# MNST: options-positioning snapshot

Canonical: https://halfonadouble.com/stock/MNST
Data through: 2026-11-13 close
Publisher: Half on a Double

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 46.46 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 43.59 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 44.90 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 50.79 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 106,680 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 46.00 (2026-11-20) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 42.50 |
| Net gamma exposure | 2,432,856 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 44.90 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 50.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 45.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.84 |
| Net GEX sign history | positive for the last 63 sessions; negative on 20 of the past 252 |
| Max pain expiration record (past 252 sessions) | expiration close nearer the prior-session max pain on 0 of 12 expirations (0%); median distance 6.15% vs 0.75% for an unchanged prior close |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 53.1 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -22.9 |
| IV rank | 10.9 |
| Front-minus-back IV | 11.1 pp |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 9.0 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | +4 contracts · +0.0% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | +141 contracts · +0.3% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -0.3 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +39 contracts · +0.1% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +883 contracts · +1.8% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -1.8 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.01σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | +0.03σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.07σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | 145 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | +0.01σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +9.3% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -6.2% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 66.3% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 31.7% of 252 |

## Recent expirations vs max pain

| Expiration | Max pain (session before) | Prior close | Expiration close | Close vs max pain | Nearer |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 2026-10-16 | 43.00 | 45.34 | 45.73 | +6.02% | Prior close |
| 2026-09-18 | 41.25 | 44.51 | 44.71 | +7.77% | Prior close |
| 2026-08-21 | 46.25 | 47.49 | 47.79 | +3.24% | Prior close |
| 2026-07-17 | 95.00 | 99.94 | 97.50 | +2.50% | Prior close |
| 2026-06-18 | 80.00 | 91.66 | 91.36 | +12.40% | Prior close |
| 2026-05-15 | 77.50 | 85.82 | 87.09 | +11.17% | Prior close |
| 2026-04-17 | 72.50 | 75.36 | 76.72 | +5.60% | Prior close |
| 2026-03-20 | 77.50 | 73.74 | 73.69 | -5.17% | Prior close |
| 2026-02-20 | 80.00 | 81.99 | 83.76 | +4.59% | Prior close |
| 2026-01-16 | 65.00 | 77.91 | 78.16 | +16.90% | Prior close |

Each expiration compares the last session before it, when it was the nearest expiration, with the expiration-session close; distances are percentages of that prior close. Underlying closes are not option settlement values. Descriptive history, not a forecast.

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 21 | -0.0% | -0.6% to +0.5% | 48% | -0.6% to +0.3% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 21 | -0.5% | -0.6% to +0.6% | 38% | -0.5% to +0.5% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 21 | -0.4% | -1.2% to +0.7% | 38% | -0.8% to +0.6% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 21 | -0.3% | -2.7% to +1.2% | 48% | -2.7% to +0.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 22 | -0.1% | -0.6% to +1.1% | 45% | -0.6% to +1.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 22 | -0.1% | -1.2% to +1.3% | 41% | -0.9% to +1.3% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 22 | -0.1% | -1.6% to +0.7% | 50% | -1.6% to +0.7% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 22 | -0.5% | -2.3% to +1.5% | 41% | -2.0% to +1.4% | 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/MNST.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/MNST.csv)
- [Public aggregate analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/MNST.json?date=2026-11-13&public_schema=5)

An em dash means unavailable, not zero. Values use the same display rounding as the HTML page. This is a current snapshot; the 60-session close-versus-max-pain chart, full history and individual event paths are on the canonical page.

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