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NFLX

Netflix, Inc.Close $107.71EOD only
Max Pain
$95.00
Next expiry Apr 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$7.78
7.2% from close
Price Gap
-12.71
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
100
High premium
P/C OI
0.82
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.0/10
Consensus signal
Published snapshot: Apr 15, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Apr 15, 2026 close
NFLX Earnings Report
Analysis based on market close April 15, 2026
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Historical consensus-supported lens with full content, report chain context, and metric rail.

Earnings Verdict

7.5/10 — Best strategy is defined-risk premium harvesting or directional defined-risk debit (depending on view). Short-defined premium (put-credit / iron-condor) is viable given heavy dealer pinning and large front-end call concentration; buy-vol (long straddle/strangle) is expensive because 2d ATM IV is ~99.7%. Key risk: a surprise print or guidance swing that breaks dealer pinning and produces a >7.2% gap (beyond the 2‑day EM rails).

Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 13.4% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18
Most important: Front-week IV (2026-04-17 ATM 99.7%) and net bullish dealer GEX (+$312.8M) create a pinning regime around the $110–$112 area — watch whether order flow supports the pin into/through earnings or a shock breaks the pin and triggers rapid re-pricing.
📅Earnings on 2026-04-16 (1d) — front-week IV is extremely expensive (ATM 99.7% for 2026-04-17).
🧲Dealer pinning concentrated at $110 and $112 (+$14.2M and +$28.3M GEX) — expect magnet behavior unless guidance forces a break.
⚠️Max pain for 2026-04-17 is $95 (well below spot) — if sellers become aggressive, downside acceleration risk increases.

Regime Classification

Vol Regime
High
Gamma Regime
Pinning
Flow Regime
Bullish
Spot vs MP
Above

Earnings Overview

Next earnings: 2026-04-16 (1 days)explicit

Expected moves:

  • 2026-04-17 (2d): ±$7.77 (7.2%)
  • 2026-04-24 (9d): ±$4.08 (3.8%)
  • 2026-05-01 (16d): ±$8.92 (8.3%)

IV Setup

Term structure: Very steep front-week skew: 2d ATM IV 99.7% collapsing to ~59.2% at 9d and ~48.5% at 16d — classic event kink with rich near-term premium.

Crush estimate: Very high crush risk for the 2026-04-17 expiration — expect >40–50 vol-point drop from front-day IV to the 1‑week tenor; post-event ATM IV likely to settle near the 9–16d levels (59%→49%), implying material option premium decay.

Skew: Downside puts are relatively less crowded in front expirations vs calls (net premium and OI skew bullish); upside call walls at 120–140 and concentrated call premium at $110 and $112 indicate dealers are long gamma near-the-money and will hedge into moves, supporting pinning.

Historical Context

Beat rate: 75% (3/4 quarters)

Avg move vs expected: NFLX has historically beaten the baseline EM often; beat rate 75% (3/4 quarters) suggests a modest upside tilt vs the consensus move, but past realized moves sometimes stayed within implied bands.

Directional bias: Slight upside bias into prints (historical beat rate 75%), which aligns with current net bullish flow (+$106.8M) and positive GEX positioning.

Key Levels

1EM guardrails: 2d $99.93/$115.48; 1w $103.63/$111.78
2Max pain pins: $95 (2026-04-17); $97 (2026-04-24); $99 (2026-05-01)

Flow Highlights

Large concentrated call premium at $110 and $112 in the front cycles

Dealer hedging likely to create pinning pressure in the $110–$112 neighborhood (matches deterministic support/resistance and GEX concentrations of +$14.2M at $110 and +$28.3M at $112).

Net premium skewed strongly bullish: Call net at $110 = $16,380,688

Significant buyer interest in upside calls may amplify dealer delta-hedging toward upside, reinforcing spot-vs-max-pain dynamics above MP.

Strategies

Defined-risk put credit under the EM
Sell 2026-04-24 $102.00/$97.00 put spread
Credit: $0.99-$1.20
Max loss: $3.80
Max gain: $1.20
BE: $100.80
Trigger: Close into post-print IV crush or tighten/roll if price approaches the short put (close if spot breaches support $98.78 or EM lower rail $99.93).
Best risk-adjusted way to monetize front-cycle rich premium while staying aligned with dealer pinning and the slight upside bias (75% historical beat rate).
Outperforms: Sell a short-dated put-credit spread anchored just below the 1‑week/2‑day guardrail (target short-put delta ~25% in the 9–16d window, long put ~12% as hedge). This harvests elevated IV while capping downside beyond the width.
Underperforms: Break below support threatens short-put strike.
Bull-call spread into the $110–$116 area
Buy 2026-04-24 $111.00/$120.00 call spread
Debit: $1.83-$2.24
Max loss: $2.24
Max gain: $6.76
BE: $113.24
Trigger: Take profits on 50% realized move toward short strike or adjust if IV collapses but spot remains below the short strike.
A cheaper way to express the historical upside bias and concentrated upside flows at $110–$112 without paying full front-week straddle vol.
Outperforms: Buy a nearer-term (9–37d) call and sell a higher strike call to limit cost; target strikes that capture the $110–$116 range where dealer hedging and call OI are concentrated.
Underperforms: Loss of support weakens upside continuation thesis.

Risk Assessment

!Gap risk: High — a surprise (EPS or guidance) can gap beyond 2‑day EM ($99.93–$115.48) and immediately overwhelm short-dated premium sellers.
!IV crush: Very material for 2026-04-17 positions — front-week IV ~99.7% implies a large vega unwind post-release; buys benefit from realized move but long vol is expensive.
!Liquidity: Good across major strikes (notably $110, $112, $120) but front-week spreads may have wide bid/ask during prints; use limit orders and staggered entries.
!Sizing: Prefer defined-risk structures and smaller position sizes for outright long-vol due to high front IV and potential for rapid re-pricing.

What to Watch

?Front-expiry IV slope between 2026-04-17 and 2026-04-24 (expect rapid collapse if print is less volatile than priced).
?Spot action relative to GEX pins at $110.00 and $112.00 (both within +10% of spot) — sustained move through these levels can flip dealer hedging behavior.
?Unusual activity in the 2026-04-17 PUT $107 and CALL $117 contracts (both flagged in unusual flow) as proxies for directional positioning ahead of release.

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