# NVO: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 37.32 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 39.91 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 40.12 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 49.87 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 1,460,189 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 39.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 40.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | -37,096,215 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 40.12 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 40.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 40.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.63 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 37.8 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | 6.5 |
| IV rank | 77.1 |
| Front ATM IV | +28.5% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -8.6 pp |
| Front expected move | +4.0% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +3.0% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | -2.1 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -18,310 contracts · -2.0% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -26,785 contracts · -4.5% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +2.5 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +35,571 contracts · +4.1% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +20,767 contracts · +3.8% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +0.3 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.50σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.95σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +1.32σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -45,095 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.70σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +33.6% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +6.9% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 83.7% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 62.3% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 32 | -0.7% | -1.4% to +0.2% | 31% | -1.0% to -0.1% | -0.1% |
| above | Day +3 | 32 | -0.7% | -3.3% to +1.6% | 34% | -2.1% to +0.1% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 32 | -0.9% | -3.0% to +2.1% | 44% | -2.1% to +1.3% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 32 | -0.8% | -4.1% to +2.7% | 41% | -3.0% to +1.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 31 | +0.4% | -0.9% to +1.0% | 58% | -0.4% to +0.7% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 31 | +0.5% | -0.9% to +2.1% | 61% | -0.1% to +1.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 31 | +0.8% | -0.4% to +2.0% | 58% | -0.3% to +1.4% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 31 | +0.2% | -3.1% to +2.3% | 52% | -2.2% 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/NVO.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/NVO.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/NVO.json?date=2026-10-02)

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