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

As of close · rank #337 by open interest · 1,404 sessions of history since Dec 1, 2020

TMUS's nearest-expiration max pain is 152.50 for 2026-10-23, its GEX flip is 158.28, net GEX is 459,131, its put/call open-interest ratio is 0.75. These are whole-chain derived aggregates as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

TMUS 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
152.50
-4.1% from close
Expiry: 2026-10-23
GEX flip
158.28
-0.5% from close
Net GEX
459,131
185,071 per 100k OI
Call wall
230.00
+44.6% from close
Put wall
150.00
-5.7% from close
Put/call OI
0.75
106,419 puts / 141,664 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
159.10
prev 157.03
Gamma max
198.10
+24.5% from close
Delta neutral
163.57
+2.8% from close
Gamma neutral
158.28
-0.5% from close
Open interest
248,083
-12.8% vs prev
Contracts listed
805
476 calls · 401 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
61.9
cross-sectional score / 100
Directional score
-14.6
mixed positioning
IV rank
100.0
within trailing 52-week range
Front IV premium
5.2 pp
front minus back volatility difference
25Δ risk reversal
6.2 pp
put IV minus call IV
IV butterfly
-8.0 pp
front-window smile convexity
Volume / open interest
0.04
11,450 contracts traded
Normalized net delta
-0.012
option-holder convention
Modeled dealer delta
0.012
opposite-side scenario
Vanna / 100k OI
7,365
volatility-sensitive delta
Charm / 100k OI
-323,478
time-decay-sensitive delta
IV surface range
82.2 pp
aggregate volatility dispersion

Strongest relative signals: IV rank 100

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TMUS closed 24.5% below its gamma max of 198.10. It is 2.8% below the delta neutral price of 163.57. Total open interest is 248,083, -12.8% versus the previous session. Its options catalyst-intensity score is 61.9 out of 100, led by 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.

TMUS call and put open interest changes
Measure Value
Call OI change, 1 session -26,381 contracts · -15.7%
Put OI change, 1 session -9,932 contracts · -8.5%
Call minus put OI growth, 1 session -7.2 pp
Call OI change, 5 sessions -375 contracts · -0.3%
Put OI change, 5 sessions +8,782 contracts · +9.0%
Call minus put OI growth, 5 sessions -9.3 pp
Daily call OI change surprise -3.85σ (252 prior changes)
Daily put OI change surprise -2.72σ (252 prior changes)
Daily call-minus-put growth surprise -1.65σ (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 20 completed Day +10 paths · latest Feb 18, 2026
TMUS 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. -8.0% -4.0% 0% +4.0% +8.0% Cross on Apr 16, 2021 Cross on May 10, 2021 Cross on May 12, 2021 Cross on May 18, 2021 Cross on May 21, 2021 Cross on Feb 4, 2022 Cross on Apr 14, 2022 Cross on Jul 29, 2022 Cross on Jan 4, 2024 Cross on Jan 11, 2024 Cross on Jan 18, 2024 Cross on Mar 7, 2024 Cross on Oct 18, 2024 Cross on Oct 25, 2024 Cross on Nov 14, 2024 Cross on Jan 30, 2025 Cross on Feb 7, 2025 Cross on Feb 11, 2025 Cross on Feb 18, 2025 Cross on Feb 18, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
TMUS historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing below
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 20 +0.2% -0.5% to +0.9% 60% -0.5% to +0.9% 0.0%
Day +2 20 +0.6% -0.2% to +1.2% 65% -0.1% to +1.0% 0.0%
Day +3 20 +0.8% -0.5% to +2.6% 65% -0.4% to +2.6% 0.0%
Day +4 20 +1.7% -0.7% to +3.6% 65% -0.6% to +3.5% 0.0%
Day +5 20 +1.4% -0.6% to +2.8% 65% -0.5% to +2.8% 0.0%
Day +6 20 +0.2% -0.5% to +2.8% 60% -0.4% to +2.6% 0.0%
Day +7 20 +0.9% -0.2% to +2.8% 70% -0.1% to +2.5% 0.0%
Day +8 20 +1.5% -0.1% to +3.9% 70% -0.1% to +3.6% 0.0%
Day +9 20 +1.9% +0.2% to +3.9% 80% +0.2% to +3.7% +0.2%
Day +10 20 +2.1% +0.0% to +3.9% 75% +0.0% to +3.9% +0.0%
Crosses above gamma max 20 completed Day +10 paths · latest Feb 12, 2026
TMUS 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. -8.0% -4.0% 0% +4.0% +8.0% Cross on Apr 15, 2021 Cross on May 6, 2021 Cross on May 11, 2021 Cross on May 14, 2021 Cross on May 20, 2021 Cross on Sep 23, 2021 Cross on Apr 13, 2022 Cross on Jul 28, 2022 Cross on Jan 2, 2024 Cross on Jan 5, 2024 Cross on Jan 12, 2024 Cross on Mar 6, 2024 Cross on Oct 16, 2024 Cross on Oct 24, 2024 Cross on Nov 13, 2024 Cross on Jan 29, 2025 Cross on Feb 5, 2025 Cross on Feb 10, 2025 Cross on Feb 13, 2025 Cross on Feb 12, 2026 Day 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
prior crosses middle 50% of outcomes nominal ≥90% median interval median
TMUS historical gamma-max cross outcomes after closing above
Horizon n Median Middle 50% Above zero Nominal ≥90% median interval Confidence floor
Day +1 20 +0.1% -1.0% to +1.0% 55% -1.0% to +1.0% 0.0%
Day +2 20 -0.2% -2.2% to +1.1% 45% -2.2% to +1.1% 0.0%
Day +3 20 -0.3% -1.5% to +1.3% 45% -1.5% to +1.3% 0.0%
Day +4 20 +0.2% -1.8% to +1.5% 55% -1.6% to +1.4% 0.0%
Day +5 20 +0.1% -2.1% to +1.2% 55% -2.0% to +1.1% 0.0%
Day +6 20 +1.0% -2.7% to +2.6% 60% -2.6% to +2.5% 0.0%
Day +7 20 +0.7% -1.8% to +3.1% 60% -1.3% to +3.0% 0.0%
Day +8 20 +0.2% -1.8% to +2.9% 55% -1.4% to +2.7% 0.0%
Day +9 20 +0.2% -0.6% to +2.4% 50% -0.6% to +2.2% 0.0%
Day +10 20 +1.2% -0.9% to +2.0% 65% -0.9% to +1.9% 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

TMUS trailing historical statistics
Sessions closed above gamma max 1%
Gamma max crosses 2
Delta neutral crosses 34
Prior-year sessions closer to gamma max 99.2% of 252
Prior-year sessions closer to delta neutral 54.4% of 252
Open interest percentile (1y) 98th
Daily open interest change versus prior year -3.66σ (-36,313 contracts; 252 prior changes)
Open interest change, 5 sessions +3.5%
Open interest change, 21 sessions +52.3%
History available Dec 1, 2020 → Oct 16, 2026

Recent crosses

  1. closed below delta neutral at 148.58 vs 167.10 (-12.5%)
  2. closed above delta neutral at 171.31 vs 169.77 (+0.9%)
  3. closed below delta neutral at 166.45 vs 172.26 (-3.5%)
  4. closed above delta neutral at 183.38 vs 178.86 (+2.5%)
  5. closed below delta neutral at 177.13 vs 178.06 (-0.5%)
  6. closed above delta neutral at 179.97 vs 177.23 (+1.5%)
  7. closed below delta neutral at 173.46 vs 176.58 (-1.8%)
  8. closed above delta neutral at 177.09 vs 176.86 (+0.1%)
  9. closed below delta neutral at 173.34 vs 176.15 (-1.6%)
  10. closed above delta neutral at 180.09 vs 176.88 (+1.8%)

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Questions people ask about TMUS

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

As of Oct 16, 2026 close, nearest-expiration max pain is 152.50 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 TMUS's gamma exposure and gamma flip show?

Signed net GEX is 459,131 as of Oct 16, 2026 close. The confirmed GEX flip is 158.28. 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 TMUS's gamma max today?

As of Oct 16, 2026, the gamma max for TMUS is 198.10, +24.5% from the 159.10 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 TMUS above or below its delta neutral price?

TMUS closed below delta neutral: 159.10 against a delta neutral price of 163.57. The delta neutral price is where the summed delta of the whole chain is zero; the definition.

How much open interest does TMUS have?

248,083 contracts of open interest across 805 listed contracts on Oct 16, 2026, -12.8% 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.