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Apple Inc.Close $259.20EOD only

Max Pain

$255.00

Next expiry Apr 15, 2026

Expected Move

±$3.73

1.4% from close

Price Gap

-4.20

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

0.73

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

7.0/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: Apr 13, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 13, 2026 close

AAPL Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 13, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

9 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +1 spot 0.7% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19.1

Watch next session: Follow additional call flow and OI movement at $260.00 and $262.50 (GEX concentration at $260 is +$18.9M); Monitor put flow/rolls into $255.00 and $252.50 (max pain shifting and near-term put OI clusters)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$134.9M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.79 — call-dominant (more call volume than put volume)

P/C OI ratio: 0.73 — moderate call lean in positioning

Large, concentrated call buying dominated flow today — net premium strongly bullish and consistent with the pre-computed 'Bullish' flow regime. Dealers are long gamma (Total GEX +$246.1M) and pins are forming just above spot (notably $260 and $262.50), which supports near-term pinning around $258-$260 while structural call OI sits out at $280-$310 as a farther-term cap.

Notable Prints

AAPL 2026-04-15 $257.50 Call

Vol: 27,162

OI: 270

Vol/OI: 100.6x

IV: 21.8%

Notional: ~$704.0M underlying equivalent (27,162 * $259.20 * 100)

Intent: Fresh directional call buying into near-term expiries to push/hold price above the $257.50/$260 area (bullish)

Dual read: Could be buyers (bullish) or a large sell-to-open overwriting program, but the large vol/OI and contemporaneous call flow across strikes point toward buying

Read-through: High-significance bullish demand that supports dealer delta hedging buy flows and reinforces the GEX pin at $260 (+$18.9M).

AAPL 2026-04-13 $257.50 Call

Vol: 56,329

OI: 804

Vol/OI: 70.1x

IV: 15.8%

Notional: ~$1,460.0M underlying equivalent (56,329 * $259.20 * 100)

Intent: Aggressive intraday/expiry-day call accumulation or closing/reopening into the same strike across expiries — directional bullish or roll/expiration activity

Dual read: Could be expiry pinning activity (sellers closing) or genuine buyer aggression; paired with other call prints bias is toward bullish buying

Read-through: Extremely large volume relative to OI on-expiry; if buyers, this materially increased short-delta for dealers and strengthens intraday upside pressure toward the $257.50-$260 pin.

AAPL 2026-04-13 $257.50 Put

Vol: 74,004

OI: 1,551

Vol/OI: 47.7x

IV: 6.6%

Notional: ~$1,918.3M underlying equivalent (74,004 * $259.20 * 100)

Intent: Expiry-day put selling or large unwind of protective puts (non-directional to bullish read)

Dual read: Could be aggressive put buying (bearish) or sellers/closing of puts ahead of expiry; the very low IV (6.6%) and heavy call skew in premium argue that much of this was expiry mechanics rather than new bearish positioning

Read-through: Because call prints at the same strike/expiry are also huge, this likely represents heavy expiry rolling/closing and contributes to pinning rather than signaling new bearish conviction.

AAPL 2026-04-13 $260.00 Call

Vol: 73,920

OI: 4,340

Vol/OI: 17.0x

IV: 3.5%

Notional: ~$1,915.9M underlying equivalent (73,920 * $259.20 * 100)

Intent: Massive expiry-related activity at the $260 strike — likely a mix of directional call buys and closing/resets into the $260/$262.50 pin zone

Dual read: If buy-side initiated, bullish; if sell-to-open programs, could be hedging/overwriting. Given net premium and GEX, reads as bullish demand supporting dealers' short-delta hedging

Read-through: Reinforces dealer gamma exposure concentrated at $260 ($+18.9M) — large flows here materially influence intraday pin behavior.

AAPL 2026-04-15 $260.00 Call

Vol: 14,842

OI: 1,336

Vol/OI: 11.1x

IV: 20.3%

Notional: ~$384.7M underlying equivalent (14,842 * $259.20 * 100)

Intent: Near-term call accumulation for weekend rollover / bullish exposure into next-week expiries

Dual read: Likely fresh buying (bullish) though could be part of structured spread opens

Read-through: Supports momentum north of spot toward $262.50-$265; adds to GEX concentration and dealer hedging that pins price.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated call buying clustered at $257.50-$265.00 (notably heavy activity at $257.50 and $260.00, plus GEX concentration at $260/$262.50). Structural call OI wall sits further out at $280-$310.

Put additions: Puts are present at $255.00 and $252.50 but size is smaller relative to calls (near-term put OI clusters: $255.00 OI=3,395; $252.50 OI=2,664; $220.00 is the largest put cluster but far OTM), suggesting limited large-scale new bearish protection.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — Total GEX +$246.1M and DEX +105.1M shares align with bullish call flow and pinning behavior around $258-$260.

OI clusters: Largest near-term OI clusters: calls concentrated at $265.00 (7,358 OI), $260.00 (4,340 OI), $262.50 (3,837 OI), $270.00 (3,271 OI); puts clustered at $220.00 (12,265 OI), $247.50 (4,033 OI), $250.00 (3,589 OI), $255.00 (3,395 OI). These create a near-term magnet between $255-$265 and a longer-term call cap toward $280-$310.

Hedging evidence: Evidence of dealer hedging consistent with bullish flow: large call buys force dealers into short-delta, so dealers buy stock when price falls and sell when it rises (net positive GEX). Some protective puts exist around $255-$252.50 but are modest relative to call premium flow — minimal large-scale collars detected.

Max pain context: Max pain pins are concentrated at $258 (today) shifting to $255 on the next expiries — current spot ($259.20) is effectively 'At' MP per regime. Flow and GEX suggest price will be held into the $255-$260 band in the near term.

Signal vs Noise

~Extremely high volume on 4/13 expiries (many contracts with tiny last prices/IV) likely includes expiry rolls and mechanical expiry hedging — not pure directional conviction.

~$257.50 and $260.00 4/13 prints show very low IV and massive vol/OI ratios — a material portion is likely expiry closing/rolling rather than new directional bulk.

~Large put prints at $257.50 (4/13) accompanied by massive call prints at same strikes look like expiry pinning/liquidations rather than fresh bearish position building.

~Some activity in deep OTM strikes (e.g., structural call OI $280-$310) is long-term structural positioning and acts as a cap but is not immediate directional flow for the next 2 trading days.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium +$134.9M and P/C volume 0.79 indicate clear call-dominant flow — bullish near-term posture toward $255-$262.50.

📌Dealers are long gamma (Total GEX +$246.1M) with concentration at $260 and $262.50 — expect pinning and reduced realized volatility near those levels.

⚠️Large expiry-day prints (4/13) create noise: heavy vol/OI ratios suggest rolls/closures; focus on additional follow-through prints at $260/$262.50 to confirm directional conviction.

🧭Key near-term support/resistance band is $255–$262.50 (EM guardrails and GEX/MP alignment); structural resistance sits out at the $280-$310 call wall.

👀Watch for incremental OI accumulation at $260/$262.50 and any sudden increase in put premium flow at $255 — those moves will confirm or invalidate the bullish thesis.

Read the Flow analysis for AAPL for 2026-04-13. Each report is a market-close snapshot with regime read, key levels, and strategy context that translates options positioning into an actionable setup.