# MS: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 180.54 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 189.54 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 192.11 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 218.11 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 379,311 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 185.00 (2026-10-23) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 190.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | -11,622,382 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 192.11 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 200.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 180.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 1.58 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 59.7 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -16.6 |
| IV rank | 100.0 |
| Front-minus-back IV | 5.2 pp |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 1.6 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -43,600 contracts · -22.9% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -24,383 contracts · -9.5% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -13.3 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | -21,397 contracts · -12.7% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | -1,409 contracts · -0.6% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -12.1 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -4.57σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -2.05σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -6.01σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -67,983 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -3.24σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +20.8% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +5.0% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 99.6% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 32.9% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 42 | +0.3% | -0.4% to +1.0% | 62% | -0.0% to +0.7% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 42 | +0.2% | -1.0% to +1.8% | 52% | -0.6% to +1.0% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 42 | +0.6% | -1.2% to +2.7% | 64% | +0.0% to +1.7% | +0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 42 | +0.2% | -1.5% to +2.4% | 52% | -1.3% to +1.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 42 | +0.1% | -0.4% to +0.8% | 52% | -0.3% to +0.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 42 | -0.3% | -1.3% to +1.8% | 48% | -0.8% to +1.1% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 42 | +0.4% | -1.3% to +2.5% | 57% | -0.2% to +1.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 42 | +0.0% | -2.6% to +3.9% | 50% | -1.5% to +2.3% | 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/MS.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/MS.csv)
- [Public aggregate analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/MS.json?date=2026-10-16&public_schema=4)

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