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AAPL

Apple Inc.Close $266.43EOD only

Max Pain

$255.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$4.76

1.8% from close

Price Gap

-11.43

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

100

High premium

P/C OI

0.72

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

6.0/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 15, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 15, 2026 close

AAPL Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 15, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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

Flow Verdict

BiasBullish

Confirmation: Sustained call-side premium demand into the front two expiries (continued positive net premium and rising call volume at 260 267.50 strikes) and price holding above the $265

Invalidation: A session of dominant put premium (net premium flip negative) with price breaking and closing below the $257.50 support/GEX pin zone.

Confidence:

8 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -0.5 spot 3.5% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18

Watch next session: Call follow-through in volume/premium at the $265

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$484.1M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.30

P/C OI ratio: 0.72

Flow is strongly bullish: deterministic net premium is +$484.1M with a low P/C volume ratio of 0.30 and a P/C OI ratio of 0.72, indicating call demand overwhelms puts today. Call buying concentration sits in the 260

270 neighborhood (largest premium flows at $260, $265, $262.50, $270) while top OI remains skewed into the 280

311 structural call wall. Two additional mid-sized prints require explicit mention: AAPL260420C00265000 (Vol=13,013) is ITM call accumulation at $265 (likely roll/upgrade into short-dated ITM exposure) and AAPL260417P00262500 (Vol=15,832) is front-week put flow that is consistent with expirational put-selling/liquidation rather than protective buying. These mid-sized prints reinforce near-term pinning in the mid-260s rather than signaling fresh bearish intent.

Notable Prints

AAPL260415P00265000

Vol: 36,814

OI: 107

Vol/OI: 344.1x

IV: 5.7%

Notional: ~$37K

Intent: Similar to the 262.50 put front-week print — aggressive put selling/expiration activity (large volume vs minimal OI).

Dual read: Vol/OI extreme (344.1x) and last $0.01 implies either structured expirational trades or systematic clearing of short-dated puts; not a classic protective put buy.

Read-through: Acts to depress short-dated put open interest and contributes to call-dominant net premium; supports dealer pinning around $265.

AAPL260415P00262500

Vol: 53,108

OI: 380

Vol/OI: 139.8x

IV: 13.3%

Notional: ~$53K

Intent: Large directional put selling / aggressive option trading into the front expiry (heavy flow but tiny OI baseline).

Dual read: High vol/OI (53,108 vol vs OI=380, 139.8x) with last $0.01 points to opening trades (likely buyers of calls or sellers of puts) or structured rolls; could be a fast expiration arbitrage rather than a protective buy.

Read-through: Net effect is call-leaning — these put prints reduce outstanding short-dated put risk and help sustain the bullish premium imbalance, supporting the pin in the mid-260s.

AAPL260422C00275000

Vol: 2,344

OI: 109

Vol/OI: 21.5x

IV: 24.9%

Notional: ~$218K

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

AAPL260415C00267500

Vol: 66,943

OI: 5,465

Vol/OI: 12.2x

IV: 4.4%

Notional: ~$67K

Intent: Fresh directional call buying into the front-week expiry (short-dated upside exposure).

Dual read: Could be short-covering or dealer pinning hedge given extremely low IV/last price, but the size (Vol=66,943 vs OI=5,465, vol/OI ~12.2x) suggests aggressive opening activity rather than simple closing.

Read-through: Reinforces near-term upside pressure and contributes to GEX concentration around $267.50 — expect dealer gamma selling that mops up downward moves and pins price near that level unless put flow resurfaces.

AAPL260415P00260000

Vol: 34,949

OI: 2,945

Vol/OI: 11.9x

IV: 20.3%

Notional: ~$35K

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Heavy call accumulation in the 260 270 neighborhood across front expiries (notably $260, $262.50, $265, $267.50, $270) with additional structural OI piled into the $280 311 call wall.

Put additions: Minimal

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes

OI clusters: Largest OI clusters are call-heavy: $280.00 (multiple listings totaling 51,962+83,011 OI entries), $300.00 and $270.00. Near-term OI shows concentration at $260-$270 supporting a short-term pin zone while the $280 311 area forms a structural resistance/wall.

Hedging evidence: Some protective hedging appears in the mid-to-longer-dated put book (OI clusters at $240

Max pain context: Max pain pins for the next expiries sit below spot ($258

Signal vs Noise

~Extreme vol/OI in front-week puts (AAPL260415P00265000 and AAPL260415P00262500) are likely expiration/roll or put-selling liquidation activity rather than fresh bearish positioning — interpret as flow that reduces put exposure rather than fresh long puts.

~Very low last prices / IV on some front-week prints (last $0.01) indicate expiry arbitrage or systematic expiration clearing, not directional conviction.

~Large structural OI at $280–$310 is multi-expiry and long-standing — single-session call buying beneath that wall is not an immediate breach signal but rather adds pressure toward it.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net flow is clearly bullish: +$484.1M net premium with dominant call demand concentrated at $260–$270; dealers’ positive GEX (+$583.2M) supports pinning in the mid-260s.

📌Primary short-term pin zone: $265.00–$267.50 (GEX concentrations). Price holding here would confirm dealer pinning and likely keep AAPL inside the 2–7 day expected move upper ranges.

⚠️Front-week put prints with extreme vol/OI are mostly expirational/put-selling flows (noise) — watch for genuine put premium re-emergence before changing bias.

Read the Flow analysis for AAPL for 2026-04-15. Each report is a market-close snapshot with regime read, key levels, and strategy context that translates options positioning into an actionable setup.