# KGC: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 24.06 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 24.09 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 23.67 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 32.29 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 211,166 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 25.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 25.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 605,542 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 23.67 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 35.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 25.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.64 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 56.6 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -18.9 |
| IV rank | 100.0 |
| Front ATM IV | +45.6% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -3.3 pp |
| Front expected move | +6.3% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +4.5% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 9.4 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -885 contracts · -0.7% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -718 contracts · -0.9% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +0.2 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +5,492 contracts · +4.5% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +9,243 contracts · +12.6% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -8.2 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.11σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.18σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +0.15σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -1,603 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.14σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +34.2% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +0.1% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 99.6% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 0.8% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 61 | +0.3% | -1.0% to +1.4% | 52% | -0.3% to +0.6% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 61 | +1.2% | -1.7% to +3.3% | 59% | -0.5% to +2.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 61 | +0.2% | -2.1% to +4.6% | 54% | -1.0% to +1.8% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 61 | +4.1% | -1.7% to +7.5% | 61% | -0.4% to +4.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 58 | +0.6% | -1.2% to +1.8% | 60% | -0.1% to +1.4% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 58 | +1.2% | -1.2% to +3.3% | 59% | -0.2% to +2.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 58 | +1.6% | -2.8% to +5.5% | 59% | -0.4% to +3.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 58 | +4.0% | -2.1% to +8.7% | 66% | +0.6% to +6.5% | +0.6% |

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/KGC.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/KGC.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/KGC.json?date=2026-10-02)

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