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HOOD

Robinhood Markets, Inc.Close $90.73EOD only
Max Pain
$80.00
Next expiry Jun 5, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.27
6.9% from close
Price Gap
-10.73
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
50
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.65
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 1, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 1, 2026 close
HOOD Theta Report
Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026

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Theta Verdict

Attractiveness5 / 10
Sizing: Moderate
Primary: Defined‑risk short‑dated credit spreads (avoid naked premium selling)
Invalidation: Spot sustained below gamma flip ~$65, IV collapses materially, or dealer flow reverses (GEX drops); acute assignment/margin events on pin breaches invalidates thesis
Confidence:
8 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 21.0% from MP; +1 VIX 17

IV Environment

IV Regime
High
IV vs VIX
ATM IV > VIX (17); avg IV ~77 vs longer‑term mid‑60s
Favorable?
Yes

Term structure: Extreme front‑week/skew (0–14d) then rolls down into 60s; puts bid vs calls

⚠️Short‑dated IV explosion vs multi‑week mean — premiums rich but risky
📌Max‑pain clustering at $75/$78 into expiries — high pin potential
💥Assignment/margin and tail‑gap risk for sellers around expiries — prefer defined‑risk structures

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: Above

GEX regime: Pinning ($+149.0M)

Gamma flip: ~$65.00Approx — based on put OI concentration of 15,798 (28.4% below spot)

OI concentrations: Put OI concentrated ~15,798 (≈28% strikes below spot); clustered strikes at $75–78

Verdict: Elevated pin risk — concentrated put wall and dealer positioning (GEX net long delta) raise probability of spot gravitating to $75–78 into expiries; increases assignment and rollover pressure

Premium Opportunities

#1
Put credit spread
Sell 2026-05-15 $80.00/$75.00 put spread
Sell 80/75 put spread into elevated downside skew: receive $1.20 credit, max loss $3.80, PoP ~78%, expected roll/close threshold if spot <79.90 or realized vol <30% (IV collapse) reducing edge.
Credit: $0.99-$1.22
Max loss: $3.78
BE: $78.78
Mgmt: Close/roll if spot <79.90, IV percentile drops below 40% (eroding premium), or MTM loss >50% of max loss; consider buying back and re-selling wider wing if skew steepens.
#2
Iron condor
Sell 2026-05-15 $80.00/$75.00 put wing and $115.00/$120.00 call wing
Sell 80/75 put and 115/120 call wings to collect two-sided theta with long wings as protection; better tail protection than single-side spread but collects ~12% less immediate credit than s1.
Credit: $1.34-$1.63
Max loss: $3.37
BE: 78.37 / 116.63
Mgmt: Trim/hedge side that reaches 50% of width, close if spot <79.5 or >114.5, or if IV on untested side rises >15 pts; prefer this if directional bias is neutral.

Risk Alerts

!Large put OI concentration below spot (pinning/assignment risk)
!Severe short‑dated IV skew; gap risk can spike realized losses for naked sellers
!Avoid naked short premium; favor defined‑risk spreads and monitor margin/exercise notices
!Invalidation if spot breaches gamma flip (~$65), IV collapses, or GEX/flow reverses
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