# QCOM: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 172.11 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 176.08 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 173.94 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 214.69 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 831,210 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 177.50 (2026-10-23) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 185.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | -2,334,494 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 173.94 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 200.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 160.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 1.04 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 54.6 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -13.8 |
| IV rank | 100.0 |
| Front-minus-back IV | 0.9 pp |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 2.8 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -92,966 contracts · -18.6% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -55,780 contracts · -11.6% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | -6.9 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | -58,354 contracts · -12.5% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | -28,754 contracts · -6.4% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | -6.2 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -2.99σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -2.91σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | -1.91σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -148,746 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -3.03σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +24.7% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +2.3% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 72.2% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 18.3% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 15 | -0.5% | -0.9% to +2.0% | 47% | -1.1% to +2.7% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +3 | 15 | +1.0% | -1.2% to +3.9% | 60% | -1.5% to +4.0% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +5 | 15 | +0.5% | -2.8% to +4.7% | 53% | -3.7% to +5.3% | 0.0% |
| above | Day +10 | 15 | -1.6% | -3.1% to +6.0% | 47% | -3.4% to +6.9% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +1 | 12 | +0.2% | -0.9% to +0.5% | 58% | -1.6% to +0.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +3 | 12 | -0.5% | -1.9% to +1.3% | 42% | -2.8% to +1.5% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +5 | 12 | -0.9% | -4.3% to +1.8% | 42% | -5.6% to +1.8% | 0.0% |
| below | Day +10 | 12 | -1.3% | -5.0% to +1.7% | 42% | -5.3% to +5.6% | 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/QCOM.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/QCOM.csv)
- [Public aggregate analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/QCOM.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.

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