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

As of close · rank #52 by open interest · 1,141 sessions of history since Dec 16, 2021

NU's nearest-expiration max pain is 15.00 for 2026-10-23, its GEX flip is 11.66, net GEX is 87,155,256, its put/call open-interest ratio is 0.50. These are whole-chain derived aggregates as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

NU 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
15.00
+3.0% from close
Expiry: 2026-10-23
GEX flip
11.66
-20.0% from close
Net GEX
87,155,256
4,213,951 per 100k OI
Call wall
14.00
-3.8% from close
Put wall
15.00
+3.0% from close
Put/call OI
0.50
691,329 puts / 1,376,926 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
14.56
prev 14.73
Gamma max
16.74
+15.0% from close
Delta neutral
13.13
-9.9% from close
Gamma neutral
11.66
-20.0% from close
Open interest
2,068,255
-16.4% vs prev
Contracts listed
412
293 calls · 214 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
53.2
cross-sectional score / 100
Directional score
29.0
relatively bullish positioning
IV rank
100.0
within trailing 52-week range
Front IV premium
-8.4 pp
front minus back volatility difference
25Δ risk reversal
-127.1 pp
put IV minus call IV
IV butterfly
-7.0 pp
front-window smile convexity
Volume / open interest
0.05
113,036 contracts traded
Normalized net delta
0.151
option-holder convention
Modeled dealer delta
-0.150
opposite-side scenario
Vanna / 100k OI
3,134
volatility-sensitive delta
Charm / 100k OI
-257,316
time-decay-sensitive delta
IV surface range
166.9 pp
aggregate volatility dispersion

Strongest relative signals: 25Δ risk reversal -127.1 pp · IV rank 100

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NU closed 15.0% below its gamma max of 16.74. It is 9.9% above the delta neutral price of 13.13. Total open interest is 2,068,255, -16.4% versus the previous session. Its options catalyst-intensity score is 53.2 out of 100, led by 25Δ risk reversal -127.1 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.

NU call and put open interest changes
Measure Value
Call OI change, 1 session -261,804 contracts · -16.0%
Put OI change, 1 session -144,247 contracts · -17.3%
Call minus put OI growth, 1 session +1.3 pp
Call OI change, 5 sessions -284,926 contracts · -17.1%
Put OI change, 5 sessions -84,353 contracts · -10.9%
Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions -6.3 pp
Daily call OI change surprise -4.22σ (252 prior changes)
Daily put OI change surprise -4.93σ (252 prior changes)
Daily call-minus-put growth surprise +0.33σ (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 23 completed Day +10 paths · latest Oct 7, 2026
NU 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. -14.0% -7.0% 0% +7.0% +14.0% Cross on Feb 10, 2022 Cross on Feb 22, 2022 Cross on Apr 28, 2023 Cross on May 2, 2023 Cross on May 18, 2023 Cross on May 25, 2023 Cross on Nov 6, 2023 Cross on Nov 15, 2023 Cross on Jan 19, 2024 Cross on Feb 13, 2024 Cross on Feb 20, 2024 Cross on Mar 5, 2024 Cross on Mar 15, 2024 Cross on Mar 19, 2024 Cross on Mar 27, 2024 Cross on Jan 27, 2025 Cross on Jan 31, 2025 Cross on Jun 25, 2025 Cross on Aug 29, 2025 Cross on Nov 28, 2025 Cross on Jan 6, 2026 Cross on Jul 15, 2026 Cross on Aug 17, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
NU historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing below
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 24 -0.2% -1.8% to +1.6% 46% -1.7% to +1.4% 0.0%
Day +2 24 +0.5% -1.3% to +1.9% 63% -1.1% to +1.3% 0.0%
Day +3 24 +0.3% -0.9% to +3.5% 54% -0.6% to +2.8% 0.0%
Day +4 24 +2.1% -0.4% to +4.1% 63% -0.1% to +3.7% 0.0%
Day +5 24 +2.8% -0.1% to +5.6% 75% +0.9% to +4.5% +0.9%
Day +6 24 +3.6% +0.4% to +6.2% 83% +0.8% to +5.4% +0.8%
Day +7 24 +2.2% -2.3% to +5.3% 67% -0.1% to +4.8% 0.0%
Day +8 23 +2.9% -2.6% to +6.2% 61% -0.9% to +5.5% 0.0%
Day +9 23 +3.1% -2.9% to +6.6% 65% -1.7% to +6.0% 0.0%
Day +10 23 +1.8% -1.7% to +8.3% 61% -1.3% to +7.5% 0.0%
Crosses above gamma max 23 completed Day +10 paths · latest Jul 14, 2026
NU 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. -16.0% -8.0% 0% +8.0% +16.0% Cross on Feb 9, 2022 Cross on Feb 17, 2022 Cross on Aug 16, 2022 Cross on Apr 27, 2023 Cross on May 1, 2023 Cross on May 5, 2023 Cross on May 19, 2023 Cross on Nov 3, 2023 Cross on Nov 14, 2023 Cross on Jan 12, 2024 Cross on Feb 9, 2024 Cross on Feb 14, 2024 Cross on Feb 27, 2024 Cross on Mar 6, 2024 Cross on Mar 18, 2024 Cross on Mar 20, 2024 Cross on Jan 24, 2025 Cross on Jan 28, 2025 Cross on Jun 24, 2025 Cross on Aug 27, 2025 Cross on Nov 26, 2025 Cross on Jan 5, 2026 Cross on Jul 14, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
NU historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing above
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 23 -0.4% -1.7% to +0.9% 35% -1.0% to +0.5% 0.0%
Day +2 23 -0.3% -2.1% to +1.8% 43% -1.6% to +1.0% 0.0%
Day +3 23 +0.3% -2.3% to +2.7% 52% -1.8% to +1.7% 0.0%
Day +4 23 +1.4% -2.6% to +3.2% 57% -1.0% to +2.2% 0.0%
Day +5 23 +1.6% -2.6% to +4.0% 61% -0.4% to +3.2% 0.0%
Day +6 23 +1.0% -1.5% to +3.7% 61% -1.1% to +3.7% 0.0%
Day +7 23 +2.0% -3.0% to +4.0% 65% -2.6% to +3.4% 0.0%
Day +8 23 +0.8% -3.7% to +6.5% 57% -2.2% to +4.8% 0.0%
Day +9 23 +3.3% -5.4% to +6.8% 65% -1.8% to +5.9% 0.0%
Day +10 23 +2.4% -4.0% to +8.1% 65% -2.8% to +6.8% 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

NU trailing historical statistics
Sessions closed above gamma max 3%
Gamma max crosses 10
Delta neutral crosses 22
Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max 69.8% of 252
Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral 59.1% of 252
Open interest percentile (1y) 94th
Daily open interest change versus prior year -4.66σ (-406,051 contracts; 252 prior changes)
Open interest change, 5 sessions -15.1%
Open interest change, 21 sessions +3.6%
History available Dec 16, 2021 → Oct 16, 2026

Recent crosses

  1. closed below gamma max at 15.58 vs 15.61 (-0.2%)
  2. closed above gamma max at 15.18 vs 14.99 (+1.2%)
  3. closed above delta neutral at 13.29 vs 12.76 (+4.0%)
  4. closed below delta neutral at 12.23 vs 13.13 (-7.4%)
  5. closed below gamma max at 14.74 vs 15.11 (-2.5%)
  6. closed above gamma max at 15.23 vs 15.06 (+1.1%)
  7. closed below gamma max at 13.88 vs 14.03 (-1.1%)
  8. closed above gamma max at 13.99 vs 13.94 (+0.3%)
  9. closed above delta neutral at 11.88 vs 11.71 (+1.4%)
  10. closed below delta neutral at 11.60 vs 11.71 (-0.9%)

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Questions people ask about NU

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

As of Oct 16, 2026 close, nearest-expiration max pain is 15.00 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 NU's gamma exposure and gamma flip show?

Signed net GEX is 87,155,256 as of Oct 16, 2026 close. The confirmed GEX flip is 11.66. 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 NU's gamma max today?

As of Oct 16, 2026, the gamma max for NU is 16.74, +15.0% from the 14.56 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 NU above or below its delta neutral price?

NU closed above delta neutral: 14.56 against a delta neutral price of 13.13. The delta neutral price is where the summed delta of the whole chain is zero; the definition.

How much open interest does NU have?

2,068,255 contracts of open interest across 412 listed contracts on Oct 16, 2026, -16.4% 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.