# KOS: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 2.51 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 1.88 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 0.40 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 2.82 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 282,393 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 2.50 (2026-10-16) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 2.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 6,562,701 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 0.40 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 2.50 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 2.50 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.31 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 66.7 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -5.6 |
| IV rank | 76.8 |
| Front ATM IV | +73.0% |
| Front-minus-back IV | 3.7 pp |
| Front expected move | +14.3% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +11.0% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 22.0 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -93 contracts · -0.0% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -525 contracts · -0.8% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +0.7 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +4,069 contracts · +1.9% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +1,162 contracts · +1.8% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +0.2 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.05σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.21σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +0.21σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -618 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.09σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +12.3% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -24.9% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 73.8% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 10.3% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 55 | -0.9% | -3.2% to +1.4% | 38% | -1.7% to +0.1% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 55 | -1.7% | -5.0% to +2.8% | 45% | -3.8% to +1.2% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 55 | -2.0% | -6.5% to +3.5% | 40% | -4.3% to +1.0% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 55 | +1.1% | -7.2% to +9.0% | 53% | -4.0% to +6.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 55 | +0.7% | -2.5% to +2.6% | 51% | -1.0% to +1.4% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 55 | +0.3% | -5.4% to +5.1% | 53% | -1.4% to +2.0% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 55 | +0.9% | -5.3% to +6.1% | 53% | -2.7% to +3.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 55 | +2.9% | -4.2% to +12.1% | 62% | -0.3% to +6.2% | 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/KOS.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/KOS.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/KOS.json?date=2026-10-02)

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