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Intel CorporationClose $63.81EOD only

Max Pain

$50.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$3.26

5.1% from close

Price Gap

-13.81

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

0.97

Balanced positioning

Consensus

6.5/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 14, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 14, 2026 close

INTC Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 14, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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

Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 27.6% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18.4

Watch next session: New call premium / OI at $65-$70 (follow fresh buys vs rolls); Put flow or bid up puts at $60.00-$62.50 (dealer hedging trigger around $60.55)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$111.3M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.80 — call-dominant (healthy, not extreme)

P/C OI ratio: 0.97 — neutral OI positioning (calls only slightly favored in OI)

Large, concentrated call buying centered at $65 and $70 has driven a strong bullish net premium ($111.3M) while total GEX is +$135.3M (dealer long gamma/pinning). Put volume is present but not overwhelming; the market shows bullish positioning with dealers likely buying stock on dips around the near-term put clusters, creating a pin magnet in the $65 area.

Notable Prints

INTC 2026-04-24 $70.00 Call

Vol: 28,453

OI: 4,370

Vol/OI: 6.5x

IV: 92.3%

Notional: ~$5.3M

Intent: Fresh directional call accumulation / large buy to the upside into near-term expirations

Dual read: Could be new bullish purchases or dealers shorting calls (overwritten) vs clients selling covered calls; heavy net premium at $70 across expirations supports bullish-buy reading

Read-through: High significance: concentrates dealer short call exposure around $70 (GEX +11.0M at $70) and pushes dealers to hedge by buying stock on up moves, supporting further upside toward the $65–$70 band.

INTC 2026-05-22 $50.00 Put

Vol: 15,244

OI: 316

Vol/OI: 48.3x

IV: 72.9%

Notional: ~$1.6M

Intent: Long-dated protective put accumulation or a structured hedge (portfolio downside protection)

Dual read: Large relative buy could be an institutional tail hedge or a trade-against calling positions; low OI vs very high volume implies fresh buys

Read-through: Institutions are buying long-duration downside protection at $50 — not an immediate directional bet on near-term weakness but evidence of risk-management for larger positions.

INTC 2026-05-01 $63.00 Call (ITM)

Vol: 1,784

OI: 306

Vol/OI: 5.8x

IV: 80.8%

Notional: ~$0.9M

Intent: Near-term directional bullish exposure (ITM call buys) or short-dated roll into May strikes

Dual read: Could be bullish buys or closing/rolling of existing short positions; ITM nature and low OI skew to fresh buyer intent

Read-through: Supports the bullish flow into early-May expirations; those ITM calls increase immediate delta exposure and pressure dealers to buy shares.

INTC 2026-04-24 $55.00 Put

Vol: 12,255

OI: 2,341

Vol/OI: 5.2x

IV: 92.1%

Notional: ~$1.1M

Intent: Short-dated protective put purchases or speculative downside plays around upcoming earnings (earnings on 2026-04-23)

Dual read: Could be hedges bought by long holders ahead of earnings, or speculative put buying anticipating a gap down

Read-through: Short-dated put buying at $55 increases dealer gamma exposure on the downside near the 1-week EM lower bound ($55.84) — dealers will sell stock into weakness to remain hedged.

INTC 2026-05-15 $65.00 Call (premium flow heavy OI)

Vol: 24,506

OI: 37,951

Vol/OI: 0.7x

IV: 62.0%

Notional: ~$8.3M (premium reported aggregate)

Intent: Significant institutional call accumulation at $65 (multi-expiry and multi-leg activity)

Dual read: High OI suggests many are holding existing positions (spreads/rolls) rather than pure new buys, but premium flow shows fresh call interest too

Read-through: Large $65 call concentration is the primary near-term pin magnet (+$23.2M GEX concentration at $65). Dealers will be structurally positioned to buy into dips and sell into rallies around this level.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $65 and $70 strikes (significant premium and OI concentration across expirations — $65 call OI=37,951; $70 call OI totals 72,044 and 43,351 in listings), plus activity at $63 and $67 showing near-term bullish delta add.

Put additions: Protective/long-dated puts concentrated at $50 (May/Nov 2026) and short-dated puts at $55 (Apr-24) — fresh buys at $50 (May-22, vol/oi 48.2x) indicate tail-hedging, while $55 Apr expiry puts suggest near-term earnings hedges.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX ($135.3M) and DEX (+199.6M shares) align with bullish net premium $111.3M and call-heavy flow; near-term GEX concentration at $65 (+$23.2M) is consistent with pinning behavior.

OI clusters: $65 call cluster (37,951 OI) and $70 call cluster (43,351–72,044 OI across expirations) create upside walls/pin magnets; put clusters are lower (largest put OI at $35/$40/$50) which create downside catch zones but are further from spot.

Hedging evidence: Clear hedging: short-dated put buying at $55 (12,255 vol) ahead of earnings and long-dated $50 puts indicate protective hedges and tail protection. Limited evidence of widespread collars; most activity reads as directional call buys plus isolated downside hedges.

Max pain context: Max Pain is trending lower (short-term MPs: $50 on 4/17, $54 on 4/24) but current spot ($63.81) sits well above these MPs. Dealer positioning and concentrated call OI (esp. $65) are creating a near-term pin magnet that could keep spot elevated despite longer-term MP drift downward.

Signal vs Noise

~Large $55 Put volume for 2026-04-24 likely earnings hedging (earnings on 2026-04-23) — short-dated protective flows not necessarily directional.

~Heavy $65 call OI (37,951) contains many existing positions — some daily volume at $65 may be expir/roll or spread adjustments rather than fresh directional buying.

~Long-dated $50 puts (May/Nov) are risk-management/tail hedges rather than bets on immediate downside; treat as portfolio protection, not short-term bearish signal.

~Some high IV at near-dated strikes (ATM IV 61.1% for 4/17 and elevated IV in 4/24) suggests flows could be volatility/earnings driven and may reverse post-earnings.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium +$111.3M and Total GEX +$135.3M create a bullish, dealer-buying-dips regime centered on $65.

📌$65 is the primary pin/gamma concentration (+$23.2M GEX); expect dealers to anchor price into this band.

⚠️Short-dated $55 put activity is likely earnings hedging (earnings 2026-04-23) — could produce knee-jerk downside and higher IV intraday.

🛡️Long-dated $50 puts show institutional tail protection — large vol/oi ratio indicates fresh buys, not simply rebalances.

🔭Watch fresh call premium/OI growth at $65-$70 next session for confirmation; failure to add premium there or a push of puts at $60 could flip the short-term view.

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