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Applied Materials, Inc.Close $585.88EOD only

Max Pain

$550.00

Next expiry Jun 26, 2026

Expected Move

±$43.77

7.5% from close

Price Gap

-35.88

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

0.96

Balanced positioning

Consensus

3.0/10

Downside lean

Published snapshot: Jun 23, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Jun 23, 2026 close

AMAT Theta Report

Analysis based on market close June 23, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

Historical consensus-supported lens with full content, report chain context, and metric rail.

Theta Verdict

Confidence:

6 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 6.5% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

IV Environment

IV Regime

High

IV vs VIX

IV 85.5% vs VIX 19.5: ~4.4x

Favorable?

Yes

Term structure: Front-end elevated (89.5% at 3d), backwardation to ~70% for longer tenors.

📊IV far above VIX; high premium selling opportunity

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: Above

GEX regime: Pinning ($+6.1M)

Gamma flip: ~$430.00 — Approx — based on put OI concentration of 1,673 (26.6% below spot)

OI concentrations: Put floor $300-$430; call wall $650-$800; max pain $550 (Jun26), $525 (Jul2,10)

Verdict: Pinning risk near $550; gamma flip at $430 supports downside protection.

Premium Opportunities

Short strangle

Sell 2026-07-17 $510.00 put + sell $700.00 call

Sell put and call OTM to collect rich premium from elevated IV.

Credit: $25.67-$31.38

Max loss: Unlimited

BE: 478.62 / 731.38

Mgmt: Monitor spot near $580-$610; adjust strikes to maintain delta neutrality; close before earnings.

Call diagonal

Sell 2026-07-17 $650.00 call / buy 2026-08-21 $620.00 call

Sell near-term call, buy longer-term call for net credit with upside protection.

Debit: $32.42-$39.63

Max loss: $39.63

BE: Path-dependent

Mgmt: Exit near-term leg before earnings; roll back-month if spot rises above $650.

Risk Alerts

!Spot 6.5% above max pain

!Dealers net long gamma

!High put skew suggests tail risk

How to Use These Reports

This theta reflects the market close on June 23, 2026.

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What to remember

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If the report conviction and the raw data disagree, slow down and resolve the mismatch before sizing risk.