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Micron Technology, Inc.Close $420.59EOD only

Max Pain

$380.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$30.93

7.3% from close

Price Gap

-40.59

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

1.14

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

6.5/10

Range bias

Published snapshot: Apr 10, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 10, 2026 close

MU Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 10, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7 / 10

base 7.0; +GEX $47.5M pinning; +Net premium $350.0M (call skew); -Spot 11.4% above near MP

Watch next session: Activity at $415/$425 (GEX concentration +$6.2M / +$1.2M) — fresh put buying or call sales would change the thesis; Large call flow or OI build at $450–$500 (structural call wall) — continuation would reinforce bullish pinning

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$350.0M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.83 — call-dominant on volume (moderate)

P/C OI ratio: 1.14 — greater put open interest (structural protection) despite call-heavy flow

Today shows large directional call premium inflows (net +$350M) while OI remains put-heavy, indicating institutions are buying upside exposure while legacy put hedges remain in place. Dealers are net long gamma (GEX +$47.5M) producing a pinning environment with near-term GEX concentration around $415–$450, so price is likely to be supported near those levels unless put demand intensifies.

Notable Prints

MU260424C00300000 CALL $300.00 (exp 2026-04-24) ITM

Vol: 5,000

OI: 223

Vol/OI: 22.4x

IV: 95.6%

Notional: ~$61.5M

Intent: Aggressive directional call accumulation (large long-delta exposure) or a structured conversion (stock-synthetic) unwind

Dual read: Bought call (bullish, delta exposure) OR sell of stock + buy calls (synthetic hedging) creating similar footprint

Read-through: Very large notional vs OI (22.4x) — institutional-sized directional bullish exposure or a rebalancing of large positions; increases dealer short delta and supports near-term pinning behavior as dealers hedge.

MU260417P00415000 PUT $415.00 (exp 2026-04-17) OTM

Vol: 6,947

OI: 327

Vol/OI: 21.2x

IV: 66.5%

Notional: ~$8.9M

Intent: Short-dated protective put buying or a collar leg — institutions buying immediate downside protection

Dual read: Protective put (bearish insurance) OR dealer-initiated leg of a spread/collar

Read-through: High short-dated put activity right near spot indicates active hedging demand into the next weekly expiry; this creates dealer short-gamma and buys stock/deltas on weakness, supporting the case for near-term downside support but also signals caution among holders.

MU260417C00422500 CALL $422.50 (exp 2026-04-17) OTM

Vol: 2,641

OI: 500

Vol/OI: 5.3x

IV: 66.3%

Notional: ~$3.8M

Intent: Near-term directional call buying or roll/position trim into the 415–425 area

Dual read: Buy calls (bullish) OR close of a short call exposure (neutral)

Read-through: Paired with heavy put activity around the same strikes, this suggests either two-sided position rebalancing or spread activity centered at ~422.5; still net supportive for short-term call skew.

MU260417P00422500 PUT $422.50 (exp 2026-04-17) ITM

Vol: 929

OI: 186

Vol/OI: 5.0x

IV: 65.7%

Notional: ~$1.5M

Intent: Short-dated protective put buying or position roll/close (ITM protection given spot)

Dual read: Bought puts (defensive) OR part of a conversion/box (synthetic adjustments)

Read-through: Concurrent activity in both call and put at 422.5 suggests hedging, synthetic stock trades or volatility repositioning rather than a pure directional bet; it's a near-term risk-management signal from institutions.

MU260417C00475000 CALL $475.00 (exp 2026-04-17) OTM

Vol: 3,699

OI: 779

Vol/OI: 4.7x

IV: 68.2%

Notional: ~$0.73M

Intent: Speculative call buying (levered upside) or part of a wide-call spread

Dual read: Directional bullish speculation OR leg of a structured trade (e.g., call spread)

Read-through: Reasonable-sized speculative interest out at $475; supports skewed call demand and potential gamma exposure for dealers further out the curve, but not as weighty as the deep ITM $300 call.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $300 (large ITM accumulation), $415-$430 (near-term call flow), and $450-$500 (structural call wall / premium inflows)

Put additions: Significant short-dated protective demand at $415 and $422.50 (exp 4/17) plus legacy put OI clusters at $300/$250/$350/$380 indicating structural downside insurance held by institutions

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive GEX (+$47.5M) and DEX (+66.8M shares) align with the call-biased premium flow and create a pinning influence around near-term GEX concentrations (notably $415–$450).

OI clusters: $415 call cluster (14,049 OI) and $450–$500 call walls (12,647 / 15,041 OI) create upside resistance/wall behavior; put floor clusters at $250–$300 (13,272 / 16,919 OI) create structural downside cushions.

Hedging evidence: Clear: large near-term put purchases at $415 and $422.5 (high vol/oi) point to active protective hedging; coexistence of big long-call premium suggests institutions are extending upside while keeping downside protection (collars/partial hedges).

Max pain context: Max pain short-term sits at $377.50 (4/10) → $380 (4/17); MP is below spot but MP trend is rising ($378 → $390 over expirations), so dealers face pinning forces but spot currently sits ~11.4% above near MP.

Signal vs Noise

~MU260424C00300000 $300.00 deep-ITM call: possible structured conversion or roll — large notional could be part of stock-synthetic activity rather than pure directional speculation.

~Paired $422.50 call and put prints (4/17): likely two-sided hedging or synthetic adjustments (not a clean directional signal on their own).

~Large open interest at $450–$500 calls is structural (walls) and often reflects selling/overwriting rather than fresh directional bull risk — treat OI walls as structural liquidity, not immediate buy signals.

~Some far-OTM and long-dated prints (e.g., $800 call Dec 2026) are speculative/lottery trades; small notional relative to on-chain flows means limited short-term directional read.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium is strongly call-biased (+$350.0M) while GEX is positive (+$47.5M) — dealers are long gamma and inclined to pin price into near-term GEX anchors (~$415).

🛡️Large short-dated put prints at $415 and $422.5 indicate active institutional hedging — watch for buy-the-dip dealer hedging flows if price weakens toward those strikes.

📌Near-term pin zone is concentrated around $415–$450 (GEX concentration +$6.2M at $415 and +$3.3M at $450) — expect friction and mean reversion in that band.

⚖️Flow is mixed: heavy fresh call premium vs legacy put OI; positioning suggests institutions want upside exposure but retain protection, producing asymmetric bets rather than full conviction.

🔍Watch next-session signs of sustained put buying or large call selling at $415–$425; either would rapidly lower confidence in the bullish thesis.

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