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iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETFClose $79.62EOD only

Max Pain

$79.50

Next expiry Jun 12, 2026

Expected Move

±$0.34

0.4% from close

Price Gap

-0.12

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

3.72

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

8.5/10

Bearish tilt

Published snapshot: Jun 9, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Jun 9, 2026 close

HYG Theta Report

Analysis based on market close June 10, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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

Theta Verdict

Confidence:

8 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 spot 0.0% from MP

IV Environment

IV Regime

Low

IV vs VIX

IV ~7.5% well below VIX 22.2%; HYG low vol relative to equity fear.

Favorable?

Term structure: Near-term with extreme put skew (2d put IV 24.5%); ATM IV curve mildly contango.

⚠️Near-term put IV 24.5% reflects high downside fear; avoid selling puts.

📉Dealer GEX -$2.7B negative gamma amplifies spot moves.

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: At

GEX regime: Trending ($-2.7B)

Gamma flip: ~$79.00 — Approx — based on put OI concentration of 478,249 (0.6% below spot)

OI concentrations: Max pain at $80 across 12, 18, 26 Jun expiries; put OI heavy at $79 near spot; structural put floor $75.

Verdict: Pin risk elevated near $80; spot at $79.65 risks pinning to $80 at expiry.

Premium Opportunities

Put calendar

Sell 2026-07-10 $79.00 put / buy 2026-08-21 $79.00 put

Sell near-term put, buy longer-term put; benefits from theta decay and vol convergence.

Debit: $0.34-$0.41

Max loss: $0.41

BE: Path-dependent

Mgmt: Monitor $80 pin risk; exit if spot breaks $79. Liquidity warning: Liquidity constraints: short_put: Wide spread (72%).

Risk Alerts

!Extreme put skew in 2d expiration

!Negative dealer gamma ($-2.7B) may accelerate declines

!Bearish flow with put/call ratio >4

How to Use These Reports

This theta reflects the market close on June 10, 2026.

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What to remember

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If the report conviction and the raw data disagree, slow down and resolve the mismatch before sizing risk.