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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Close $278.26EOD only
Max Pain
$230.00
Next expiry Apr 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$7.05
2.5% from close
Price Gap
-48.26
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
100
High premium
P/C OI
1.11
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
6.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Apr 16, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Apr 16, 2026 close
AMD Theta Report
Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026
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Theta Verdict

Attractiveness7 / 10
Sizing: Conservative
Primary: Short-dated defined-risk premium sell: iron-condor or put-credit-spread (30–10 delta wings), collect front-week skew; cap risk with defined wings and buy protection
Invalidation: Spot moving below gamma flip ~$200, sudden IV collapse to sub-30% across term structure, or sustained >2% daily move against sold wing deltas
Confidence:
8 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 19.7% from MP; +1 VIX 17

IV Environment

IV Regime
High
IV vs VIX
ATM IV ~56–58% on front–mid tenors; ultra-steep very short-dated dislocation with 0d/1d ATM IV ~110% vs VIX 17
Favorable?
Yes

Term structure: Front-week shows extreme skew and elevated 0–7d IV, 7–28d rich then flattens into mid-dated levels ~54–58%

⚠️GEX +$90M and concentrated put OI near $232–240 create pin pressure
✅Steep short-dated put/call IV gap favors short-dated defined-risk premium capture if wings bought as protection

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: Above

GEX regime: Pinning ($+90.3M)

Gamma flip: ~$200.00 — Approx — based on put OI concentration of 28,406 (28.2% below spot)

OI concentrations: Put OI concentrated ~28% below spot with max-pain strikes clustered $232/$235/$240

Verdict: High pin risk at those strikes; dealer flow likely to defend/pin in near term

Premium Opportunities

#1
Iron condor
Sell 2026-05-08 $255.00/$215.00 put wing and $305.00/$340.00 call wing
Sell balanced wings into 21 DTE post-earnings to collect rich premiums with defined risk both sides.
Credit: $9.33-$11.40
Max loss: $28.60
BE: 243.60 / 316.40
Mgmt: Trim or buy wings if spot approaches $232–$240 pin zone or IV collapses; close on >2% daily adverse moves or break below $200.
#2
Put credit spread
Sell 2026-05-08 $255.00/$225.00 put spread
Sell $255/$225 spread to harvest skewed front-mid IV with defined downside cap.
Credit: $4.44-$5.43
Max loss: $24.57
BE: $249.57
Mgmt: Reduce size or hedge if spot falls toward $232–$240 or IV drops below 30%; exit on sustained >2% adverse daily moves.

Risk Alerts

!Pinning around $232–240 may trap sellers into directional moves
!Rapid IV compression or spot break below $200 invalidates short-premium setups
!Event or earnings-sized move can spike puts and overwhelm GEX cushioning

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