# VKTX: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 29.94 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 24.82 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 29.94 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 37.27 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 304,389 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 32.00 (2026-10-09) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 30.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 9,790,963 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 30.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 30.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.23 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 76.9 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | 35.0 |
| IV rank | 93.7 |
| Front ATM IV | +71.0% |
| Front-minus-back IV | 4.2 pp |
| Front expected move | +9.8% |
| Front ATM straddle / spot | +7.4% |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | -20.5 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -18,536 contracts · -7.0% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -9,377 contracts · -14.1% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +7.1 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | +10,884 contracts · +4.6% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | +4,107 contracts · +7.7% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -3.1 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -1.62σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -2.43σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +1.67σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -27,913 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -1.86σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +24.5% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -17.1% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 98.4% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 2.8% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 46 | -0.2% | -2.3% to +2.0% | 41% | -1.4% to +0.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 46 | +1.6% | -3.8% to +7.2% | 57% | -2.6% to +4.3% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 46 | +1.0% | -6.9% to +10.2% | 57% | -1.0% to +2.9% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 46 | +2.1% | -9.8% to +17.3% | 59% | -2.8% to +8.6% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 50 | +0.9% | -1.6% to +2.7% | 60% | -0.4% to +2.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 50 | +2.2% | -3.0% to +7.4% | 58% | -0.8% to +4.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 50 | +0.8% | -5.2% to +8.6% | 52% | -1.9% to +4.2% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 50 | +2.4% | -6.6% to +13.3% | 56% | -2.4% to +5.7% | 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/VKTX.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/VKTX.csv)
- [Complete advanced analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/VKTX.json?date=2026-10-02)

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