QCOM Options
QCOM $179.36 · Updated Oct 26, 4:00 PM ET
QCOM is at $179.36. The nearest expiration, Oct 30, 2026 (4 days out), lists 51 strikes, with 20,283 calls and 5,464 puts traded in the latest session. At-the-money implied volatility is 53.2%. The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about $8.23 (4.6%) by expiration.
QCOM Options Chain
QCOM is at $179.36. The nearest expiration, Oct 30, 2026 (4 days out), lists 51 strikes, with 20,283 calls and 5,464 puts traded in the latest session. At-the-money implied volatility is 53.2%. The at-the-money straddle prices a move of about $8.23 (4.6%) by expiration.
QCOM Gamma Exposure (GEX)
QCOM total dealer gamma exposure is $8M across all listed expirations. Positive GEX means dealers are net long gamma; their hedging tends to dampen price moves. The gamma flip is $172.80, with spot 3.8% above it. The call wall is $200.00 and the put wall $177.50.
QCOM Max Pain
QCOM max pain for Oct 30, 2026 (4 days out) is $177.50, 1.0% below the current $179.36. That is the settlement price at which the open contracts on that date would pay holders the least. For Nov 27, 2026, max pain is $175.00.
QCOM Put/Call Ratio
Across every listed QCOM expiration, the put/call ratio is 0.41 by volume and 0.94 by open interest. More calls than puts are trading. 304,490 puts and 322,747 calls are open in total.
QCOM Implied Volatility
QCOM at-the-money implied volatility is 53.2% for Oct 30, 2026 (4 days out). For Nov 27, 2026 it is 54.8%. Longer-dated volatility is priced at or above near-term volatility, the normal upward-sloping term structure.
QCOM Open Interest by Strike
Across all QCOM expirations, the largest call open interest near the current $179.36 sits at the $200.00 strike (47,095 contracts) and the largest put open interest at $160.00 (22,366). 322,747 calls and 304,490 puts are open in total.
QCOM Expected Move
The options market prices QCOM to move about $8.23 (4.6%) by Oct 30, 2026, a range of $171.14 to $187.59. For Nov 27, 2026 (32 days out) the expected move is $23.25 (13.0%).