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AAPL

Apple Inc.Close $258.83EOD only

Max Pain

$257.50

Next expiry Apr 15, 2026

Expected Move

±$2.84

1.1% from close

Price Gap

-1.33

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

0.73

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

6.0/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 14, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 14, 2026 close

AAPL Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 14, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

9 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +1 spot 0.5% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18

Watch next session: Follow continued flow at $260-$265 calls (OI and additional buy prints); Large put prints or block sell of $255-$257.50 that would shift MP down toward $255

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$131.5M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.38 — heavy call-dominant today

P/C OI ratio: 0.73 — moderate call lean sitting on top of elevated call flow

Intraday flow is decisively bullish: large, concentrated call premium at $260-$270 and net premium +$131.5M. Dealers are long gamma/pin (GEX +$242.8M) so current flow and positive GEX create a pinning regime around near-term strikes just above spot.

Notable Prints

AAPL 2026-04-15 $260 Call

Vol: 95,622

OI: 4,430

Vol/OI: 21.6x

IV: 17.8%

Notional: ~$8.22M

Intent: Fresh directional call buying into same-day expiry (pin-seeking / short-dated bullish exposure)

Dual read: Aggressive call buys (bullish) OR dealer overwrites/flow facilitation (neutral if large sell to mm)

Read-through: Largest single expirational call flow — consistent with attempts to pin/keep spot near $260 and pushes dealer hedging to buy stock into dips, supporting a short-term bullish pin around $260.

AAPL 2026-04-15 $262.50 Call

Vol: 86,841

OI: 2,657

Vol/OI: 32.7x

IV: 18.5%

Notional: ~$2.34M

Intent: Short-dated directional call accumulation targeting a slightly higher pin

Dual read: Client buys (bullish) OR complex spread leg (e.g., part of call ladder) where leg volume inflates one strike

Read-through: Very high vol/OI ratio on a near-ATM strike — supports a short-term push above spot and reinforces dealer buy-into-dip dynamics; added evidence of pin pressure in the $260-$263 area.

AAPL 2026-04-15 $265 Call

Vol: 70,369

OI: 4,761

Vol/OI: 14.8x

IV: 20.4%

Notional: ~$703.7K

Intent: Directional call buying further OTM for short-term upside (spec or gamma-scalp)

Dual read: Purchased as directional upside (bullish) or as part of a call spread funded by nearby strikes (neutral)

Read-through: Reinforces stacking just above $260 — supports dealer hedging that buys stock on dips and sells into rallies, which keeps price weight around $260-$265.

AAPL 2026-04-15 $257.50 Put

Vol: 31,553

OI: 1,756

Vol/OI: 18.0x

IV: 18.3%

Notional: ~$2.59M

Intent: Protective/short-term hedging or put buying to express limited downside exposure into expiry

Dual read: Client buying protection (bearish hedge) OR synthetically balancing large call positions (collar/roll activity)

Read-through: Active put volume near spot suggests some participants seeking short-lived downside protection — but not large enough relative to call flow to offset bullish bias.

AAPL 2026-04-15 $260 Put

Vol: 24,490

OI: 1,665

Vol/OI: 14.7x

IV: 17.8%

Notional: ~$4.97M

Intent: Protective ITM put buying (risk-limited hedge) or put-heavy spread leg

Dual read: Bought puts (defensive) OR part of complex hedging around large call positions (neutral)

Read-through: Substantial ITM put volume into expiry coexisting with massive call flow — suggests a mix of directional bullish bets and protective hedges, but calls dominate net premium and dealer GEX response.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $260-$265 (heavy premium and volume), $270-$280 OI clusters in longer expirations; concentrated short-dated buying at $260 and $262.50

Put additions: Localized protective activity at $257.50 and $260 into Apr 15; larger longer-dated put OI sits below $250 ($240-$245), but today’s put flow is smaller than call flow

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX $242.8M and DEX +106.1M shares align with bullish call-heavy net premium (+$131.5M) and pinning regime

OI clusters: Heavy call OI concentration at $280-$310 (structural wall) and near-term call clusters at $270 (32,779 OI), $260 (26,663 OI), $265 (25,257 OI). Put OI clusters concentrate around $235-$245 and smaller clusters at $250-$260.

Hedging evidence: Some short-term protective puts at Apr-15 strikes ($257.50, $260) suggest tactical hedging; but aggregate hedging activity is overshadowed by call buying and positive GEX so large-scale collars are minimal.

Max pain context: Max pain pins at $258 (4/15) and $255 (4/17 & 4/20) — current flow and GEX support a pin near $258-$260 in the very near term.

Signal vs Noise

~Many of the largest prints are same-day expiry (2026-04-15) — these can be gamma/pin trades or expiry-driven positioning rather than durable directional positioning.

~$262.50C and $260C high vol/OI ratios could be short-dated gamma scalps executed by flow desks to harvest theta (non-structural directional signal).

~Some put activity (e.g., $257.50P, $260P) looks like protective hedging into expiry rather than new bearish conviction.

~Structural long-dated call OI at $280-$310 is a multi-expiry wall; single-day heavy call prints near ATM are not the same as long-term directional roll-ups.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium +$131.5M with P/C volume 0.38 — clear short-term bullish dominance concentrated at $260-$265.

📌Pinning regime: positive GEX +$242.8M and MP at $258 (4/15) mean dealers are likely buying stock into dips, creating a near-term magnet around $258-$262.

⚖️High same-day call prints (95k @ $260, 86k @ $262.5) are large but expiry-driven — watch whether buying repeats across expirations to confirm durable positioning.

🛡️Notable ITM put flow ($260P) indicates tactical hedging; however size is smaller than call notional, so hedges are not flipping directional bias.

🏗️Structural call OI wall out at $280-$310 remains a longer-term resistance band; near-term catalyst is likely to be the Apr 15/17 expiry action.

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