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Intel CorporationClose $65.27EOD only

Max Pain

$60.00

Next expiry Apr 24, 2026

Expected Move

±$6.13

9.4% from close

Price Gap

-5.27

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Middle-high premium

P/C OI

0.96

Balanced positioning

Consensus

6.0/10

Range bias

Published snapshot: Apr 22, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 22, 2026 close

INTC Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 23, 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 11.3% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: track 66P and 73C unwind/rolls; spot relative to MP moves; VIX and intraday GEX shifts; flow of large prints/early exercise activity

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$66.3M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 1.24

P/C OI ratio: 0.96

Flow is mixed: dealer-positive gamma (pinning) from large call flow vs sizable bearish put prints and high put-call volume — expect constrained range with downside risk if put pressure persists.

Notable Prints

INTC 2026-04-24 $87.00 Call

Vol: 2,866

OI: 101

Vol/OI: 28.4x

IV: 178.5%

Notional: ~$23K

Intent: Sweep/out-of-money directional call buy

Dual read: short-term directional bet vs flow leg for structures

Read-through: low OI high volume spike—speculative upside gamma

INTC 2026-05-01 $105.00 Call

Vol: 1,881

OI: 145

Vol/OI: 13.0x

IV: 123.8%

Notional: ~$11K

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

INTC 2026-04-24 $86.00 Call

Vol: 903

OI: 105

Vol/OI: 8.6x

IV: 168.8%

Notional: ~$9K

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

INTC 2026-04-24 $79.00 Call

Vol: 3,808

OI: 507

Vol/OI: 7.5x

IV: 174.4%

Notional: ~$175K

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

INTC 2026-05-29 $68.00 Call

Vol: 811

OI: 137

Vol/OI: 5.9x

IV: 73.1%

Notional: ~$462K

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated near-dated call prints at 73–87 (notable blocks 73/79/86/87) and longer-dated interest around 68/105.

Put additions: Large same-day put blocks at 66 and elevated puts 57/63/75; sizable prints may signal hedging but could be one-off trades, not definitive structural put skew.

GEX/DEX consistency: Positive GEX (+$102M) and DEX inflows (+179M shares) align with call-supportive positioning; consistency suggests dealer hedging pressure but single-session prints limit confidence.

OI clusters: Top OI pockets at 73/79/66/75 with notable 66 put OI (~4,225) and 73 call OI (~3,233).

Hedging evidence: Signs of short-delta hedging (short-dated put flow plus call interest) exist, yet large blocks in one session may reflect isolated flow rather than sustained dealer collars.

Max pain context: Spot ~11% above MP; clustering near 73/66 raises pinning risk into near expiries but distance from MP and noisy tickets reduce certainty.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: oversized 66 put print and 73 call cluster could move dealer gamma and raise pin risk.

~Signal: GEX/DEX both positive — structured flow likely to support spot near those strikes.

~Noise: many tiny-premium long-shot calls are likely retail lottery bets and dilute signal.

~Noise: large same-day puts may be non-structural one-offs; treat with caution.

Key Conclusions

⚠️Flow clusters at 73 and 66 increase pinning risk into near expiries but single-session blocks temper confidence.

🔎GEX/DEX alignment favors dealer-driven support, yet tiny-ticket call clutter and potential one-off puts make the picture noisy—monitor actual follow-through.

How to Use These Reports

This flow reflects the market close on April 23, 2026.

What the reports do

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What to remember

These are interpretation layers, not execution guarantees. Validate the setup against chain liquidity, expected move, and exposure before sizing risk.

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