# AAPL: options-positioning snapshot

Canonical: https://halfonadouble.com/stock/AAPL
Data through: 2026-10-16 close
Publisher: Half on a Double

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 343.46 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 310.45 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 309.77 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 356.71 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 4,386,792 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 342.50 (2026-10-19) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 300.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 238,021,323 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 309.77 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 350.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 340.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.80 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 45.6 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -10.1 |
| IV rank | 25.1 |
| Front-minus-back IV | 1.3 pp |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 3.3 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -414,049 contracts · -14.5% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -292,409 contracts · -13.0% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -1.5 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | -240,731 contracts · -9.0% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | -72,863 contracts · -3.6% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -5.4 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -2.88σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -2.94σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.87σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -706,458 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -2.95σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +3.9% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -9.6% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 50.8% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 58.3% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 12 | +0.2% | -0.6% to +1.6% | 58% | -0.6% to +1.7% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 12 | +0.1% | -1.5% to +2.5% | 50% | -2.6% to +3.1% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 12 | -0.2% | -1.1% to +1.7% | 50% | -2.5% to +2.7% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 12 | +0.9% | -0.0% to +2.7% | 75% | -0.7% to +3.3% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 12 | -0.4% | -1.0% to +0.4% | 50% | -1.3% to +0.8% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 12 | -0.2% | -1.7% to +1.3% | 50% | -2.0% to +1.7% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 12 | -0.1% | -1.7% to +1.0% | 50% | -3.4% to +1.3% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 12 | +0.9% | -1.7% to +2.6% | 67% | -1.9% to +3.0% | 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/AAPL.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/AAPL.csv)
- [Public aggregate analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/AAPL.json?date=2026-10-16&public_schema=4)

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