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AG max pain, gamma exposure (GEX) & options open interest

As of close · rank #109 by open interest · 1,404 sessions of history since Dec 1, 2020

AG's nearest-expiration max pain is 17.00 for 2026-10-23, its GEX flip is 14.58, net GEX is 8,995,134, its put/call open-interest ratio is 0.73. These are whole-chain derived aggregates as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

AG max pain and GEX snapshot

End-of-day snapshot for . Nearest-expiration max pain uses the expiry shown on its card; GEX uses the whole chain. Missing values are unavailable, not zero.

Nearest-expiration max pain
17.00
+6.4% from close
Expiry: 2026-10-23
GEX flip
14.58
-8.7% from close
Net GEX
8,995,134
997,749 per 100k OI
Call wall
17.00
+6.4% from close
Put wall
10.00
-37.4% from close
Put/call OI
0.73
380,264 puts / 521,279 calls

Prices are in US dollars per share. Net GEX is modeled dollar-delta change per $1 underlying move. Max pain minimizes aggregate intrinsic payout for that expiration; it is not a closing-price forecast. Signed GEX uses calls positive and puts negative, a model convention rather than observed dealer inventory. The flip is a confirmed zero crossing; walls locate side-specific concentrations, not guaranteed support or resistance.

Learn how to read the max pain payout example, GEX chart, gamma flip and walls, and open interest versus trading volume.

Close
15.98
prev 16.09
Gamma max
21.52
+34.7% from close
Delta neutral
15.86
-0.8% from close
Gamma neutral
14.58
-8.7% from close
Open interest
901,543
-17.6% vs prev
Contracts listed
495
315 calls · 242 puts

Advanced options analysis

Public aggregate analysis from the dated chain, normalized where possible for comparison across tickers. Catalyst intensity measures unusual pricing and activity; it does not identify an event, predict direction, or establish that an investment is attractive.

Catalyst intensity
54.4
cross-sectional score / 100
Directional score
-12.5
mixed positioning
IV rank
90.7
within trailing 52-week range
Front IV premium
1.1 pp
front minus back volatility difference
25Δ risk reversal
8.3 pp
put IV minus call IV
IV butterfly
8.5 pp
front-window smile convexity
Volume / open interest
0.05
58,026 contracts traded
Normalized net delta
0.057
option-holder convention
Modeled dealer delta
-0.057
opposite-side scenario
Vanna / 100k OI
4,047
volatility-sensitive delta
Charm / 100k OI
-66,892
time-decay-sensitive delta
IV surface range
188.3 pp
aggregate volatility dispersion

Strongest relative signals: smile convexity 8.5 pp

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AG closed 34.7% below its gamma max of 21.52. It is 0.8% above the delta neutral price of 15.86. Total open interest is 901,543, -17.6% versus the previous session. Its options catalyst-intensity score is 54.4 out of 100, led by smile convexity 8.5 pp. What gamma max means · What delta neutral means

Call versus put open interest changes

Growth compares outstanding contracts on each side. A positive growth gap favors calls; a negative gap favors puts. Standardized surprises compare each measure with its own prior history. These describe the OI balance, not IV skew or buying direction.

AG call and put open interest changes
Measure Value
Call OI change, 1 session -166,554 contracts · -24.2%
Put OI change, 1 session -26,364 contracts · -6.5%
Call minus put OI growth, 1 session -17.7 pp
Call OI change, 5 sessions -126,306 contracts · -19.5%
Put OI change, 5 sessions -20,021 contracts · -5.0%
Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions -14.5 pp
Daily call OI change surprise -5.16σ (252 prior changes)
Daily put OI change surprise -1.55σ (252 prior changes)
Daily call-minus-put growth surprise -5.36σ (252 prior changes)

History

2025-10 2026-10
close delta neutral gamma max
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Analysis visualizations

Daily ticker aggregates through 2026-10-16. The max pain curve pools all listed expirations; individual contracts are outside the public dataset.

Aggregate IV history

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What followed prior gamma-max crosses?

Each historical path starts at 0% on the cross date and follows the close for ten subsequent trading sessions. Cohorts use the same direction as labelled and require gamma max to be within 10% of the close on both crossing sessions.

Crosses below gamma max 38 completed Day +10 paths · latest May 13, 2026
AG returns after crossing below gamma max Historical close-to-close return paths from Day 0 through Day 10, with the median, middle fifty percent, and a nominal confidence interval for the median. -24.0% -12.0% 0% +12.0% +24.0% Cross on Dec 4, 2020 Cross on Dec 18, 2020 Cross on Dec 22, 2020 Cross on Jan 6, 2021 Cross on Jan 26, 2021 Cross on Feb 9, 2021 Cross on Feb 16, 2021 Cross on Feb 23, 2021 Cross on Feb 25, 2021 Cross on Mar 22, 2021 Cross on Apr 16, 2021 Cross on Feb 18, 2022 Cross on Mar 2, 2022 Cross on Mar 9, 2022 Cross on Mar 11, 2022 Cross on Nov 25, 2022 Cross on Mar 28, 2024 Cross on Apr 9, 2024 Cross on Oct 23, 2024 Cross on Mar 14, 2025 Cross on Mar 19, 2025 Cross on Jun 6, 2025 Cross on Jul 14, 2025 Cross on Sep 17, 2025 Cross on Sep 25, 2025 Cross on Sep 30, 2025 Cross on Oct 7, 2025 Cross on Oct 13, 2025 Cross on Oct 20, 2025 Cross on Dec 4, 2025 Cross on Dec 23, 2025 Cross on Dec 30, 2025 Cross on Jan 7, 2026 Cross on Jan 21, 2026 Cross on Jan 27, 2026 Cross on Feb 24, 2026 Cross on Mar 5, 2026 Cross on May 13, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
AG historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing below
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 38 -1.0% -2.4% to +3.1% 37% -1.6% to +0.3% 0.0%
Day +2 38 -0.6% -4.2% to +5.2% 45% -2.0% to +1.7% 0.0%
Day +3 38 +0.7% -4.0% to +5.1% 55% -1.7% to +1.7% 0.0%
Day +4 38 +1.6% -4.5% to +5.9% 58% -2.1% to +4.5% 0.0%
Day +5 38 +1.2% -5.9% to +6.2% 55% -3.6% to +3.6% 0.0%
Day +6 38 +1.0% -8.6% to +9.8% 50% -4.9% to +4.7% 0.0%
Day +7 38 +2.4% -9.1% to +9.7% 53% -6.3% to +6.8% 0.0%
Day +8 38 +1.6% -9.0% to +9.6% 55% -5.2% to +7.7% 0.0%
Day +9 38 +1.3% -8.1% to +13.3% 50% -4.0% to +9.1% 0.0%
Day +10 38 +1.1% -9.0% to +13.2% 55% -6.0% to +7.5% 0.0%
Crosses above gamma max 36 completed Day +10 paths · latest May 11, 2026
AG returns after crossing above gamma max Historical close-to-close return paths from Day 0 through Day 10, with the median, middle fifty percent, and a nominal confidence interval for the median. -26.0% -13.0% 0% +13.0% +26.0% Cross on Dec 16, 2020 Cross on Dec 21, 2020 Cross on Dec 30, 2020 Cross on Jan 20, 2021 Cross on Feb 8, 2021 Cross on Feb 12, 2021 Cross on Feb 22, 2021 Cross on Feb 24, 2021 Cross on Mar 19, 2021 Cross on Apr 8, 2021 Cross on Feb 17, 2022 Cross on Mar 1, 2022 Cross on Mar 8, 2022 Cross on Mar 10, 2022 Cross on Nov 23, 2022 Cross on Apr 1, 2024 Cross on Oct 22, 2024 Cross on Mar 13, 2025 Cross on Mar 17, 2025 Cross on Jun 4, 2025 Cross on Jul 11, 2025 Cross on Sep 11, 2025 Cross on Sep 19, 2025 Cross on Sep 26, 2025 Cross on Oct 3, 2025 Cross on Oct 8, 2025 Cross on Oct 17, 2025 Cross on Nov 26, 2025 Cross on Dec 5, 2025 Cross on Dec 26, 2025 Cross on Jan 2, 2026 Cross on Jan 12, 2026 Cross on Jan 23, 2026 Cross on Feb 20, 2026 Cross on Feb 27, 2026 Cross on May 11, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
AG historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing above
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 36 -1.0% -2.3% to +2.3% 39% -1.6% to +1.1% 0.0%
Day +2 36 +0.9% -4.0% to +4.3% 56% -2.7% to +2.4% 0.0%
Day +3 36 +0.1% -3.8% to +5.0% 50% -3.0% to +2.0% 0.0%
Day +4 36 -0.9% -6.2% to +6.9% 44% -3.3% to +2.7% 0.0%
Day +5 36 +0.8% -4.8% to +8.2% 53% -1.8% to +5.2% 0.0%
Day +6 36 +3.2% -5.7% to +10.1% 61% -2.8% to +6.5% 0.0%
Day +7 36 +2.7% -7.1% to +12.9% 61% -4.2% to +7.7% 0.0%
Day +8 36 +2.9% -7.6% to +10.8% 61% -1.7% to +8.5% 0.0%
Day +9 36 +2.6% -6.7% to +13.3% 56% -4.6% to +8.6% 0.0%
Day +10 36 +3.0% -7.7% to +12.8% 56% -5.6% to +10.8% 0.0%

Returns are close-to-close after the labelled number of subsequent trading sessions. The confidence floor is the closest-to-zero bound of the order-statistic median interval; it is zero when that interval spans zero. Its coverage is nominally at least 90% under independent observations. Historical paths can overlap, so the interval and floor are descriptive uncertainty guides rather than formal coverage guarantees. Historical, not a forecast.

Last 252 sessions

AG trailing historical statistics
Sessions closed above gamma max 16%
Gamma max crosses 20
Delta neutral crosses 6
Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max 97.6% of 252
Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral 1.2% of 252
Open interest percentile (1y) 12th
Daily open interest change versus prior year -4.09σ (-192,918 contracts; 252 prior changes)
Open interest change, 5 sessions -14.0%
Open interest change, 21 sessions -9.2%
History available Dec 1, 2020 → Oct 16, 2026

Recent crosses

  1. closed above delta neutral at 15.98 vs 15.86 (+0.8%)
  2. closed below delta neutral at 16.33 vs 16.51 (-1.1%)
  3. closed above delta neutral at 17.28 vs 16.88 (+2.3%)
  4. closed below delta neutral at 16.98 vs 17.14 (-1.0%)
  5. closed above delta neutral at 16.51 vs 15.49 (+6.2%)
  6. closed below delta neutral at 15.99 vs 16.00 (-0.0%)
  7. closed below gamma max at 23.98 vs 24.50 (-2.2%)
  8. closed above gamma max at 23.61 vs 23.31 (+1.3%)
  9. closed below gamma max at 26.27 vs 28.42 (-8.2%)
  10. closed above gamma max at 32.01 vs 29.68 (+7.3%)

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Questions people ask about AG

What is AG's max pain for the nearest expiration?

As of Oct 16, 2026 close, nearest-expiration max pain is 17.00 for the 2026-10-23 expiration. It is a payout-minimizing strike for one expiration. An all-expiration pooled value is a different comparison, and neither establishes where the underlying will close. Max pain definition and worked payout example.

Our 2025 max-pain study compares historical Thursday levels with Friday underlying closes and an unchanged-price baseline. Its scope and results are separate from this current ticker snapshot.

What do AG's gamma exposure and gamma flip show?

Signed net GEX is 8,995,134 as of Oct 16, 2026 close. The confirmed GEX flip is 14.58. These aggregate model outputs use calls positive and puts negative. Their sign does not identify dealers' actual positions or predict the next move. How to interpret GEX, gamma flip and walls.

Where is AG's gamma max today?

As of Oct 16, 2026, the gamma max for AG is 21.52, +34.7% from the 15.98 close. Gamma max is the underlying price at which the summed gamma of every open contract is largest; how it is computed and why it matters.

Is AG above or below its delta neutral price?

AG closed above delta neutral: 15.98 against a delta neutral price of 15.86. The delta neutral price is where the summed delta of the whole chain is zero; the definition.

How much open interest does AG have?

901,543 contracts of open interest across 495 listed contracts on Oct 16, 2026, -17.6% versus the previous session. What open interest measures.

Levels are recomputed after every trading day from licensed end-of-day options data; only derived aggregates are published. Methodology · Data and licence · Not investment advice.