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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 Theta Report

Analysis based on market close April 15, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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

Theta Verdict

Confidence:

9 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 spot 1.3% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18

IV Environment

IV Regime

Normal

IV vs VIX

Avg IV 23.9% vs VIX 18.17% — IWM vol is richer than index vol

Favorable?

Yes

Term structure: 30-60 DTE ATM IVs sit ~21.7%-23.6% with a modest bump in the 16-44 DTE bands (May expirations ~22-23%). Very low same-day IV (1-2d) then rising into the month.

💰ATM IV 23.9% > VIX 18.17% — edge for sellers collecting theta

📈Term structure: near-term IV suppressed (0-2d) but monthlies rich — prefer 16–44 DTE

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: Above

GEX regime: Pinning ($+278.5M)

Gamma flip: ~$245.00 — Approx — based on put OI concentration of 108,443 (9.1% below spot)

OI concentrations: Large put OI at $245 (108,443), $240 (101,724), $250 (98,822) with near-term GEX +$34.0M at $270 and additional pin magnets at $271/$272.

Verdict: Favorable — positive GEX (+$278.5M) and near-term GEX cluster at $270 create a pinning environment that supports defined-risk short premium (put spreads). Max pain $266 is just below spot which reinforces downside magnet but keeps premium sellers advantaged while price stays above $266.

Premium Opportunities

Put credit spread

Sell 2026-05-15 $259.00/$249.00 put spread

Sell short-dated monthlies (25–55 DTE) put credit spreads around the $266–$270 magnet to collect elevated premium while keeping defined downside via a long put.

Credit: $1.45-$1.77

Max loss: $8.23

BE: $257.23

Mgmt: Take profits at 50–70% of max credit; tighten or close if price closes below $266 or IV spikes around earnings.

Cash-secured put

Sell 2026-05-15 $255.00 cash-secured put

Sell 25–40 DTE cash-secured puts at target delta ~0.20 to collect premium and potentially acquire IWM near support.

Credit: $2.18-$2.67

Max loss: $252.33

BE: $252.33

Mgmt: Scale in, set buy-to-cover assignment plan; avoid selling through earnings (see alerts).

Risk Alerts

!Earnings cluster: 2026-04-16 and 2026-04-17 — avoid selling naked premium through these dates.

!Unusual same-day flow: extremely high volume/IV anomalies on 4/15/2026 expirations (calls and puts at $269-$271) — avoid same-day naked exposure into those prints.

!Gamma flip ~$245 — a break toward this area would accelerate downside; close credits if price shows intent to move below $266 toward $245.

!Put-heavy flow (P/C OI ratio 2.54) — skewed put demand can compress front IV and produce sudden downside gaps; prefer defined-risk structures.

!IV term structure: very low same-day IV and richer monthlies — calendars/diagonals express this edge but carry short-leg gap risk around earnings.

Read the Theta analysis for IWM for 2026-04-15. Each report is a market-close snapshot with regime read, key levels, and strategy context that translates options positioning into an actionable setup.