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Micron Technology, Inc.Close $465.66EOD only

Max Pain

$395.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$27.02

5.8% from close

Price Gap

-70.66

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Middle-high premium

P/C OI

1.14

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

6.5/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: Apr 14, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 14, 2026 close

MU Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 14, 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 (GEX +$80.4M); +1 GEX positive pinning at 450/500; -1 spot 17.9% above MP; +0.5 VIX 18.4

Watch next session: New call OI or premium flow at $470-$500 (would extend dealer pinning and bullish gamma); Put accumulation or heavy buys around $420-$430 (would signal defensive positioning and threaten the bullish thesis)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$1.4B bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.63 — call‑dominant on volume

P/C OI ratio: 1.14 — slightly more put OI overall, but today's flow favors calls

Large, concentrated call premium across strikes $430–$500 is driving a strong bullish flow regime despite heavier put open interest historically. Dealers are long gamma (GEX +$80.4M), producing pinning behavior around call-heavy strikes (notably $450 and $500). The mismatch — call-heavy premium today against slightly higher historical put OI — suggests institutions are adding directional upside exposure or buying synthetic/structured upside while dealers hedge into the tape.

Notable Prints

MU 2026-04-17 $432.50 Call

Vol: 6,137

OI: 591

Vol/OI: 10.4x

IV: 73.8%

Notional: ~$21.88M

Intent: Aggressive directional call accumulation (short-dated, ITM flow indicates bullish delta demand ahead of near-term moves)

Dual read: Could be outright buy-to-open (bullish) or a large dealer sell (overwriting) hedged with stock/synthetics (neutral); volume/OI ratio and size favor active buying.

Read-through: Largest notional print — consistent with institutional bullish positioning that is helping drive positive GEX and pinning toward higher strikes.

MU 2026-04-17 $450.00 Put

Vol: 24,814

OI: 2,746

Vol/OI: 9.0x

IV: 70.4%

Notional: ~$17.37M

Intent: Large directional or hedging activity around the $450 strike; given heavy call premium at nearby strikes, likely put selling (collecting premium) or a closing hedge into strong call flow.

Dual read: Could be protective buying by institutions (bearish) OR heavy put selling by market participants offsetting call buying (neutral to bullish overall).

Read-through: Very high flow into 4/17 puts at $450 suggests expiration-level positioning; combined with call flow it points to complex hedging/roll activity around this near‑spot strike.

MU 2026-04-24 $482.50 Call

Vol: 2,199

OI: 172

Vol/OI: 12.8x

IV: 70.7%

Notional: ~$3.31M

Intent: Directional upside buy (OTM calls at a near‑term weekly horizon), positioning for extension into the 1-week expected move.

Dual read: Fresh long calls (bullish) or complex structured buys (e.g., spreads) executed as package trades (neutral to bullish).

Read-through: Placement at $482.50 (+~3.6% from spot) signals participants pricing for continued upside toward the 1-week EM bound ($511.56).

MU 2026-04-17 $457.50 Call

Vol: 3,107

OI: 245

Vol/OI: 12.7x

IV: 69.8%

Notional: ~$5.56M

Intent: Short-dated ITM call buying — tactical bullish exposure into the April 17 expiration.

Dual read: Likely buy-to-open (bullish) though could be a dealer adjustment or exercise/assignment rotation (neutral).

Read-through: Concentrated buying right around near-term expiries adds to dealer gamma positioning and short-term pin risk between $450–$470.

MU 2026-04-17 $427.50 Put

Vol: 1,270

OI: 105

Vol/OI: 12.1x

IV: 74.9%

Notional: ~$0.33M

Intent: Small protective put purchases or speculative short-dated downside exposure.

Dual read: Could be genuine downside protection (hedge) or cheap speculative buys (noise given small notional).

Read-through: Size is modest vs other prints — not a material directional shift but consistent with two‑sided hedging into expirations.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $430-$500 calls heavily accumulated (notable premium flow at $430, $440, $450, $460, $480, $500) — large premium flows show institutions adding upside exposure across 4/17–4/24 expiries.

Put additions: Put OI remains concentrated at $300, $400 and $250 historically, but near-term put buying/flow centered at $450 and $420–$430 appears more expiration-driven than a structural bearish build.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive GEX (+$80.4M) and DEX (+78.1M shares) align with bullish call-heavy premium; dealer pinning evident at $450 and $500 concentrations.

OI clusters: Major OI clusters: $450 call OI 18,093; $400 call OI 35,554 (aggregate across expiries); $500 call OI 15,830; puts concentrated at $300 (18,033) and $400 (17,619) but those are further from spot; near‑spot OI creates a pin around $450 and resistance wall potential at $500.

Hedging evidence: Some evidence of large-scale hedging and expiration management: big short-dated put volume at $450 and elevated activity across ITM calls suggests collars/rolls and dealer delta-hedging rather than pure one‑way bearish accumulation.

Max pain context: Max pain pins are below spot ($395/$400 near-term) and trending lower, but current flow and positive GEX are producing short-term pinning up towards call-cluster strikes ($450/$500) — spot sits 17.9% above the nearest MP ($395), so dealer pin dynamics favor higher strikes in the very near term.

Signal vs Noise

~Large 4/17 activity (many prints at April expiration) likely includes expiration rolls and hedges — some high put volumes at $450 may be closing or adjustment trades, not fresh directional conviction.

~High premium at $450–$500 is partly driven by concentrated institutional buying and dealer hedging; individual spreads or package trades (not visible in single-leg prints) could explain some unusual vol/OI ratios.

~Long-dated $260 put (8/21) is far OTM (44% from spot) and likely tail hedging or structured protection — treat as portfolio insurance rather than near-term bearish signal.

Key Conclusions

🐂Flow is clearly bullish: $1.4B net premium with P/C vol 0.63 and GEX +$80.4M — dealers are long gamma and pinning toward higher strikes ($450/$500).

📌Near-term pinning risk centered at $450 (large call OI, GEX +$8.9M) — watch expirations through 4/17 that can keep price anchored into that band.

⚠️High short-dated put flow at $450 could be expiration management (rolls/hedge) — if it becomes persistent put buying into the tape, it would threaten the bullish thesis.

🎯Key resistances to watch: $470.00, $480.00, $500.00 (call OI/GEX concentration); supports: $450.00, $430.00, $420.00 (put/OI/dealer hedging within ±10% of spot).

🔎Top prints (notably the $432.50 call and $450 put flows) indicate institutional positioning and hedging into the April expiries — next-session OI changes at $470–$500 will be decisive for directional bias.

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