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AMD

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Close $303.46EOD only
Max Pain
$260.00
Next expiry Apr 24, 2026
Expected Move
±$12.90
4.3% from close
Price Gap
-43.46
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
60
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.06
Balanced positioning
Consensus
7.0/10
Consensus signal
Published snapshot: Apr 22, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Apr 22, 2026 close
AMD Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 23, 2026

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

Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Large positive GEX (+$88.1M) and dex inflows; heavy call prints (304–312.5 strikes) and pinning gamma; net premium and flow align bullishly.
Invalidation: Spot ~12% above MP and concentrated put prints near expiries suggest risk of mean reversion or sudden downside; rising VIX/high vol could flip dealer hedging.
Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 12.0% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: Monitor 304–312.5 strikes activity and OI changes; Track gamma-flip ~300 and put OI decay; Watch VIX and SPY/QQQ direction

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$303.3M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.77

P/C OI ratio: 1.09

Dealer flow is net bullish with pinning gamma: call-heavy prints and +GEX imply dealers buying deltas, supporting spot, but distance from MP and heavy short-dated puts create drawdown risk if volatility spikes.

Notable Prints

#1
AMD 2026-05-01 $305.00 Put
Vol: 5,294
OI: 104
Vol/OI: 50.9x
IV: 57.2%
Notional: ~$5.7M
Intent: Large outlier put buy (speculative/hedge)
Dual read: Unusual IV suggests block trade or multi-leg

Read-through: Persistent put demand into May

#2
AMD 2026-04-24 $307.50 Put
Vol: 5,336
OI: 254
Vol/OI: 21.0x
IV: 50.7%
Notional: ~$3.0M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#3
AMD 2026-04-24 $302.50 Put
Vol: 15,873
OI: 780
Vol/OI: 20.4x
IV: 51.0%
Notional: ~$5.1M
Intent: Put buying (downside protection/speculation)
Dual read: Could be part of put spread or hedge

Read-through: Concentrated downside interest near support

#4
AMD 2026-04-24 $305.00 Put
Vol: 15,953
OI: 818
Vol/OI: 19.5x
IV: 50.6%
Notional: ~$6.8M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#5
AMD 2026-05-01 $310.00 Put
Vol: 2,230
OI: 220
Vol/OI: 10.1x
IV: 57.7%
Notional: ~$3.0M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated short-dated call buys Apr24 at 305, 312.5, 322.5 and a smaller Jul450 position — heavy short-dated call activity that can create pinning pressure near clustered strikes.

Put additions: Material short-dated puts around 302.5–310 (Apr24/May01) and larger May1 puts at 305/310, suggesting significant protective hedging.

GEX/DEX consistency: Positive GEX (+$88.1M) and DEX (+92.8M shares) align with net short-dated call flow, but hedging prints complicate a clean bullish read.

OI clusters: Largest OI: Apr24 305C (~5.2k), 312.5C (~1.8k); Apr24 puts concentrated 305–310 (600–800 each); put bulk sits just below spot.

Hedging evidence: Elevated short-dated put flow and IV (~50–58%) consistent with protective collars/hedges that could limit upside pinning or amplify downside moves if exercised.

Max pain context: Gamma flip and max-pain cluster sit near the 300 strike, which is below current spot; spot is roughly ~12% above estimated MP, so pinning pressure would require net short-dated call dominance to overcome hedges.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: concentrated Apr24 strikes (305–312.5) plus positive GEX/DEX — short-dated call pressure is meaningful but not definitive.
~Signal: sizable put prints 302.5–310 indicate active protective hedging that could blunt or reverse short-dated call-driven pinning.
~Noise: isolated longer-dated strikes (Jul450) are directional but limited near-term impact.

Key Conclusions

📌Short-dated flow leans bullish with concentrated calls near 305–312.5, but this is qualified—substantial protective puts and high IV may counteract pinning.
⚠️Hedging risk is material: elevated put OI/IV could limit upside or exacerbate downside if spot moves toward clustered strikes—monitor net flow.
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