# PTEN: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 11.21 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 9.10 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 5.55 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 11.45 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 194,695 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 12.00 (2026-10-16) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 11.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 19,491,209 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 5.55 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 12.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 12.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.23 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 47.8 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | 29.2 |
| IV rank | 25.5 |
| Front ATM IV | +58.9% |
| Front-minus-back IV | 0.6 pp |
| Front expected move | +11.5% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +8.9% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | -4.5 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | +98 contracts · +0.1% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | +3 contracts · +0.0% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +0.1 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +4,904 contracts · +3.2% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +119 contracts · +0.3% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +2.9 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.07σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | +0.01σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.01σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | 101 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.04σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +2.1% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -18.8% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 14.3% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 52.4% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 39 | -0.5% | -1.6% to +1.6% | 38% | -1.1% to +0.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 39 | +0.7% | -2.8% to +4.3% | 59% | -0.9% to +3.5% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 39 | +1.5% | -4.3% to +6.0% | 54% | -2.9% to +2.8% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 39 | -1.9% | -5.9% to +6.1% | 44% | -3.6% to +4.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 42 | -0.2% | -1.5% to +3.1% | 40% | -0.9% to +1.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 42 | -0.9% | -2.8% to +4.7% | 45% | -2.1% to +2.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 42 | +0.2% | -5.5% to +5.0% | 50% | -1.3% to +3.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 41 | +1.8% | -7.9% to +8.6% | 54% | -3.5% to +5.0% | 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/PTEN.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/PTEN.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/PTEN.json?date=2026-10-02)

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