# KSS: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 18.81 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 16.61 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 15.55 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 19.61 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 145,196 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 18.50 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 17.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 3,938,263 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 15.55 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 18.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 19.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 1.06 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 60.2 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -31.7 |
| IV rank | 100.0 |
| Front ATM IV | +56.6% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -3.1 pp |
| Front expected move | +7.8% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +5.6% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 8.1 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -6,127 contracts · -8.0% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -2,026 contracts · -2.6% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -5.4 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +1,508 contracts · +2.2% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +1,516 contracts · +2.1% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +0.1 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.74σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.16σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -1.12σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -8,153 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.46σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +4.3% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -11.7% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 16.7% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 82.1% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 18 | -1.0% | -3.4% to +0.6% | 33% | -2.7% to +0.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 18 | -2.2% | -4.1% to +0.9% | 33% | -3.8% to +0.6% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 18 | -0.9% | -5.6% to +1.2% | 28% | -3.6% to -0.1% | -0.1% |
| above | Day +10 | 18 | -1.8% | -7.6% to +2.7% | 33% | -5.1% to +1.7% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 19 | +0.3% | -1.7% to +1.9% | 58% | -1.4% to +1.3% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 19 | -1.4% | -3.5% to +4.3% | 47% | -3.4% to +4.3% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 19 | -0.2% | -5.5% to +1.1% | 47% | -5.2% to +1.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 19 | +1.4% | -5.4% to +8.0% | 63% | -5.3% to +6.6% | 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/KSS.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/KSS.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/KSS.json?date=2026-10-02)

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