# SOXX: options-positioning snapshot

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

| Published field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Close (USD/share) | 493.39 |
| Delta neutral (USD/share) | 549.90 |
| Gamma neutral (USD/share) | 579.82 |
| Gamma max (USD/share) | 650.78 |
| Open interest (contracts) | 496,974 |
| Nearest-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 547.50 (2026-10-23) |
| All-expiration max pain (USD/share) | 540.00 |
| Net gamma exposure | -37,928,621 |
| Confirmed GEX flip (USD/share) | 579.82 |
| Call wall (USD/share) | 600.00 |
| Put wall (USD/share) | 500.00 |
| Put/call open-interest ratio | 1.86 |
| Options catalyst-intensity score (0–100) | 59.5 |
| Options directional score (-100 to +100) | -38.8 |
| IV rank | 94.9 |
| Front-minus-back IV | 7.3 pp |
| Front 25-delta risk reversal | 8.4 pp |
| Call OI change, 1 session | -31,952 contracts · -15.5% |
| Put OI change, 1 session | -100,303 contracts · -23.7% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 1 session | +8.2 pp |
| Call OI change, 5 sessions | -12,610 contracts · -6.8% |
| Put OI change, 5 sessions | -35,074 contracts · -9.8% |
| Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions | +3.0 pp |
| Daily call OI change surprise | -2.93σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily put OI change surprise | -1.49σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily call-minus-put growth surprise | +0.43σ (252 prior changes) |
| Daily open interest change (contracts) | -132,255 |
| Daily open interest change z-score (prior 252) | -1.88σ (252 prior changes) |
| Gamma max distance from close | +31.9% |
| Delta neutral distance from close | +11.5% |
| Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max | 90.9% of 252 |
| Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral | 98.8% of 252 |

## Historical gamma-max cross outcomes

| Direction | Horizon | n | Median | Middle 50% | Above zero | Nominal ≥90% median interval | Confidence floor |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| above | Day +1 | 4 | +1.2% | +0.1% to +2.1% | 75% | — | – |
| above | Day +3 | 4 | +2.3% | +0.7% to +3.8% | 100% | — | – |
| above | Day +5 | 4 | +4.8% | +3.5% to +6.3% | 100% | — | – |
| above | Day +10 | 4 | +5.2% | +4.3% to +7.9% | 100% | — | – |
| below | Day +1 | 2 | +1.7% | +1.1% to +2.3% | 100% | — | – |
| below | Day +3 | 2 | +4.1% | +4.0% to +4.2% | 100% | — | – |
| below | Day +5 | 2 | +8.3% | +6.9% to +9.7% | 100% | — | – |
| below | Day +10 | 2 | +10.0% | +8.9% to +11.0% | 100% | — | – |

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/SOXX.json)
- [Historical CSV](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/history/SOXX.csv)
- [Public aggregate analysis](https://halfonadouble.com/api/v1/analysis/SOXX.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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