# IWM: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 281.52 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 288.68 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 294.31 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 308.95 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 9,843,451 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 280.00 (2026-10-05) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 285.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | -1,232,004,867 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 294.31 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 285.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 280.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 2.45 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 45.3 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -28.7 |
| IV rank | 34.7 |
| Front ATM IV | +18.0% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -1.7 pp |
| Front expected move | +1.6% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +0.8% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 0.9 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -29,970 contracts · -1.0% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -21,503 contracts · -0.3% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -0.7 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | -61,355 contracts · -2.1% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +131,492 contracts · +1.9% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -4.0 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.25σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.05σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.25σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -51,473 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.09σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +9.7% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +2.5% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 73.4% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 68.3% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 1 | +2.7% | +2.7% to +2.7% | 100% | — | – |
| above | Day +3 | 1 | +1.8% | +1.8% to +1.8% | 100% | — | – |
| above | Day +5 | 1 | +1.4% | +1.4% to +1.4% | 100% | — | – |
| above | Day +10 | 1 | +5.4% | +5.4% to +5.4% | 100% | — | – |
| below | Day +1 | 1 | +0.1% | +0.1% to +0.1% | 100% | — | – |
| below | Day +3 | 1 | -0.4% | -0.4% to -0.4% | 0% | — | – |
| below | Day +5 | 1 | +2.3% | +2.3% to +2.3% | 100% | — | – |
| below | Day +10 | 1 | +1.3% | +1.3% to +1.3% | 100% | — | – |

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/IWM.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/IWM.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/IWM.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).