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PLTR

Palantir Technologies Inc.Close $152.17EOD only
Max Pain
$140.00
Next expiry Jun 5, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.75
4.4% from close
Price Gap
-12.17
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
87
High premium
P/C OI
0.90
Balanced positioning
Consensus
9.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 2, 2026 close
PLTR Theta Report
Analysis based on market close April 15, 2026

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Theta Verdict

Attractiveness7.5 / 10
Sizing: Moderate
Primary: Sell put credit spreads and cash-secured puts near $135–$140 support
Invalidation: Close below gamma flip ~$130 (structural downside acceleration); alternatively sustained close below $135 max-pain
Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 5.3% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18; override: base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 5.3% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18

IV Environment

IV Regime
High
IV vs VIX
Avg IV 63.5% vs VIX 18.17 — IV is highly elevated relative to index vol; near-term ATM IVs are 46.0% (2d), 49.0% (9d), 49.4% (16d)
Favorable?
Yes

Term structure: Short-dated IV (2–16d) ~46–50% while 23–64d blows out to mid-50s/60s (23d ATM 64.9%) — a front-loaded skew with rich back-months around May expirations.

💰High avg IV (63.5%) creates wide option premiums — good edge to sell premium
⚠️Short-dated IV (2–16d) still ~46–50% — weeklies expensive but less so than the 23–64d band

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: Above

GEX regime: Pinning ($+105.1M)

Gamma flip: ~$130.00Approx — based on put OI concentration of 26,764 (8.5% below spot)

OI concentrations: Large call OI at $140.00 (38,930 OI) and call walls $150-$155 (combined >~60k OI); largest put OI cluster at $130.00 (26,764 OI). Near-term GEX concentration: +$25.2M at $140.00, +$7.9M at $142.00, +$8.1M at $138.00, +$7.9M at $137.00 — strong pin magnets just below and around spot.

Verdict: Favorable — positive GEX (+$105.1M) and concentrated call OI near $140–$150 create a pinning environment that helps defined-risk put credits and cash-secured puts; however, pinning increases assignment risk into expiries near max pain ($135)

Premium Opportunities

#1
Put credit spread
Sell 2026-05-15 $130.00/$115.00 put spread
Uses supportive pinning regime and elevated IV to collect premium.
Credit: $2.83-$3.45
Max loss: $11.55
BE: $126.55
Mgmt: Close at 65% profit; exit on close <$130
#2
Cash-secured put
Sell 2026-05-15 $125.00 cash-secured put
Sell cash-secured puts around $125–$135 with 25–45 DTE.
Credit: $3.15-$3.85
Max loss: $121.15
BE: $121.15
Mgmt: Roll or take assignment if assigned; avoid holding through earnings (2026-05-04)
#3
Call calendar
Sell 2026-04-24 $150.00 call / buy 2026-07-17 $150.00 call
Sell 2–9d calls and buy 64–128d calls at the same strike to capture term structure.
Debit: $9.45-$11.55
Max loss: $11.55
BE: Path-dependent
Mgmt: Close if short leg goes deep ITM or if IV in back-months collapses

Risk Alerts

!Upcoming earnings 2026-05-04 (19d) — avoid selling naked short through earnings; prefer defined-risk or close before event
!Gamma flip $130 — positive GEX now but a push below this level can accelerate downside and make short-premium positions bleed fast
!Max pain cluster $135 across near expirations and heavy short-term expected moves (2d band $137.48–$146.82) — pinning increases assignment risk into weekly expirations
!Unusual activity around $138–$144 calls/puts (high volume and OI spikes) suggests institutional directional positioning; monitor large block trades (e.g., concentrated flow at $140 and $139)
!IV term-structure is skewed: a sharp IV collapse would quickly reduce front-end premium — manage calendars/diagonals and be ready to close if IV collapses
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