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MSTR

Strategy IncClose $117.02EOD only
Max Pain
$125.00
Next expiry Jun 12, 2026
Expected Move
±$8.47
7.2% from close
Price Gap
+7.98
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
94
High premium
P/C OI
0.96
Balanced positioning
Consensus
7.0/10
Bearish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 9, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 9, 2026 close
MSTR Earnings Report
Analysis based on market close June 9, 2026

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

Earnings Verdict

MSTR 51 days from earnings, bearish flow and elevated IV. Low historical beat rate (20%). Spot below max pain; heavy put activity suggests downside risk.

Confidence:
6.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; -1 spot 6.4% from MP; +0.5 VIX 20
Most important: Heavy put activity and bearish gamma suggest downside pressure into mid-June.
🔻Put/call volume ratio 1.54 signals dominant bearish flow.
📉Spot 6.4% below max pain, aligning with bearish gamma.
⚠️Low 20% beat rate raises risk of earnings miss.

Regime Classification

Vol Regime
High
Gamma Regime
Trending
Flow Regime
Bearish
Spot vs MP
Below
Gamma flip: ~$100.00Approx — based on put OI concentration of 23,128 (14.5% below spot)

Earnings Overview

Next earnings: 2026-07-30 (51 days)explicit

Expected moves:

  • 2026-06-12 (3d): ±$8.47 (7.2%)
  • 2026-06-18 (9d): ±$13.05 (11.2%)
  • 2026-06-26 (17d): ±$16.92 (14.5%)

IV Setup

Term structure: Front-end elevated (3d IV ~72% annualized) due to near-term expiries; longer-dated IV tapers but remains high.

Crush estimate: Moderate to large crush post-earnings (51d out), typical for high-vol names.

Skew: Put skew steep, driven by aggressive put buying across multiple expirations.

Historical Context

Beat rate: 20% (1/5 quarters)

Avg move vs expected: Historical moves often exceed expected, but sample limited (5 quarters).

Directional bias: Bearish; only 1 beat in 5 quarters, implying frequent downside surprises.

Key Levels

1$100.00 gamma flip
2EM guardrails: 2d $108.54/$125.49; 1w $103.97/$130.07
3Max pain pins: $125 (2026-06-12); $140 (2026-06-18); $155 (2026-06-26)

Flow Highlights

Unusual put buying: MSTR 2026-07-02 $115 Put, volume 5385 vs OI 349 (15.4x).

Large bearish bet on continued decline through early July.

Heavy put volume on $92 strike expiring 6/12 (2173 vs OI 191).

Deep OTM puts used as tail hedge or downside speculation.

Strategies

Bear Put Spread
Buy 2026-08-21 $115.00/$110.00 put spread
Debit: $2.23-$2.72
Max loss: $2.72
Max gain: $2.28
BE: $112.28
Trigger: Monitor invalidation at $125; exit near expiry if untested.
Sole eligible candidate; bearish flow & low beat rate favor downside.
Outperforms: Buy $115/$110 put spread for defined risk on bearish earnings outcome.
Underperforms: Trade above resistance weakens downside thesis.

Risk Assessment

!Spot trading below max pain ($125) increases pin risk lower.
!High put OI concentration near $100-$100 suggests support but risk of breakdown.
!VIX ~20 amplifies long premium decay; time decay works against longs.

What to Watch

?Break of $108.54 (2d EM guardrail) could accelerate selloff.
?Resistance at $125 (max pain) and $126 (call wall).
?Bitcoin price correlation remains key driver for MSTR.
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