# SBUX: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 94.71 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 94.80 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 94.62 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 110.00 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 452,944 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 96.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 95.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 238,675 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 94.62 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 110.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 95.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 1.01 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 41.4 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -15.2 |
| IV rank | 100.0 |
| Front ATM IV | +29.6% |
| Front-minus-back IV | -3.7 pp |
| Front expected move | +4.1% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +2.7% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 0.1 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -6,010 contracts · -2.6% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -2,936 contracts · -1.3% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -1.3 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +3,963 contracts · +1.8% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +673 contracts · +0.3% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +1.5 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.38σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.20σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.75σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -8,946 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.30σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +16.1% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +0.1% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 94.8% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 1.2% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 11 | -0.5% | -0.9% to +0.2% | 36% | -1.0% to +0.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 11 | -0.3% | -0.9% to +0.6% | 36% | -1.1% to +1.1% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 11 | -0.6% | -3.1% to +1.4% | 36% | -4.1% to +2.0% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 11 | -1.0% | -3.1% to +1.3% | 45% | -3.2% to +1.8% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 11 | +0.1% | -1.2% to +1.1% | 55% | -1.2% to +1.3% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 11 | -0.1% | -2.3% to +1.0% | 45% | -2.6% to +1.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 11 | -1.4% | -3.3% to +1.6% | 45% | -3.6% to +1.7% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 11 | -1.1% | -3.9% to +2.2% | 45% | -5.5% to +3.1% | 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/SBUX.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/SBUX.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/SBUX.json?date=2026-10-02)

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