# UVIX: options-positioning snapshot

Canonical: https://halfonadouble.com/stock/UVIX
Data through: 2026-10-23 close
Publisher: Half on a Double

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 40.56 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 34.26 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 28.92 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 41.14 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 105,365 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 37.00 (2026-10-30) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 38.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 1,561,732 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 28.92 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 45.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 60.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.69 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 73.7 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | 25.3 |
| IV rank | 98.2 |
| Front-minus-back IV | 8.4 pp |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | -77.9 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -13,454 contracts · -17.8% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -833 contracts · -1.9% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -15.9 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +990 contracts · +1.6% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +7,879 contracts · +22.3% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -20.7 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -0.59σ (249 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -0.12σ (249 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -1.42σ (248 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -14,287 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -0.41σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +1.4% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -15.5% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 7.1% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 74.2% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 57 | -2.5% | -5.5% to +5.7% | 35% | -4.4% to -0.5% | -0.5% |
| above | Day +3 | 57 | -6.1% | -10.2% to +1.8% | 37% | -8.2% to -0.6% | -0.6% |
| above | Day +5 | 57 | -9.0% | -16.5% to -0.7% | 25% | -11.9% to -6.5% | -6.5% |
| above | Day +10 | 56 | -13.1% | -24.8% to +6.4% | 29% | -17.7% to -6.6% | -6.6% |
| below | Day +1 | 55 | -1.2% | -6.2% to +3.7% | 42% | -3.0% to +0.7% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 55 | -3.5% | -10.4% to +4.3% | 38% | -6.1% to +0.7% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 54 | -6.7% | -12.5% to +6.1% | 35% | -9.6% to -1.2% | -1.2% |
| below | Day +10 | 54 | -9.4% | -20.2% to +8.6% | 30% | -17.5% to -4.2% | -4.2% |

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/UVIX.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/UVIX.csv)
- [Public aggregate analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/UVIX.json?date=2026-10-23&public_schema=4)

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

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