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

As of close · rank #146 by open interest · 533 sessions of history since Sep 3, 2024

QXO's nearest-expiration max pain is 11.00 for 2026-10-23, its GEX flip is 9.15, net GEX is 8,552,216, its put/call open-interest ratio is 0.32. These are whole-chain derived aggregates as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

QXO 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
11.00
+1.3% from close
Expiry: 2026-10-23
GEX flip
9.15
-15.8% from close
Net GEX
8,552,216
1,243,709 per 100k OI
Call wall
15.00
+38.1% from close
Put wall
10.00
-7.9% from close
Put/call OI
0.32
168,239 puts / 519,399 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
10.86
prev 11.18
Gamma max
15.04
+38.5% from close
Delta neutral
10.25
-5.6% from close
Gamma neutral
9.15
-15.8% from close
Open interest
687,638
-9.8% vs prev
Contracts listed
440
272 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
47.0
cross-sectional score / 100
Directional score
26.1
relatively bullish positioning
IV rank
85.2
within trailing 52-week range
Front IV premium
4.1 pp
front minus back volatility difference
25Δ risk reversal
-2.9 pp
put IV minus call IV
IV butterfly
14.1 pp
front-window smile convexity
Volume / open interest
0.02
15,134 contracts traded
Normalized net delta
0.037
option-holder convention
Modeled dealer delta
-0.037
opposite-side scenario
Vanna / 100k OI
4,663
volatility-sensitive delta
Charm / 100k OI
-225,266
time-decay-sensitive delta
IV surface range
71.0 pp
aggregate volatility dispersion

Strongest relative signals: smile convexity 14.1 pp

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QXO closed 38.5% below its gamma max of 15.04. It is 5.6% above the delta neutral price of 10.25. Total open interest is 687,638, -9.8% versus the previous session. Its options catalyst-intensity score is 47.0 out of 100, led by smile convexity 14.1 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.

QXO call and put open interest changes
Measure Value
Call OI change, 1 session -52,728 contracts · -9.2%
Put OI change, 1 session -22,009 contracts · -11.6%
Call minus put OI growth, 1 session +2.4 pp
Call OI change, 5 sessions -21,225 contracts · -3.9%
Put OI change, 5 sessions -417 contracts · -0.2%
Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions -3.7 pp
Daily call OI change surprise -4.12σ (252 prior changes)
Daily put OI change surprise -3.03σ (252 prior changes)
Daily call-minus-put growth surprise +0.46σ (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 11 completed Day +10 paths · latest Jun 29, 2026
QXO 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. -22.0% -11.0% 0% +11.0% +22.0% Cross on Oct 15, 2024 Cross on Nov 27, 2024 Cross on May 21, 2025 Cross on Jun 16, 2025 Cross on Jun 20, 2025 Cross on Dec 12, 2025 Cross on Jan 6, 2026 Cross on Jan 9, 2026 Cross on Feb 12, 2026 Cross on Apr 20, 2026 Cross on Jun 29, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
QXO historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing below
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 11 -0.8% -2.0% to +0.4% 36% -2.5% to +0.5% 0.0%
Day +2 11 +0.5% -1.4% to +3.0% 55% -1.5% to +3.2% 0.0%
Day +3 11 +0.4% -6.2% to +2.5% 55% -8.3% to +2.7% 0.0%
Day +4 11 +0.6% -4.6% to +2.9% 64% -8.7% to +3.4% 0.0%
Day +5 11 -0.6% -8.8% to +1.9% 45% -12.9% to +2.0% 0.0%
Day +6 11 -1.9% -7.7% to +3.2% 36% -9.5% to +3.6% 0.0%
Day +7 11 -3.0% -8.5% to -0.9% 27% -11.0% to +1.2% 0.0%
Day +8 11 -2.9% -7.9% to -1.2% 18% -9.2% to -0.7% -0.7%
Day +9 11 -2.3% -7.7% to +0.1% 27% -7.9% to +0.8% 0.0%
Day +10 11 -4.2% -8.2% to -1.7% 9% -8.9% to -1.5% -1.5%
Crosses above gamma max 9 completed Day +10 paths · latest Jun 26, 2026
QXO 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. -20.0% -10.0% 0% +10.0% +20.0% Cross on Oct 14, 2024 Cross on Nov 21, 2024 Cross on May 13, 2025 Cross on Jun 18, 2025 Cross on Dec 11, 2025 Cross on Jan 8, 2026 Cross on Feb 11, 2026 Cross on Apr 16, 2026 Cross on Jun 26, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
QXO historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing above
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 9 +1.4% -3.3% to +2.4% 67% -3.8% to +3.1% 0.0%
Day +2 9 +0.0% -2.0% to +3.4% 56% -3.4% to +4.9% 0.0%
Day +3 9 -0.9% -3.5% to +4.5% 44% -6.3% to +6.7% 0.0%
Day +4 9 -3.1% -6.0% to +0.8% 33% -8.1% to +3.5% 0.0%
Day +5 9 -3.1% -3.5% to 0.0% 22% -8.9% to +1.5% 0.0%
Day +6 9 -4.4% -7.9% to -1.4% 22% -13.4% to +4.1% 0.0%
Day +7 9 -4.6% -8.7% to -0.7% 22% -15.9% to +3.1% 0.0%
Day +8 9 -5.9% -7.1% to -2.2% 22% -17.3% to +4.8% 0.0%
Day +9 9 -4.0% -10.6% to -2.2% 22% -15.0% to +2.8% 0.0%
Day +10 9 -3.0% -11.8% to -2.3% 22% -16.9% to +4.5% 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

QXO trailing historical statistics
Sessions closed above gamma max 3%
Gamma max crosses 12
Delta neutral crosses 22
Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max 98.0% of 252
Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral 32.1% of 252
Open interest percentile (1y) 98th
Daily open interest change versus prior year -4.01σ (-74,737 contracts; 252 prior changes)
Open interest change, 5 sessions -3.1%
Open interest change, 21 sessions +3.8%
History available Sep 3, 2024 → Oct 16, 2026

Recent crosses

  1. closed above delta neutral at 11.18 vs 10.83 (+3.1%)
  2. closed below delta neutral at 10.33 vs 10.58 (-2.4%)
  3. closed above delta neutral at 11.02 vs 10.76 (+2.3%)
  4. closed below delta neutral at 10.64 vs 10.70 (-0.6%)
  5. closed above delta neutral at 13.94 vs 13.44 (+3.6%)
  6. closed below delta neutral at 13.54 vs 13.62 (-0.6%)
  7. closed above delta neutral at 14.58 vs 14.50 (+0.5%)
  8. closed below delta neutral at 16.21 vs 16.31 (-0.6%)
  9. closed below gamma max at 17.82 vs 18.25 (-2.4%)
  10. closed above gamma max at 17.64 vs 17.47 (+0.9%)

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Questions people ask about QXO

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

As of Oct 16, 2026 close, nearest-expiration max pain is 11.00 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 QXO's gamma exposure and gamma flip show?

Signed net GEX is 8,552,216 as of Oct 16, 2026 close. The confirmed GEX flip is 9.15. 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 QXO's gamma max today?

As of Oct 16, 2026, the gamma max for QXO is 15.04, +38.5% from the 10.86 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 QXO above or below its delta neutral price?

QXO closed above delta neutral: 10.86 against a delta neutral price of 10.25. The delta neutral price is where the summed delta of the whole chain is zero; the definition.

How much open interest does QXO have?

687,638 contracts of open interest across 440 listed contracts on Oct 16, 2026, -9.8% 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.