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AMD

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Close $449.59EOD only
Max Pain
$420.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$12.50
2.8% from close
Price Gap
-29.59
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
56
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.08
Balanced positioning
Consensus
7.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: May 21, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
May 21, 2026 close
AMD Flow Report
Analysis based on market close May 22, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Continued call buying, spot above MP, positive GEX pinning.
Invalidation: Breakdown below $457.5 put support or put volume surge above 0.7 ratio.
Confidence:
8 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 10.7% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: Monitor $470 and $465 put strikes for hedging unwinds

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$646.9M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.51

P/C OI ratio: 1.09

Strong bullish flow with $647M net premium and low put/call volume ratio 0.51. Positive GEX $137.5M pins spot above MP. Unusual put prints at $470 and $465 interpreted as hedging, not directional bearish. Call accumulation at $472.5 and $480. High confidence in bullish bias.

Notable Prints

#1
AMD 2026-05-22 $470.00 Put
Vol: 23,508
OI: 185
Vol/OI: 127.1x
IV: 15.2%
Notional: ~$4.5M
Intent: Bearish speculation or hedge

Read-through: Short-term downside bet

#2
AMD 2026-05-22 $465.00 Put
Vol: 15,338
OI: 127
Vol/OI: 120.8x
IV: 8.6%
Notional: ~$153K
Intent: Bearish speculation

Read-through: Reinforces bearish outlook

#3
AMD 2026-05-29 $477.50 Call
Vol: 4,607
OI: 125
Vol/OI: 36.9x
IV: 61.1%
Notional: ~$5.8M
Intent: Bullish directional bet

Read-through: Bullish into next week

#4
AMD 2026-05-22 $460.00 Put
Vol: 14,036
OI: 437
Vol/OI: 32.1x
IV: 13.3%
Notional: ~$14K
Intent: Bearish hedge

Read-through: Short-term downside protection

#5
AMD 2026-05-22 $457.50 Put
Vol: 2,791
OI: 117
Vol/OI: 23.9x
IV: 18.6%
Notional: ~$8K
Intent: Bearish speculation

Read-through: Negative outlook

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated at 472.5C (29.4k vol) and 480C (66.4k vol) for 5/22, plus 477.5C for 5/29.

Put additions: Heavy put buying at 470P (23.5k vol), 465P (15.3k), 460P (14k), 457.5P (2.8k) for 5/22.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes: GEX +$137.5M and DEX +101.8M shares align with bullish call flow and above-MP spot.

OI clusters: Largest OI: 480C (5,110), 472.5C (1,773), 470P (185, but small OI vs vol).

Hedging evidence: Puts at 470/465/460/457.5 may hedge long positions or spec downside.

Max pain context: Spot above MP; MP likely near 470-475, pinning expected toward expiry.

Signal vs Noise

~High vol/OI put ratios (127x at 470P, 120x at 465P) indicate aggressive puts; likely hedging or directional bets.
~Large call volume at 472.5C and 480C with vol/OI 16.6x and 13x show strong bullish flow.
~May 29 477.5C (36.9x) and 492.5C (18.5x) add bullish skew.
~Low OI jumps in puts vs high vol suggests new shorts, not unwinding.

Key Conclusions

📈Bullish call flow dominates ($646.9M net), but heavy put buying (470P vol/OI 127x) signals either downside hedging or bearish bets; high OI alignment suggests hedging.
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