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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Close $258.12EOD only

Max Pain

$225.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$8.52

3.3% from close

Price Gap

-33.12

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

1.11

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

6.0/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: Apr 15, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 15, 2026 close

AMD Theta Report

Analysis based on market close April 15, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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

Theta Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 14.7% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18

IV Environment

IV Regime

High

IV vs VIX

ATM IV ~50.9% (16d) vs VIX 18.17 — option IV is materially richer than market volatility (Avg IV 63.3%), so premium is abundant.

Favorable?

Yes

Term structure: Front-week IV (2d ATM 46.6%) → 16d ATM 50.9% → 30d ATM 56.3%: term structure is elevated with a modest front-week dip and higher next-month vols (kink around earnings window).

💰ATM IV (~50–57% across 9–37d) is well above VIX 18.17 — favorable for selling premium.

⚠️Earnings in 20d (2026-05-05) inflate May expirations (May 1 and May 8 show larger expected moves); avoid naked premium through earnings.

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: Above

GEX regime: Pinning ($+91.4M)

Gamma flip: ~$200.00 — Approx — based on put OI concentration of 28,229 (22.5% below spot)

OI concentrations: Large put OI cluster at $200 (28,229 OI) and call/flow concentration at $260/$255/$250 (GEX +$14.6M @260, +$6.3M @255, +$7.8M @250). Max pain is $225 (near-term expirations).

Verdict: Favorable — positive total GEX (+$91.4M) and concentrated call-side GEX near 260/255 creates a pinning magnet around 250–260 that supports short-put/defined-risk put selling while pressuring large one-way tails. However, max pain at $225 is far (14.7% below spot) so structural downside remains — manage risk.

Premium Opportunities

Put credit spread

Sell 2026-05-15 $230.00/$210.00 put spread

Sell put credit spreads around the 250–255 GEX magnet with 25–55 DTE to collect rich premium while capping downside with a long put 10 points below the short. Focus on strikes inside the available strike list and size conservatively.

Credit: $3.07-$3.75

Max loss: $16.25

BE: $226.25

Mgmt: Take 50–65% profit on credit; cut/roll if price closes below $235.54 or if short put delta >0.40; avoid holding through 2026-05-05 earnings unless hedged.

Iron condor

Sell 2026-04-24 $242.50/$222.50 put wing and $275.00/$295.00 call wing

Sell an iron condor in the 2–9d expirations with short strikes outside the expected move and defined wings for protection; keep position small vs undefined strangles.

Credit: $3.96-$4.84

Max loss: $15.16

BE: 237.66 / 279.84

Mgmt: Close at 50–70% profit; widen or roll wings if volatility compresses or when price approaches a short strike; exit before earnings window (~May 5).

Risk Alerts

!Earnings on 2026-05-05 (20d) — do NOT sell naked premium through earnings; prefer defined-risk if holding into earnings.

!Front-week expirations (2026-04-17 & 2026-04-24) show heavy activity around 255–260 (unusual activity on 257.50 strikes) — front-week pinning can create rapid intraday pin moves.

!Gamma flip ~ $200 and large put OI at $200 (28,229 OI) — structural downside exists well below spot; avoid oversized naked short puts.

!Close below support $235.54 would invalidate bullish/neutral premium thesis and can accelerate selling despite positive GEX.

!Positive total GEX (+$91.4M) favors pinning but can also amplify intraday stops into a directional move if dealers rebalance aggressively — watch position sizing.

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