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

As of close · rank #428 by open interest · 1,344 sessions of history since Dec 1, 2020

LQDA's nearest-expiration max pain is 34.00 for 2026-10-23, net GEX is 7,753,968, its put/call open-interest ratio is 0.20. These are whole-chain derived aggregates as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

LQDA 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
34.00
-1.0% from close
Expiry: 2026-10-23
GEX flip
–
Net GEX
7,753,968
4,320,313 per 100k OI
Call wall
47.50
+38.3% from close
Put wall
20.00
-41.8% from close
Put/call OI
0.20
29,388 puts / 150,089 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
34.35
prev 34.78
Gamma max
36.96
+7.6% from close
Delta neutral
21.74
-36.7% from close
Gamma neutral
34.35
0.0% from close
Open interest
179,477
-32.8% vs prev
Contracts listed
577
402 calls · 246 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
45.0
cross-sectional score / 100
Directional score
-4.7
mixed positioning
IV rank
86.0
within trailing 52-week range
Front IV premium
-1.2 pp
front minus back volatility difference
25Δ risk reversal
20.9 pp
put IV minus call IV
IV butterfly
-5.5 pp
front-window smile convexity
Volume / open interest
0.05
12,677 contracts traded
Normalized net delta
0.187
option-holder convention
Modeled dealer delta
-0.180
opposite-side scenario
Vanna / 100k OI
1,823
volatility-sensitive delta
Charm / 100k OI
-185,054
time-decay-sensitive delta
IV surface range
109.6 pp
aggregate volatility dispersion

Strongest relative signals: 25Δ risk reversal 20.9 pp

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LQDA closed 7.6% below its gamma max of 36.96. It is 36.7% above the delta neutral price of 21.74. Total open interest is 179,477, -32.8% versus the previous session. Its options catalyst-intensity score is 45.0 out of 100, led by 25Δ risk reversal 20.9 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.

LQDA call and put open interest changes
Measure Value
Call OI change, 1 session -54,225 contracts · -26.5%
Put OI change, 1 session -33,315 contracts · -53.1%
Call minus put OI growth, 1 session +26.6 pp
Call OI change, 5 sessions -17,915 contracts · -10.7%
Put OI change, 5 sessions -23,338 contracts · -44.3%
Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions +33.6 pp
Daily call OI change surprise -5.22σ (252 prior changes)
Daily put OI change surprise -3.54σ (252 prior changes)
Daily call-minus-put growth surprise +2.26σ (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 33 completed Day +10 paths · latest Oct 15, 2026
LQDA 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. -20.0% -10.0% 0% +10.0% +20.0% Cross on Mar 1, 2023 Cross on May 11, 2023 Cross on May 19, 2023 Cross on Dec 7, 2023 Cross on Dec 26, 2023 Cross on Feb 13, 2024 Cross on Feb 29, 2024 Cross on Mar 4, 2024 Cross on Mar 15, 2024 Cross on Mar 19, 2024 Cross on Mar 28, 2024 Cross on Apr 12, 2024 Cross on Jan 28, 2025 Cross on Feb 11, 2025 Cross on Feb 14, 2025 Cross on Feb 26, 2025 Cross on Feb 28, 2025 Cross on Mar 24, 2025 Cross on Mar 27, 2025 Cross on May 6, 2025 Cross on May 8, 2025 Cross on May 21, 2025 Cross on Jun 9, 2025 Cross on Aug 7, 2025 Cross on Aug 21, 2025 Cross on Nov 24, 2025 Cross on Dec 9, 2025 Cross on Dec 17, 2025 Cross on Mar 12, 2026 Cross on May 26, 2026 Cross on Jun 9, 2026 Cross on Jun 12, 2026 Cross on Jul 24, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
LQDA historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing below
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 34 -0.2% -1.9% to +1.5% 44% -1.1% to +0.8% 0.0%
Day +2 33 +0.1% -3.2% to +2.5% 52% -1.2% to +1.5% 0.0%
Day +3 33 +0.3% -1.9% to +3.4% 55% -0.6% to +2.0% 0.0%
Day +4 33 -0.2% -2.2% to +2.6% 48% -1.3% to +1.4% 0.0%
Day +5 33 +0.3% -3.5% to +5.2% 52% -1.9% to +2.9% 0.0%
Day +6 33 -0.8% -5.5% to +3.5% 45% -4.0% to +2.1% 0.0%
Day +7 33 +1.3% -4.4% to +7.6% 58% -2.2% to +4.1% 0.0%
Day +8 33 +1.4% -6.3% to +10.7% 58% -2.3% to +7.0% 0.0%
Day +9 33 +4.0% -5.0% to +9.7% 64% -2.6% to +7.1% 0.0%
Day +10 33 +3.5% -6.3% to +8.7% 58% -4.8% to +6.5% 0.0%
Crosses above gamma max 38 completed Day +10 paths · latest Jul 22, 2026
LQDA 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. -32.0% -16.0% 0% +16.0% +32.0% Cross on Aug 15, 2022 Cross on Dec 1, 2022 Cross on Feb 16, 2023 Cross on May 5, 2023 Cross on May 16, 2023 Cross on Nov 27, 2023 Cross on Dec 19, 2023 Cross on Feb 12, 2024 Cross on Mar 1, 2024 Cross on Mar 14, 2024 Cross on Mar 18, 2024 Cross on Mar 27, 2024 Cross on Apr 11, 2024 Cross on Jan 17, 2025 Cross on Feb 6, 2025 Cross on Feb 12, 2025 Cross on Feb 21, 2025 Cross on Feb 27, 2025 Cross on Mar 20, 2025 Cross on Mar 26, 2025 Cross on May 2, 2025 Cross on May 7, 2025 Cross on May 9, 2025 Cross on May 19, 2025 Cross on Jun 5, 2025 Cross on Jul 18, 2025 Cross on Aug 8, 2025 Cross on Aug 22, 2025 Cross on Nov 21, 2025 Cross on Dec 8, 2025 Cross on Dec 16, 2025 Cross on Jan 12, 2026 Cross on Mar 10, 2026 Cross on May 8, 2026 Cross on May 29, 2026 Cross on Jun 5, 2026 Cross on Jun 11, 2026 Cross on Jul 22, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
LQDA historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing above
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 38 +0.8% -1.9% to +3.3% 53% -1.0% to +2.7% 0.0%
Day +2 38 +0.1% -3.0% to +3.8% 50% -1.7% to +2.2% 0.0%
Day +3 38 +1.1% -4.8% to +5.3% 55% -1.9% to +4.2% 0.0%
Day +4 38 +1.6% -3.7% to +7.1% 58% -2.4% to +3.6% 0.0%
Day +5 38 +0.3% -3.3% to +8.5% 50% -1.3% to +6.0% 0.0%
Day +6 38 +1.5% -4.2% to +9.9% 58% -0.5% to +6.4% 0.0%
Day +7 38 +1.2% -4.2% to +10.5% 55% -3.1% to +4.5% 0.0%
Day +8 38 +3.7% -5.1% to +11.0% 55% -3.7% to +7.5% 0.0%
Day +9 38 +2.7% -4.6% to +13.8% 55% -1.6% to +7.4% 0.0%
Day +10 38 +2.3% -5.1% to +14.4% 61% -2.2% to +9.1% 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

LQDA trailing historical statistics
Sessions closed above gamma max 18%
Gamma max crosses 32
Delta neutral crosses 2
Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max 47.2% of 252
Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral 69.4% of 252
Open interest percentile (1y) 69th
Daily open interest change versus prior year -4.62σ (-87,540 contracts; 252 prior changes)
Open interest change, 5 sessions -18.7%
Open interest change, 21 sessions -15.3%
History available Dec 1, 2020 → Oct 16, 2026

Recent crosses

  1. closed below gamma max at 34.78 vs 34.80 (-0.0%)
  2. closed above gamma max at 33.94 vs 32.69 (+3.7%)
  3. closed above delta neutral at 28.64 vs 25.79 (+9.9%)
  4. closed below gamma max at 27.99 vs 30.15 (-7.7%)
  5. closed below delta neutral at 30.26 vs 34.72 (-14.7%)
  6. closed above gamma max at 30.26 vs 23.99 (+20.7%)
  7. closed below gamma max at 86.22 vs 87.48 (-1.5%)
  8. closed above gamma max at 87.04 vs 86.19 (+1.0%)
  9. closed below gamma max at 71.23 vs 72.74 (-2.1%)
  10. closed above gamma max at 71.64 vs 69.73 (+2.7%)

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Questions people ask about LQDA

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

As of Oct 16, 2026 close, nearest-expiration max pain is 34.00 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 LQDA's gamma exposure and gamma flip show?

Signed net GEX is 7,753,968 as of Oct 16, 2026 close. No confirmed GEX flip is available; this does not imply a zero exposure level. 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 LQDA's gamma max today?

As of Oct 16, 2026, the gamma max for LQDA is 36.96, +7.6% from the 34.35 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 LQDA above or below its delta neutral price?

LQDA closed above delta neutral: 34.35 against a delta neutral price of 21.74. The delta neutral price is where the summed delta of the whole chain is zero; the definition.

How much open interest does LQDA have?

179,477 contracts of open interest across 577 listed contracts on Oct 16, 2026, -32.8% 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.