# HYG: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 76.86 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 79.22 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 168.18 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 81.43 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 9,306,382 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 77.50 (2026-10-23) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 79.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | -4,200,931,210 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 168.18 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 78.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 77.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 2.98 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 33.1 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -23.6 |
| IV rank | 40.8 |
| Front-minus-back IV | 3.0 pp |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 2.3 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -508,789 contracts · -17.9% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -1,023,574 contracts · -12.8% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -5.1 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | -465,199 contracts · -16.6% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | -515,993 contracts · -6.9% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -9.7 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -4.39σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -1.97σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -1.48σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -1,532,363 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -2.46σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +5.9% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +3.1% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 83.3% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 95.2% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 2 | +0.1% | +0.0% to +0.1% | 50% | — | – |
| above | Day +3 | 2 | -0.2% | -0.2% to -0.2% | 0% | — | – |
| above | Day +5 | 2 | +0.2% | +0.2% to +0.2% | 100% | — | – |
| above | Day +10 | 2 | -0.4% | -0.5% to -0.2% | 0% | — | – |
| below | Day +1 | 1 | -0.2% | -0.2% to -0.2% | 0% | — | – |
| below | Day +3 | 1 | -0.1% | -0.1% to -0.1% | 0% | — | – |
| below | Day +5 | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% to +0.0% | 100% | — | – |
| below | Day +10 | 1 | -1.2% | -1.2% to -1.2% | 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/HYG.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/HYG.csv)
- [Public aggregate analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/HYG.json?date=2026-10-16&public_schema=4)

An em dash means unavailable, not zero. Values use the same display rounding as the HTML page. This is a current snapshot; full history and individual event paths are on the canonical page.

[Definitions and limitations](https://halfonadouble.com/methodology.md).