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EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFClose $63.64EOD only
Max Pain
$60.00
Next expiry Apr 24, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.89
1.4% from close
Price Gap
-3.64
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
100
High premium
P/C OI
1.41
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
6.5/10
Range bias
Published snapshot: Apr 17, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Apr 17, 2026 close
EEM Theta Report
Analysis based on market close April 20, 2026

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

Outlook

Data-only. Vol: Normal. Gamma: Pinning. Flow: Bearish.

Confidence:
5 / 10
base 5; -1 GEX/flow contradict; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -0.5 spot 3.6% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19
Supports:
Conflicts:

Regime Classification

Vol Regime
Normal
Gamma Regime
Pinning
Flow Regime
Bearish
Spot vs Max Pain
Above
Thesis duration:

Price Range Forecast

Next 1 week
$61.04$65.33
Next 2 weeks
$60.43$65.94

Key Levels

Max pain pins: $61 (2026-04-24); $58 (2026-04-30); $60 (2026-05-01)
EM guardrails: 1w $61.04/$65.33
Support: $61.00 · $60.43 · $57.00
Resistance: $64.00 · $65.00 · $65.94
Gamma flip: ~$55.00Approx — based on put OI concentration of 218,204 (12.9% below spot)
Structural: Call OI wall: $70-$70; Put floor: $47-$57

Dealer Positioning (GEX/DEX)

GEX: $+243.7M

DEX: +141.1M shares

Gamma flip: ~$55 (Approx — based on put OI concentration of 218,204 (12.9% below spot))

NTM gamma:

IV Analysis

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Flow Analysis

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Tactical Summary

Report generated from precomputed data only — LLM unavailable.
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This theta reflects the market close on April 20, 2026.
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