# RCL: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 277.93 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 259.51 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 262.15 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 301.75 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 100,552 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 250.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 260.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 1,524,689 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 262.15 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 270.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 250.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 1.24 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 61.9 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -33.5 |
| IV rank | 100.0 |
| Front ATM IV | +44.8% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -2.3 pp |
| Front expected move | +6.2% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +5.1% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 5.7 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -3,675 contracts · -7.6% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -1,275 contracts · -2.2% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -5.3 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | -710 contracts · -1.6% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +2,653 contracts · +5.0% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -6.6 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -1.07σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.27σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -1.25σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -4,950 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.64σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +8.6% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -6.6% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 14.3% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 69.0% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 25 | -0.1% | -1.1% to +1.4% | 48% | -1.0% to +1.1% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 25 | -0.0% | -2.0% to +3.6% | 48% | -1.4% to +2.3% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 25 | +1.8% | -2.3% to +2.6% | 68% | -0.6% to +2.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 25 | +1.9% | -2.4% to +5.8% | 52% | -2.1% to +4.2% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 25 | +1.3% | +0.1% to +2.1% | 76% | +0.2% to +2.1% | +0.2% |
| below | Day +3 | 25 | +1.7% | -0.9% to +2.3% | 72% | +0.4% to +2.3% | +0.4% |
| below | Day +5 | 25 | +1.3% | -0.3% to +4.0% | 68% | -0.0% to +4.0% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 25 | +2.9% | -3.7% to +7.2% | 56% | -2.8% 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/RCL.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/RCL.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/RCL.json?date=2026-10-02)

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