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TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFClose $85.12EOD only
Max Pain
$85.00
Next expiry Jun 10, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.56
0.7% from close
Price Gap
-0.12
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
19
Low premium
P/C OI
0.78
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
9.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 9, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 9, 2026 close
TLT Theta Report
Analysis based on market close June 10, 2026

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

Theta Verdict

Attractiveness8 / 10
Sizing: Aggressive
Primary: Short Put
Invalidation: Break below $83.75 support
Confidence:
9 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +1 spot 0.1% from MP

IV Environment

IV Regime
Low
IV vs VIX
IV 14.7% well below VIX 22.2% - cheap options but risk of vol expansion
Favorable?
Yes

Term structure: Near-term ATM IV very low (4-8% 0-2 DTE), overall contango but flat

📉IV far below VIX; options cheap but vol risk
🟢Dealer GEX +$103.7M, long gamma supports pinning
🎯Max pain $85 across multiple expiries; spot near pin

Pin Risk Assessment

Spot vs MP: At

GEX regime: Pinning ($+103.7M)

Gamma flip: ~$80.00Approx — based on put OI concentration of 117,955 (5.7% below spot)

OI concentrations: Max pain $85 with heavy OI; put floor $80 (117,955 OI)

Verdict: Low pin risk due to dealer long gamma and strong max pain pinning

Premium Opportunities

#1
Put credit spread
Sell 2026-07-02 $83.50/$82.00 put spread
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Credit: $0.21-$0.26
Max loss: $1.24
BE: $83.24
Mgmt: Monitor invalidation at $83.75; exit or adjust if breached.

Risk Alerts

!IV compressed vs VIX - watch for vol spike
!Spot at max pain - sharp move possible if pin breaks
!Call wall $90-$110 caps upside
!Aggressive short put has unlimited loss risk on gap-down
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