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iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFClose $82.05EOD only
Max Pain
$82.00
Next expiry Aug 24, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.44
0.5% from close
Price Gap
-0.05
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
79
High premium
P/C OI
0.79
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
9.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Aug 21, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 21, 2026 close
TLT Theta Report
Analysis based on market close May 26, 2026
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Theta Verdict

Attractiveness5 / 10
Sizing: Conservative
Primary: Bull call spread
Invalidation: Spot breaks below $84
Confidence:
5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 spot 1.3% from MP; +1 VIX 17; override: Low IV makes calls cheap, favorable for bull call spread

IV Environment

IV Regime
Low
IV vs VIX
IV 13.6% vs VIX 17.0%, options cheap
Favorable?
No

Term structure: Steep contango, front-month IV depressed at 7.8%

📉IV below VIX, selling premium not ideal
📊Term structure steep contango, short-dated IV very low

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: Above

GEX regime: Pinning ($+1.0B)

Gamma flip: ~$80.00 — Approx — based on put OI concentration of 94,039 (6.0% below spot)

OI concentrations: Max pain $84; put OI 94k at $84 (6% below spot)

Verdict: Moderate pin risk; spot near max pain with heavy put OI

Premium Opportunities

#1
Iron condor
Sell 2026-06-18 $82.00/$80.50 put wing and $86.00/$88.00 call wing
Sells both sides expecting pin near $84.
Credit: $0.39-$0.48
Max loss: $1.52
BE: 81.52 / 86.48
Mgmt: Close at 50% max profit or before expiry.
#2
Put credit spread
Sell 2026-06-18 $82.00/$80.50 put spread
Bullish put spread benefiting from pin or slight rise.
Credit: $0.08-$0.10
Max loss: $1.40
BE: $81.90
Mgmt: Exit if spot breaks $85.
#3
Call calendar
Sell 2026-06-18 $86.00 call / buy 2026-07-17 $86.00 call
Neutral to bullish calendar expecting time decay or IV uptick.
Debit: $0.37-$0.46
Max loss: $0.46
BE: Path-dependent
Mgmt: Roll if spot tests strike.

Risk Alerts

!Time decay risk on short-dated calls
!Pin risk if spot moves away from $84
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