2.3% to +1.1% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 15 | -4.0% | -6.3% to +6.8% | 40% | -7.7% to +7.8% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 15 | -4.5% | -8.0% to +6.2% | 33% | -8.5% to +9.9% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 15 | -12.6% | -16.9% to -1.8% | 20% | -17.1% to -0.5% | -0.5% |
| below | Day +1 | 13 | -0.4% | -1.1% to +1.5% | 38% | -1.1% to +1.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 13 | -1.6% | -3.5% to +4.2% | 38% | -3.5% to +4.2% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 13 | -1.4% | -3.9% to +5.0% | 46% | -3.9% to +5.0% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 13 | -8.2% | -13.7% to +2.9% | 31% | -13.7% to +2.9% | 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/IQ.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/IQ.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/IQ.json?date=2026-10-02)

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