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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Close $255.07EOD only

Max Pain

$220.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$10.20

4.0% from close

Price Gap

-35.07

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

1.09

Balanced positioning

Consensus

6.5/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 14, 2026 close

End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot

Apr 14, 2026 close

AMD Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 14, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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

Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8 / 10

base 7.5; +0.3 strong net premium $179.4M; +0.7 concentrated positive GEX $93.0M and DEX +81.2M shares; -0.2 spot 15.9% above MP; +0.0 VIX 18.36 supportive

Watch next session: $250 call OI/premium (continuation of the $38.2M premium concentration); Heavy put flow around $245-$255 (rolls or protective buys that would weaken bullish read)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$179.4M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.77 — call-dominant, but not extreme

P/C OI ratio: 1.09 — modest put OI bias longer-term, but today's volume favors calls

Intra-day and near-term flow is decisively call‑buying concentrated at $250-$260 strikes, producing a large positive net premium and a meaningful positive dealer GEX ($93.0M). Put OI remains large at low strikes (notably $200 puts), but today's activity reads as fresh bullish directional buying and dealer pinning pressure in the $250-$260 zone.

Notable Prints

AMD 2026-04-17 $250 Call

Vol: 17,243

OI: 18,243

Vol/OI: 0.9x

IV: 50.1%

Notional: ~$38.2M premium (per Top Premium Flow list)

Intent: Fresh directional call accumulation / aggressive bullish exposure

Dual read: Could be buyers (bullish) or creative overlays/overwriting by sellers, but the scale of premium indicates net buying pressure

Read-through: Largest single premium pool — dealers facing call selling/gamma will buy stock into moves below strikes and sell into strength above, reinforcing a pin magnet near $250 and positive short-gamma dynamics.

AMD 2026-06-20 (approx) $260 Call (near-term activity reflected at 260 strikes)

Vol: 19,266

OI: 11,831

Vol/OI: 1.6x

IV: 48.3%

Notional: ~$21.0M premium (per Top Premium Flow list at $260)

Intent: Directional call buying (stretch upside), possibly layered by institutions adding upside convexity

Dual read: Aggressive bullish exposure or part of call spreads financed with sells elsewhere

Read-through: Reinforces tilt higher; combined with $250 call pool creates a short-dated call band that dealers will hedge into, increasing pinning around 250-260.

AMD 2026-04-17 $245 Put

Vol: 14,075

OI: 3,644

Vol/OI: 3.9x

IV: 50.2%

Notional: ~$1.68 last (per Unusual Activity row last=$1.68) -> ~$2.36M notional premium (14075 * $1.68 * 100 ≈ $2.36M)

Intent: Protective buying or roll into nearby puts (hedge against downside ahead of expected move/earnings)

Dual read: Could be client protective put buys or dealer selling into call flows to create collars

Read-through: Large put volume vs OI suggests active hedging at ~-4% from spot; if sustained, this could cap upside conviction or signal tactical protection rather than directional bearishness.

AMD 2026-04-17 $250 Put

Vol: 11,929

OI: 3,030

Vol/OI: 3.9x

IV: 49.3%

Notional: ~$2.96 last (per Unusual Activity row last=$2.96) -> ~$3.53M notional premium (11929 * $2.96 * 100 ≈ $3.53M)

Intent: Short-dated protective puts or part of spread/roll activity against call exposure

Dual read: Protective (clients buying downside) or dealer reshuffle/closing; high vol/oi ratio suggests fresh activity

Read-through: Near-the-money put flow concurrent with big call buying points to one of: (a) buy-side protecting long stock exposure; (b) structures (collars) being put on — watch for more put buying to determine persistence.

AMD 2026-05-01 $140 Put

Vol: 989

OI: 107

Vol/OI: 9.2x

IV: 96.1%

Notional: ~$0.04 last -> ~$3.96k (989 * $0.04 * 100 ≈ $3,956)

Intent: Lottery OTM put buy (speculative or cheap tail insurance)

Dual read: Small-size directional tail bet vs cheap hedge

Read-through: Tiny notional relative to other flows — noise; not significant to directional tilt but signals some tail protection/spec activity.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $250-$260 concentrated call additions (heavy premium at $250: $38,219,005 and $260: $21,006,010; also notable at $255 and $270). Institutions appear to be layering upside between $250-$270.

Put additions: Active near-term protective buying around $245-$255 (large volume in 4/17 $245 and $250 puts). Longer-dated/deep put OI concentrated at $200 (27,969 OI) indicating structural downside protection/floor placement.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX $93.0M and DEX +81.2M shares align with bullish call-heavy flows and a pinning regime in the $250-$260 area.

OI clusters: $200 put wall largest (27,969 OI) — creates a structural floor well below spot; call OI clusters at $250 (18,243), $240 (16,900), $260 (11,831) — creating a near-term magnet in mid-$240s to low-$260s.

Hedging evidence: Yes — near‑term put purchases (4/17 $245/$250/$255) alongside large call accumulation point toward protective collars or buys of puts to hedge newly added call/stock exposure; not a wholesale shift to bearish positioning.

Max pain context: Max Pain remains around $220 across expirations while spot is $255.07 (above MP). Dealers are long gamma and short calls around current strikes which supports pinning behavior near $250-$260 rather than a pull toward $220 in the immediate term.

Signal vs Noise

~AMD260501P00140000 ($140 put) — very small notional and far OTM; likely speculative lottery or tiny tail hedge, not directional.

~Large $250 call OI vs volume (17,243 vol / 18,243 OI) — big premium pool is directional but could include structured flow (buy/write, spreads); interpret alongside put buys to avoid one-sided read.

~Clusters of near-term put buying (4/17 $245/$250) can be expiration hedging/rolls for existing positions rather than new bearish bets — check if followed by short-dated put OI increases.

~Some printed activity could be dealer inventory rebalancing given heavy GEX concentration at 250/255; appearance of high vol/oi in adjacent strikes can be market-maker hedging rather than fresh directional bets.

Key Conclusions

🐂Clear bullish flow: Net premium +$179.4M and positive GEX $93.0M concentrated at $250-$260 is driving a short‑term bullish bias.

📌Pinning risk around $250-$255: concentrated call premium and GEX make $250-$260 a near-term magnet; dealers will hedge into moves around these levels.

🛡️Active protective puts near $245-$255 indicate buy-side hedging / collars — watch whether put OI ramps (hedges) or fades (one-off protection).

📊Structural put floor at $200 (27,969 OI) remains large — long-term downside protection in place but not currently pressuring near-term upside.

👀Watch for confirmation: continuation of call premium at $250-$260 and price holding >$250. A flip to put-dominant premium or sustained selling into the call band would invalidate the bullish thesis.

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