# KTOS: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 43.07 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 42.49 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 32.94 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 52.18 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 140,921 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 47.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 50.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 3,488,829 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 32.94 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 50.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 40.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.40 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 54.5 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | 6.4 |
| IV rank | 98.8 |
| Front ATM IV | +55.7% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -11.5 pp |
| Front expected move | +7.7% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +5.5% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 0.9 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | +4,794 contracts · +5.0% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -4,368 contracts · -9.8% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +14.8 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +12,845 contracts · +14.6% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +505 contracts · +1.3% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +13.3 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | +0.93σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -1.49σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +3.87σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | 426 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | +0.04σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +21.1% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -1.3% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 62.3% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 9.9% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 46 | -0.4% | -1.8% to +1.3% | 48% | -1.1% to +0.6% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 46 | -0.3% | -2.4% to +4.1% | 46% | -1.6% to +2.0% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 46 | +0.9% | -2.0% to +5.7% | 59% | -1.0% to +4.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 46 | +2.9% | -2.9% to +7.5% | 61% | -0.7% to +5.4% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 46 | +0.6% | -1.5% to +2.3% | 61% | -0.6% to +1.4% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 46 | +1.8% | -2.3% to +4.3% | 61% | -0.2% to +3.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 46 | +1.3% | -2.8% to +6.1% | 61% | -0.7% to +4.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 46 | +3.7% | -3.6% to +11.0% | 59% | -1.4% to +8.3% | 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/KTOS.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/KTOS.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/KTOS.json?date=2026-10-02)

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