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

As of close · rank #316 by open interest · 1,404 sessions of history since Dec 1, 2020

GM's nearest-expiration max pain is 82.00 for 2026-10-23, its GEX flip is 72.38, net GEX is 11,219,475, its put/call open-interest ratio is 0.72. These are whole-chain derived aggregates as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

GM 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
82.00
-2.3% from close
Expiry: 2026-10-23
GEX flip
72.38
-13.8% from close
Net GEX
11,219,475
4,183,671 per 100k OI
Call wall
100.00
+19.1% from close
Put wall
80.00
-4.7% from close
Put/call OI
0.72
112,196 puts / 155,977 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
83.96
prev 83.66
Gamma max
91.29
+8.7% from close
Delta neutral
76.62
-8.7% from close
Gamma neutral
72.38
-13.8% from close
Open interest
268,173
-10.0% vs prev
Contracts listed
564
342 calls · 303 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
75.0
cross-sectional score / 100
Directional score
-20.0
relatively bearish positioning
IV rank
100.0
within trailing 52-week range
Front IV premium
25.9 pp
front minus back volatility difference
25Δ risk reversal
9.7 pp
put IV minus call IV
IV butterfly
-7.0 pp
front-window smile convexity
Volume / open interest
0.07
20,086 contracts traded
Normalized net delta
0.147
option-holder convention
Modeled dealer delta
-0.137
opposite-side scenario
Vanna / 100k OI
2,899
volatility-sensitive delta
Charm / 100k OI
-591,345
time-decay-sensitive delta
IV surface range
149.5 pp
aggregate volatility dispersion

Strongest relative signals: front IV premium 25.9 pp · IV rank 100

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GM closed 8.7% below its gamma max of 91.29. It is 8.7% above the delta neutral price of 76.62. Total open interest is 268,173, -10.0% versus the previous session. Its options catalyst-intensity score is 75.0 out of 100, led by front IV premium 25.9 pp, IV rank 100. 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.

GM call and put open interest changes
Measure Value
Call OI change, 1 session -18,434 contracts · -10.6%
Put OI change, 1 session -11,488 contracts · -9.3%
Call minus put OI growth, 1 session -1.3 pp
Call OI change, 5 sessions -13,727 contracts · -8.1%
Put OI change, 5 sessions -4,951 contracts · -4.2%
Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions -3.9 pp
Daily call OI change surprise -1.22σ (252 prior changes)
Daily put OI change surprise -0.85σ (252 prior changes)
Daily call-minus-put growth surprise -0.51σ (252 prior changes)

History

2025-10 2026-10
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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 31 completed Day +10 paths · latest Jul 30, 2026
GM 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. -8.0% -4.0% 0% +4.0% +8.0% Cross on Jan 15, 2021 Cross on Jan 21, 2021 Cross on Mar 15, 2021 Cross on Mar 18, 2021 Cross on Apr 7, 2021 Cross on Jun 4, 2021 Cross on Oct 12, 2021 Cross on Nov 15, 2021 Cross on Nov 18, 2021 Cross on Jan 5, 2022 Cross on Feb 3, 2023 Cross on Jul 14, 2023 Cross on Feb 1, 2024 Cross on Mar 1, 2024 Cross on Apr 2, 2024 Cross on Apr 4, 2024 Cross on Oct 23, 2024 Cross on Nov 14, 2024 Cross on Jul 3, 2025 Cross on Aug 15, 2025 Cross on Oct 22, 2025 Cross on Oct 27, 2025 Cross on Dec 1, 2025 Cross on Dec 8, 2025 Cross on Dec 11, 2025 Cross on Dec 16, 2025 Cross on Jan 9, 2026 Cross on Jan 28, 2026 Cross on May 29, 2026 Cross on Jul 23, 2026 Cross on Jul 30, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
GM historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing below
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 31 +0.0% -0.8% to +0.7% 52% -0.6% to +0.5% 0.0%
Day +2 31 -0.7% -1.7% to +1.9% 45% -1.1% to +1.3% 0.0%
Day +3 31 -0.7% -1.9% to +1.1% 39% -1.6% to +0.8% 0.0%
Day +4 31 -0.4% -2.5% to +1.1% 42% -1.9% to +0.6% 0.0%
Day +5 31 -0.6% -3.2% to +1.4% 45% -2.5% to +0.5% 0.0%
Day +6 31 -1.4% -3.6% to +1.7% 42% -2.2% to +0.8% 0.0%
Day +7 31 -0.9% -3.6% to +2.1% 35% -2.3% to +0.6% 0.0%
Day +8 31 -2.0% -4.3% to +1.4% 35% -2.5% to +0.5% 0.0%
Day +9 31 -2.0% -3.8% to +1.4% 35% -2.9% to +0.6% 0.0%
Day +10 31 -2.1% -4.2% to +2.6% 39% -3.5% to +0.6% 0.0%
Crosses above gamma max 32 completed Day +10 paths · latest Jul 28, 2026
GM 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. -10.0% -5.0% 0% +5.0% +10.0% Cross on Jan 12, 2021 Cross on Jan 19, 2021 Cross on Mar 12, 2021 Cross on Mar 17, 2021 Cross on Apr 5, 2021 Cross on Jun 3, 2021 Cross on Oct 7, 2021 Cross on Nov 11, 2021 Cross on Nov 17, 2021 Cross on Jan 4, 2022 Cross on Feb 2, 2023 Cross on Jul 12, 2023 Cross on Dec 14, 2023 Cross on Jan 30, 2024 Cross on Feb 29, 2024 Cross on Mar 20, 2024 Cross on Apr 3, 2024 Cross on Oct 22, 2024 Cross on Nov 8, 2024 Cross on Jul 2, 2025 Cross on Aug 14, 2025 Cross on Oct 21, 2025 Cross on Oct 24, 2025 Cross on Nov 28, 2025 Cross on Dec 3, 2025 Cross on Dec 9, 2025 Cross on Dec 12, 2025 Cross on Jan 8, 2026 Cross on Jan 27, 2026 Cross on May 27, 2026 Cross on Jul 22, 2026 Cross on Jul 28, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
GM historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing above
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 32 -0.1% -1.5% to +1.4% 50% -1.0% to +1.0% 0.0%
Day +2 32 -0.2% -1.7% to +0.7% 44% -1.0% to +0.4% 0.0%
Day +3 32 -0.4% -1.6% to +1.6% 47% -1.0% to +1.3% 0.0%
Day +4 32 -1.0% -2.4% to +2.5% 44% -2.0% to +0.6% 0.0%
Day +5 32 -0.2% -3.0% to +2.3% 47% -2.7% to +0.9% 0.0%
Day +6 32 -0.5% -3.1% to +2.8% 41% -2.8% to +1.5% 0.0%
Day +7 32 -1.7% -4.6% to +3.1% 44% -4.2% to +1.3% 0.0%
Day +8 32 -0.9% -4.5% to +2.8% 44% -4.0% to +2.0% 0.0%
Day +9 32 -0.3% -4.0% to +3.1% 47% -2.7% to +2.4% 0.0%
Day +10 32 -0.5% -5.2% to +3.3% 47% -4.3% to +1.9% 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

GM trailing historical statistics
Sessions closed above gamma max 7%
Gamma max crosses 22
Delta neutral crosses 0
Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max 77.8% of 252
Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral 58.3% of 252
Open interest percentile (1y) 2th
Daily open interest change versus prior year -1.07σ (-29,922 contracts; 252 prior changes)
Open interest change, 5 sessions -6.5%
Open interest change, 21 sessions -20.3%
History available Dec 1, 2020 → Oct 16, 2026

Recent crosses

  1. closed below gamma max at 88.40 vs 90.39 (-2.3%)
  2. closed above gamma max at 90.30 vs 88.06 (+2.5%)
  3. closed below gamma max at 80.67 vs 80.93 (-0.3%)
  4. closed above gamma max at 82.13 vs 80.91 (+1.5%)
  5. closed below gamma max at 83.24 vs 85.43 (-2.6%)
  6. closed above gamma max at 84.18 vs 83.79 (+0.5%)
  7. closed below gamma max at 84.90 vs 87.56 (-3.1%)
  8. closed above gamma max at 86.38 vs 86.28 (+0.1%)
  9. closed below gamma max at 82.87 vs 85.63 (-3.3%)
  10. closed above gamma max at 85.13 vs 84.97 (+0.2%)

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Questions people ask about GM

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

As of Oct 16, 2026 close, nearest-expiration max pain is 82.00 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 GM's gamma exposure and gamma flip show?

Signed net GEX is 11,219,475 as of Oct 16, 2026 close. The confirmed GEX flip is 72.38. 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 GM's gamma max today?

As of Oct 16, 2026, the gamma max for GM is 91.29, +8.7% from the 83.96 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 GM above or below its delta neutral price?

GM closed above delta neutral: 83.96 against a delta neutral price of 76.62. The delta neutral price is where the summed delta of the whole chain is zero; the definition.

How much open interest does GM have?

268,173 contracts of open interest across 564 listed contracts on Oct 16, 2026, -10.0% 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.