# AEO: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 17.98 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 15.25 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 12.51 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 15.09 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 102,558 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 17.00 (2026-10-23) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 15.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | 2,349,170 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 12.51 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 15.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 17.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 0.81 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 54.4 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -14.7 |
| IV rank | 100.0 |
| Front-minus-back IV | 1.1 pp |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 4.7 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -10,101 contracts · -15.1% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -7,853 contracts · -14.6% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -0.5 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | -5,657 contracts · -9.1% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | -6,791 contracts · -12.9% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +3.8 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -1.32σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -1.22σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -0.09σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -17,954 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -1.37σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | -16.1% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | -15.2% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 86.1% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 93.3% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 38 | +0.4% | -1.5% to +1.8% | 58% | -0.6% to +1.3% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 38 | +0.6% | -3.1% to +3.3% | 55% | -1.1% to +2.2% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 38 | +0.8% | -1.7% to +4.6% | 58% | -0.9% to +3.4% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 37 | +1.7% | -6.1% to +5.8% | 59% | -1.2% to +3.8% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 32 | +1.1% | -2.5% to +2.5% | 63% | -0.9% to +2.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 32 | +1.1% | -2.1% to +4.6% | 56% | -1.1% to +3.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 32 | +1.6% | -3.3% to +4.4% | 56% | -1.8% to +3.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 32 | -0.0% | -4.9% to +6.7% | 50% | -3.6% to +1.5% | 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/AEO.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/AEO.csv)
- [Public aggregate analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/AEO.json?date=2026-10-16&public_schema=4)

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