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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Close $246.83EOD only

Max Pain

$220.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$11.05

4.5% from close

Price Gap

-26.83

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

1.08

Balanced positioning

Consensus

6.5/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 13, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 13, 2026 close

AMD Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 13, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned (positive GEX concentrated at $250); +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 12.2% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19.1

Watch next session: $250 call flow and OI builds (look for continued premium accumulation); Put flow / large seller activity at $240-$245 (would signal downside hedging or protective buying)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$106.2M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.93 — slightly call-biased on volume (near neutral)

P/C OI ratio: 1.08 — more put OI overall (structural put concentration vs short-term call buying)

Large fresh call premium (dominated at $250) is driving a bullish near-term flow signal while institutional / structural put OI remains concentrated below spot (notably $200). Dealers are net long gamma (GEX +$77.9M) and positioned to pin within the expected move window; this produces a mixed read: short-term call buying pushing premium higher, but larger put OI and flat max-pain at $220 keep a downside magnet in the background.

Notable Prints

AMD 2026-04-17 $255 Call

Vol: 14,465

OI: 2,306

Vol/OI: 6.3x

IV: 47.8%

Notional: ~$3.52M

Intent: Directional call buying (short-dated bullish speculative or tactical upside exposure into the week)

Dual read: Bought calls (bullish) or dealer sold/overwritten (could be part of call-writing), but volume >> OI suggests fresh buys

Read-through: Reinforces the large net premium at $250 and short-term upside skew toward $250-$260; dealers accumulate positive gamma near those strikes.

AMD 2026-04-17 $245 Put

Vol: 9,013

OI: 2,331

Vol/OI: 3.9x

IV: 48.5%

Notional: ~$4.15M

Intent: Protective put buying or short-dated hedging (clients buying downside insurance just below spot)

Dual read: Protective/hedge (bearish intent) or dealers opening short put positions vs call sells (neutral/vol trade)

Read-through: Large put flow at $245 signals some market participants are buying downside insurance around current price — a logical hedge against fast mean reversion toward the $220 pain zone.

AMD 2026-04-17 $242.50 Put

Vol: 6,417

OI: 1,068

Vol/OI: 6.0x

IV: 49.0%

Notional: ~$2.31M

Intent: Short-term protective buying (close-to-spot puts) or tactical bearish positioning

Dual read: Bought puts (downside protection) or selling pressure packaged with other legs (part of larger structure)

Read-through: Pairs with $245P flow — reveals concentrated short-dated downside hedging just inside expected move; increases dealer hedge delta in this band.

AMD 2026-04-24 $245 Put

Vol: 1,714

OI: 330

Vol/OI: 5.2x

IV: 49.4%

Notional: ~$1.34M

Intent: Shorter-dated continuation of protective buying or roll from 4/17 puts

Dual read: Dedicated put buys (hedge) or positioning roll into next expiry

Read-through: Shows follow-through demand for downside protection into the next weekly expiry — not just a one-day blip.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $250 (largest premium aggregation), plus meaningful flow at $260 and $270 — concentrated short-dated call accumulation around $250-$260

Put additions: $200 cluster remains the largest put OI (21,125 OI) and short-dated $240-$245 puts saw fresh volume (4/17 and 4/24), indicating protective hedging near spot

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX $77.9M and DEX +77.4M shares align with call-dominant net premium; dealer positioning is net long gamma and positioned to pin into near-term levels (250/245/240)

OI clusters: Largest OI clusters: $250 call (20,023), $210 call (23,889 aggregated across expiries), $200 put (21,125). These create a resistance band near $250 and a structural put floor below $200 that can act as a long-term magnet.

Hedging evidence: Clear short-dated protective put activity at $242.50-$245 and large standing put OI at $200 — evidence of both tactical downside hedging and longer-term downside protection; limited explicit collar structures shown in provided flow.

Max pain context: Max pain is flat at $220 across near expirations. Spot ($246.83) sits ~12% above MP; dealer positive GEX and concentrated call flow near $250 create a competing near-term pin attempt between $245-$250 while $220 remains a structural magnet over a longer horizon.

Signal vs Noise

~Large multi-expiry $200 put OI is structural/long-dated positioning rather than immediate directional trade — not a single-session bearish signal.

~Some short-dated put prints (4/17 and 4/24) look like protective hedges against near-term downside rather than outright directional short bets.

~High OI strikes at $210 and $200 reflect legacy positions and gamma management; treat activity around those strikes as dealer inventory adjustments rather than fresh directional conviction.

~The long-dated $450 calls (8/21) are small notional and likely speculative/volatility-driven, not core positioning.

Key Conclusions

🐂Large net premium (+$106.2M) and concentrated call premium at $250 indicate short-term bullish pressure into the next expiries.

⚖️Flow is mixed: short-dated call buying vs substantial structural put OI (notably $200) — dealers net long gamma (GEX +$77.9M) creating pinning dynamics near 240–250.

🛡️Significant protective put flow at $242.50–$245 (4/17 and 4/24) shows participants buying downside insurance around spot — watch for more put demand as a sign of risk-off.

📌Key technical/pin band to watch: support cluster at $240 and $245 (dealer pin/gamma buying) vs resistance around $250 and then $260 (call OI and positive GEX concentrations).

🔎If $250 call flow continues and spot holds above $245, dealers’ positive gamma will compress intraday moves and make a push toward the $250 pin more likely.

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