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AAPL

Apple Inc.Close $298.87EOD only

Max Pain

$280.00

Next expiry May 15, 2026

Expected Move

±$5.27

1.8% from close

Price Gap

-18.87

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

0.72

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

8.5/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: May 13, 2026 close

End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot

May 13, 2026 close

AAPL Flow Report

Analysis based on market close May 14, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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

Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 6.5% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: $300 call OI; $295 put OI

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$220.9M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.41

P/C OI ratio: 0.73

Strong bullish flow with call heavy activity across May weekly strikes. Unusual prints show aggressive call buying at 295-305. Gamma pinning near ATM attracts delta hedging. VIX low supports bullish momentum. Risk: overbought technicals. Net premium $220M positive.

Notable Prints

AAPL 2026-05-15 $302.50 Put

Vol: 4,075

OI: 190

Vol/OI: 21.4x

IV: 24.4%

Notional: ~$2.0M

Intent: Opening bearish put position

Dual read: Hedging or speculative

Read-through: Expecting downside risk

AAPL 2026-05-20 $295.00 Call

Vol: 5,338

OI: 468

Vol/OI: 11.4x

IV: 23.4%

Notional: ~$2.9M

Intent: Opening bullish call

Dual read: Potential short squeeze or earnings play

Read-through: Bullish conviction

AAPL 2026-05-20 $297.50 Call

Vol: 3,596

OI: 490

Vol/OI: 7.3x

IV: 22.4%

Notional: ~$1.4M

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

AAPL 2026-05-20 $300.00 Call

Vol: 6,106

OI: 1,037

Vol/OI: 5.9x

IV: 22.9%

Notional: ~$1.7M

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

AAPL 2026-05-15 $297.50 Put

Vol: 20,796

OI: 3,965

Vol/OI: 5.2x

IV: 22.1%

Notional: ~$3.2M

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Calls added at 295-305 strikes, May 15-20

Put additions: Puts added at 302.5, 297.5, 295, near-term expiries

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes: GEX +718.7M, DEX +159.6M shares bullish

OI clusters: Call OI heavy at 295, 300; put OI at 295 (6502), 297.5 (3965)

Hedging evidence: Large put prints at 295 and 297.5 signal hedging

Max pain context: Spot 6.5% above MP (~278), pinning expected higher

Signal vs Noise

~Net call premium + low PCR signal bullish flow

~High vol/oi puts signal hedging, not bearish conviction

~Spot far from MP adds noise to GEX pinning signal

Key Conclusions

📈Institutions adding call spreads at 295-300, bullish sentiment

🛡️Large put buying at 295 signals hedging against downside

📌Positive GEX suggests pinning near 300 range

How to Use These Reports

This flow reflects the market close on May 14, 2026.

What the reports do

Each report translates the same market-close options snapshot into a specific lens such as directional bias, premium-selling posture, flow quality, or earnings setup.

How traders use them

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What to remember

These are interpretation layers, not execution guarantees. Validate the setup against chain liquidity, expected move, and exposure before sizing risk.

If the report conviction and the raw data disagree, slow down and resolve the mismatch before sizing risk.