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SNDK

Sandisk CorporationClose $919.47EOD only
Max Pain
$800.00
Next expiry Apr 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$34.95
3.8% from close
Price Gap
-119.47
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
93
High premium
P/C OI
1.23
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
6.0/10
Bearish tilt
Published snapshot: Apr 16, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Apr 16, 2026 close
SNDK Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasMixed (pinning, leaning bullish)
Confirmation: Large positive GEX (+$22.5M) and multiple big same‑day call prints concentrated near 925–935 supporting pinning/bullish skew
Invalidation: Spot drops toward/through MP or renewed heavy put accumulation or VIX jump, eroding call‑led pinning
Confidence:
8 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 15.1% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: Spot price vs MP and approach to ~925 gamma‑flip; Any further large same‑day call/put prints; Intraday VIX moves and net delta/GEX shifts

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$418.4M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.83

P/C OI ratio: 1.27

Heavy same‑day call and sizable put flow with +GEX creates pinning pressure near 925–935; downside remains if spot slips toward gamma‑flip or puts resume.

Notable Prints

#1
SNDK 2026-04-17 $925.00 Call
Vol: 6,460
OI: 696
Vol/OI: 9.3x
IV: 19.0%
Notional: ~$646K
Intent: aggressive call buy
Dual read: directional or hedge

Read-through: short‑term pin focus 925–930

#2
SNDK 2026-04-17 $910.00 Put
Vol: 2,259
OI: 257
Vol/OI: 8.8x
IV: 26.4%
Notional: ~$120K
Intent: put buying
Dual read: protective vs bearish

Read-through: puts concentrate below spot

#3
SNDK 2026-04-17 $930.00 Call
Vol: 11,626
OI: 1,413
Vol/OI: 8.2x
IV: 20.2%
Notional: ~$581K
Intent: large call accumulation
Dual read: directional or gamma sell

Read-through: pin cluster near 930

#4
SNDK 2026-04-24 $790.00 Put
Vol: 991
OI: 121
Vol/OI: 8.2x
IV: 92.9%
Notional: ~$778K
Intent: deep OTM protection
Dual read: speculative tail buy

Read-through: tail risk demand

#5
SNDK 2026-04-17 $915.00 Call
Vol: 4,313
OI: 538
Vol/OI: 8.0x
IV: 25.8%
Notional: ~$2.6M
Intent: call buying
Dual read: roll or hedge

Read-through: near‑term upside interest

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated same-day call buys 915–935 into expiry, skew toward short-dated calls

Put additions: Significant short-dated puts 870–910 and scattered weeklies 730–790; far-OTM flows likely hedges/specs

GEX/DEX consistency: Positive GEX (+$22.5M) and DEX inflows align with net call skew but are not definitive proof of pinning

OI clusters: OI bulge around 930–935C and 870–915P clusters; gamma flip ~700

Hedging evidence: Elevated IV and weeklies activity consistent with institutional hedging/collars rather than clear directional conviction

Max pain context: Max Pain sits below spot; combined with mixed short-dated signals, pin toward 915–935 is plausible but ambiguous

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: large same-day call prints 915–935 with meaningful vol/oi supporting short-dated call bias
~Signal: positive GEX/DEX reinforce skew but don’t guarantee pinning
~Noise: far-OTM and weekly put flow with high IV likely hedges/specs and should be treated as ambiguous offsets

Key Conclusions

📌Pinning into 915–935 is plausible given short-dated call flow and GEX, but MP below spot and mixed signals make it uncertain
⚖️Net posture: short-dated call-heavy exposure with ambiguous protective puts/weeklies that appear more hedging than directional

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