Aug. 13 at 10:44 PM
$AMC
BULLISH — call buying + bought tape
AMC — biggest OI moves (confirmed):
Aug. 21, 2026
$3 calls +5.5k — bought at ask, buyers (bullish)
Aug. 14, 2026
$3 calls +2.1k — bought at ask, buyers (bullish)
Sep. 18, 2026
$3 calls +1.2k — mixed fills, mixed (neutral)
Pin: Aug. 14, 2026 max pain at
$2.50
Spot was near
$2.62 (+3.56% on the day). Net GEX printed +21.24M, spot sat above the gamma flip (~
$1.58).
On the options side, bullish premium led
$1.39M to
$958K (2 sweeps).
Premium traded:
$1.99M on calls vs
$779K on puts — calls took ~72% of the premium traded.
Side of tape:
$1.20M bought at the ask vs
$1.14M sold at the bid — buyers were the aggressors.
Largest call:
$27K, sold at the bid, in the Aug. 21, 2026
$2.50 calls while AMC was near
$2.61.
Volume 5,626 vs OI 46,325, existing bets getting worked.
Largest put:
$15K, sold at the bid, in the Jan. 21, 2028
$1.50 puts while AMC was near
$2.62.
Volume 521 vs OI 8,431,existing bets getting worked.
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