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SPDR S&P 500 ETFClose $701.66EOD only

Max Pain

$678.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$3.54

0.5% from close

Price Gap

-23.66

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Middle-high premium

P/C OI

2.45

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

6.5/10

Range bias

Published snapshot: Apr 16, 2026 close

End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot

Apr 16, 2026 close

SPY Theta Report

Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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

Theta Verdict

Confidence:

8.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -0.5 spot 4.0% from MP; +1 VIX 17

IV Environment

IV Regime

Low

IV vs VIX

7d ATM IV ~28% vs VIX ~30; 30d ATM IV ~20% vs VIX ~21 — short-dated IV tighter vs VIX but 5–10% cheaper on 30d terms

Favorable?

Yes

Term structure: Very steep 0–7d put skew with ATM IV >7d IV; multi-week (30d) term elevated but relatively flatter

📌Max-pain cluster $683–$693 with large OI concentration near spot

🔻GEX (~+$2.8B) and net premium support pinning but tail gaps can overwhelm hedges

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: Above

GEX regime: Pinning ($+2.8B)

Gamma flip: ~$535.00 — Approx — based on put OI concentration of 204,113 (24.7% below spot)

OI concentrations: High put OI concentrated 24.7% below spot; max-pain cluster $683–$693

Verdict: Elevated probability of gravitation toward pinned strikes into expiries (roughly 35–55% depending on orderflow and dealer hedge intensity); less likely if strong directional flows or outsized vol spikes occur

Premium Opportunities

Iron condor

Sell 2026-05-08 $699.00/$688.00 put wing and $725.00/$735.00 call wing

Sell 2026-05-08 699/688 put wing and 725/735 call wing to collect short-dated theta while limiting loss.

Credit: $4.00-$4.89

Max loss: $6.11

BE: 694.11 / 729.89

Mgmt: Manage if price approaches wings; roll or hedge if IV spikes >25 or sustained move toward 683.

Put credit spread

Sell 2026-05-15 $705.00/$686.00 put spread

Sell 2026-05-15 705/686 put spread (short 705, long 686) to collect premium with limited risk; premium capture gives ~0.5–1.2% account return per spread sized to 1–2% risk.

Credit: $3.81-$4.66

Max loss: $14.34

BE: $700.34

Mgmt: Close or roll if SPY <=694.77, if spread hits 50% of max loss, or if IV rises >20% intraday; cut size on >1% account drawdown.

Covered call

Buy shares + sell 2026-05-15 $715.00 call

Buy shares and sell 2026-05-15 715 call to earn short-dated premium while retaining upside up to strike; expected annualized yield from repeated rolls ~25–40% if repeated.

Credit: $8.82-$10.77

Max loss: Stock downside to $0 less call premium

BE: $699.37

Mgmt: Buy back or roll calls on strong upward moves; reassess if share price breaches 694.77 or if position loss exceeds 8%.

Risk Alerts

!Breach below $683 invalidates sell thesis

!VIX spike >25 will widen short-dated put IV and hurt sellers

!Assignment / early-exercise risk on short-dated ITM options

!Overnight gap and margin-call risk that can blow through hedges

!Scheduled events/earnings or economic prints can rapidly repriced IV

!Rapid orderflow shifting dealer hedges could flip gamma dynamics

Read the Theta analysis for SPY for 2026-04-17. Each report is a market-close snapshot with regime read, key levels, and strategy context that translates options positioning into an actionable setup.