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IWM

iShares Russell 2000 ETFClose $269.95EOD only
Max Pain
$257.00
Next expiry Apr 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.24
0.8% from close
Price Gap
-12.95
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
100
High premium
P/C OI
2.56
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
6.5/10
Consensus signal
Published snapshot: Apr 16, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Apr 16, 2026 close
IWM AI Consensus Report
Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026
DirectionalTheta GangFlowEarningsConsensus

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

Conviction
6.5

out of 10

6.5 because dealer gamma and short-dated decay favor consolidation, but spot sits materially above the mean and event/flow risk can still generate a directional break that invalidates the pin.

Where Perspectives Agree

Consensus is modestly bullish/range-biased: dealer long-gamma supports a near-term pin/consolidation in the mid-270s rather than a clean trend extension.

Where They Diverge

Potential conflicts arise because short-dated theta strategies want to harvest decay into the pin while flow/earnings (where present) could be positioning for a post-event directional move; if institutional flow is one-way it would undercut the dealer-driven pin thesis.

Top Trade
via theta

Sell May 15 271/267 put spread for a net credit (defined-risk put spread to collect theta into expected consolidation).

Key Risk

Break and close below $271 (sustained through a daily close) triggers rapid dealer delta unwind and removes the pin, accelerating downside toward the $260 area.

Read the AI Analyst Consensus for IWM for 2026-04-17. This synthesis report combines directional, theta, flow, and earnings perspectives into one conviction view with setup, trigger, and invalidation context.