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AMD

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Close $521.54EOD only
Max Pain
$490.00
Next expiry Jun 5, 2026
Expected Move
±$31.35
6.0% from close
Price Gap
-31.54
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
79
High premium
P/C OI
1.12
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
6.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 2, 2026 close
AMD Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026

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Flow Verdict

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Confirmation: Large positive GEX (+$90M) and dex, flow regime 'Bullish', heavy call prints including near-dated strikes supporting pinning
Invalidation: Spot ~19.7% from mid-price and concentrated put OI; renewed selling or rising IV could flip flow
Confidence:
8 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 19.7% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: Monitor delta-weighted flows around 280–325 strikes; Watch IV and volume in large put clusters

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$540.8M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.51

P/C OI ratio: 1.14

Bullish pinning: dealer gamma and large call flow support higher/tighter trading range, but distant spot and concentrated puts create downside risk if flow weakens.

Notable Prints

#1
AMD 2026-05-29 $290.00 Call
Vol: 2,238
OI: 136
Vol/OI: 16.5x
IV: 56.1%
Notional: ~$3.6M
Intent: bull-buy
Dual read: spread/hedge

Read-through: bullish LT

#2
AMD 2026-05-01 $325.00 Call
Vol: 4,377
OI: 281
Vol/OI: 15.6x
IV: 53.4%
Notional: ~$521K
Intent: bull-spec
Dual read: lottery/sell-write

Read-through: near-term upside

#3
AMD 2026-04-17 $280.00 Call
Vol: 95,729
OI: 8,746
Vol/OI: 10.9x
IV: 5.9%
Notional: ~$96K
Intent: pinning/sell
Dual read: exercise/close

Read-through: gamma pin

#4
AMD 2026-04-24 $280.00 Put
Vol: 2,993
OI: 337
Vol/OI: 8.9x
IV: 47.7%
Notional: ~$2.6M
Intent: protective
Dual read: short-put

Read-through: downside hedging

#5
AMD 2026-11-20 $240.00 Put
Vol: 1,004
OI: 142
Vol/OI: 7.1x
IV: 54.9%
Notional: ~$2.7M
Intent: long-protect
Dual read: sell-credit

Read-through: long-dated downside

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated short‑dated call buys around 280–325 strikes (notable May 1 and May 29 prints) suggesting demand for upside exposure.

Put additions: Material put interest 265–280 into Apr/May and long‑dated 240/Nov puts; aggregate put OI skewed below spot indicating downside hedging.

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX +$90M and DEX +89.6M shares are consistent with net dealer gamma that can support drift in current range, but do not prove deterministic pinning.

OI clusters: Largest OI cluster in puts well below spot; call OI pockets at 280 and 325 concentrate short‑term exposure.

Hedging evidence: Signs of protective puts and collars via put-heavy OI; isolated low‑IV short‑call prints exist but appear low‑liquidity and noisy, so call‑selling inference is tentative.

Max pain context: Spot sits above calculated max pain ~19.7%; flow and GEX/DEX increase probability of range‑support near current levels but not certain pinning.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: Large short‑dated put and call sweeps at 280–325 that amplify dealer gamma in the near term.
~Signal: GEX/DEX alignment supports institutional hedging bias toward upside protection.
~Noise: Isolated tiny‑IV deep‑OTM call prints and low‑liquidity trades that should be treated as noise rather than structural call‑selling.

Key Conclusions

📌Flows plus GEX/DEX make near‑term range‑support (probable pinning) more likely, but not guaranteed given spot > max pain.
⚠️Large put OI and long‑dated puts show asymmetric downside hedging risk if volatility reprices; low‑liquidity call prints are uncertain.
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