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SMCI

Super Micro Computer, Inc.Close $25.97EOD only
Max Pain
$24.00
Next expiry Apr 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.64
6.3% from close
Price Gap
-1.97
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
2
Low premium
P/C OI
0.83
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
5.0/10
Consensus signal
Published snapshot: Apr 13, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Apr 13, 2026 close
SMCI AI Consensus Report
Analysis based on market close April 13, 2026

Historical consensus-supported lens with full content, report chain context, and metric rail.

Conviction
5.0

out of 10

Score 5 because on-balance signals (GEX pinning + OI walls) create a credible short-term magnet, but mixed flow, net negative premium, high IV and an earnings/event regime meaningfully raise asymmetric tail risk — enough to trade around the pin but not to take large directional bets uncovered.

Where Perspectives Agree

Market structure favors a short-premium, pin-to-$26 outcome in the near term — dealer gamma concentration at $26 plus concentrated call walls creates a magnet with limited immediate upside.

Where They Diverge

Flow and earnings viewpoints introduce a substantive contradiction: institutional flow and pre/post-earnings positioning imply significant directional fragility that can produce one-way moves (either accumulation into strength or quick distribution into the print), which undermines the directional pin thesis if a large block unloads or if earnings trigger a re-pricing; additionally, elevated IV cuts both ways — it supports premium selling but also signals a latent event risk that could vaporize short-premium strategies.

Top Trade
via theta

Sell May 01 2026 $25/$22.50 put spread for a net credit (defined-risk premium sell)

Key Risk

A break below $20.00 that closes and prints sustained volume (5%+ one-day drop) flips dealer gamma to directional selling and rapidly accelerates downside toward $17.50, removing the $26 pin and invalidating short-premium positioning.

Read the AI Analyst Consensus for SMCI for 2026-04-13. This synthesis report combines directional, theta, flow, and earnings perspectives into one conviction view with setup, trigger, and invalidation context.