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SMCI

Super Micro Computer, Inc.Close $27.20EOD only

Max Pain

$24.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$1.54

5.7% from close

Price Gap

-3.20

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

0.82

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

5.5/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 14, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 14, 2026 close

SMCI Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 14, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

4.5 / 10

base 4.5 (pre-computed); +1 positive GEX pinning; -1 flow mixed vs net premium -$8.6M; +0.5 favorable market context (SPY/QQQ up, VIX 18.4)

Watch next session: Net premium direction (does -$8.6M persist or flip to call net positive); Flow and OI changes around $27.50/$26.00 (pin/put cluster)

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$8.6M (net premium negative) — mixed read with call-dominant volume

P/C volume ratio: 0.63 — call-dominant on volume (healthy call activity)

P/C OI ratio: 0.82 — moderate call lean in positioning (OI not extreme)

High IV (ATM ~67–75% short-dated) with dealer-positive GEX (+$98.0M) and concentrated call OI around $26–$30. Volume shows clear call preference (P/C vol 0.63) even though net premium is slightly negative overall. Dealers are net long gamma and the options structure is creating a pinning environment around the $26–$27.50 area; this produces a slightly bullish bias so long as price remains above the $26 put cluster.

Notable Prints

SMCI 2026-04-17 $28.50 Call

Vol: 9,082

OI: 1,229

Vol/OI: 7.4x

IV: 71.1%

Notional: ~$300k (9082 * $0.33 * 100)

Intent: Short-dated directional call buying or call-heavy spread leg to push short-term upside (pins toward upper EM)

Dual read: Aggressive long calls (bullish) OR opening call sell/overwrites by a seller hedging delta (less likely given call-dominant volume)

Read-through: High relative call activity ~5% OTM into 4/17 supports dealer pinning pressure above spot and increases chance of short-term upside; size is meaningful for front-week gamma but not a multi-day big institutional directional position.

SMCI 2026-04-17 $26.50 Put

Vol: 3,977

OI: 350

Vol/OI: 11.4x

IV: 67.8%

Notional: ~$183k (3977 * $0.46 * 100)

Intent: Short-dated protective puts or tactical bearish bets (near-spot 3% OTM)

Dual read: Bought protection (bearish/hedge) OR opened/rolled short puts (bullish overwriting) — context (call-dominant day) suggests many are protective buys

Read-through: Significant front-week put buying clustered near $26.50 increases short-term downside sensitivity; if followed by additional put flow it would challenge the pin at $27.50.

SMCI 2026-04-24 $27.00 Put

Vol: 1,232

OI: 205

Vol/OI: 6.0x

IV: 71.3%

Notional: ~$149k (1232 * $1.21 * 100)

Intent: Protective hedge or short-term bearish exposure into next weekly

Dual read: Bought puts (protective) OR opening put sales (less likely given elevated IV)

Read-through: Reinforces existence of demand for protection just below spot into the next weekly expiry — consistent with mixed flow and pinning.

SMCI 2026-04-17 $27.50 Put (ITM)

Vol: 1,718

OI: 375

Vol/OI: 4.6x

IV: 68.4%

Notional: ~$156k (1718 * $0.91 * 100)

Intent: In-the-money puts bought as direct downside exposure or as part of spreads/rolls

Dual read: Protective vs directional short; could also be conversion/turning positions around the pin

Read-through: ITM put flow near spot is meaningful for near-term skew — increases gamma sensitivity and supports the idea dealers will hedge into spot moves, keeping price close to the pin zone.

SMCI 2026-04-17 $30.50 Call

Vol: 776

OI: 258

Vol/OI: 3.0x

IV: 78.9%

Notional: ~$8.5k (776 * $0.11 * 100)

Intent: Tactical OTM upside exposure; likely small directional or part of larger call spreads

Dual read: Speculative long calls (bullish) OR small position noise

Read-through: Small relative notional; signals some appetite for higher upside tails but not a primary driver.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $25.00-$30.00 calls show the largest premium inflows (top premium flow entries: $25, $26, $28, $30). Largest OI clusters are $26.00 (38,543), $27.50 (30,796), $27.00 (22,594), and $25.00 (21,366) — institutions are concentrated in the 25–30 call band.

Put additions: Front-week protective puts were bought around $26.50 and $27.00 (unusual activity); larger structural put OI lies at $20.00 (30,392) which acts as a long-term floor rather than immediate hedging.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive GEX +$98.0M and DEX +71.9M shares align with dealer long-gamma (pinning) and call-heavy intraday flow; this supports price gravitating toward near-term pin levels.

OI clusters: Largest OI concentrations: calls concentrated at $32.00 (51,742 OI), $26.00 (38,543), $27.50 (30,796), $27.00 (22,594), and $25.00 (21,366). Put OI cluster at $20.00 (30,392) forms a structural put floor. The call OI wall at $30–$32 creates resistance above the 1-week EM.

Hedging evidence: Evidence of localized protective hedging: short-dated puts at $26.50/$27.00 and ITM $27.50 puts indicate tactical protection. No large-scale collar activity visible; major protective open interest is the longer-dated $20 put floor (structural).

Max pain context: Near-term max pain levels are $24 (4/17) then $23 (later expirations). MP is below spot but MP trend is slowly rising; given dealer pinning and concentrated call OI near $27–$27.5, price is likely to gravitate toward the nearer pins rather than the distant MP levels in the immediate sessions.

Signal vs Noise

~Large net premium at $70.00 (net -$16.2M) and $70 put flows are obviously anomalous tail trades and not directional for front-week price — treat as structural/vol rationale noise.

~Many high vol/OI ratios on front-week strikes reflect expiration-run activity and gamma-driven hedging rather than conviction directional trades.

~The single-print $30.50 call and other small OTM prints (low notional) are likely speculative or spread legs and not primary directional signals.

~Put-heavy long-dated strikes (e.g., $20 long-dated put OI) are structural floor hedges — not immediate front-week directional bets.

Key Conclusions

🐂Call-volume dominated session (P/C vol 0.63) with dealers net long gamma (+$98.0M) — creates a slight bullish pinning bias around $26–$27.50.

⚠️Net premium is -$8.6M (mixed) and there is targeted put buying at $26.50–$27.00 — a continued increase in put demand would quickly flip the bias.

📍Key short-term levels: watch $27.50 (strong GEX +$19.7M pin), $26.00 (GEX +$17.5M and large OI), and $25.00 (put/call support cluster).

🧭Resistance sits into the 1-week EM and call wall: $28.74 (2d EM), $29.92 (1w EM), and structural call wall at $30–$32.

🔎Front-week unusual activity (28.50C and 26.50P) is meaningful but mid-sized (notional hundreds of thousands) — watch for follow-through or offsetting flow to confirm conviction.

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