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AAPL

Apple Inc.Close $307.34EOD only
Max Pain
$310.00
Next expiry Jun 8, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.75
2.2% from close
Price Gap
+2.66
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
49
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.70
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
7.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 5, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jun 5, 2026 close
AAPL Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 8, 2026

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

Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Spot struggles to reclaim $302.5; put volume dominates.
Invalidation: Break above $307.5 with strong call volume.
Confidence:
5.5 / 10
base 5; -1 GEX/flow contradict; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: $302.5; $307.5

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$89.0M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 0.69

P/C OI ratio: 0.71

Net premium negative (-$89M) with heavy put volume at 300/302.5. Unusual call prints at 305/307.5 suggest gamma pinning. Mixed flow, spot below VWAP. Bearish unless 307.5 cleared.

Notable Prints

#1
AAPL 2026-06-10 $305.00 Call
Vol: 19,121
OI: 147
Vol/OI: 130.1x
IV: 29.5%
Notional: ~$3.4M
Intent: Bullish opening

Read-through: Bullish on stock by 6/10

#2
AAPL 2026-06-08 $302.50 Call
Vol: 14,530
OI: 211
Vol/OI: 68.9x
IV: 4.9%
Notional: ~$58K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#3
AAPL 2026-06-10 $307.50 Call
Vol: 18,083
OI: 359
Vol/OI: 50.4x
IV: 29.3%
Notional: ~$2.0M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#4
AAPL 2026-06-08 $305.00 Call
Vol: 55,534
OI: 1,225
Vol/OI: 45.3x
IV: 10.2%
Notional: ~$56K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#5
AAPL 2026-06-10 $332.50 Call
Vol: 13,488
OI: 326
Vol/OI: 41.4x
IV: 50.0%
Notional: ~$27K
Intent: Lottery buy
Dual read: Possible short for premium

Read-through: Speculative upside bet

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Large unusual call volume at 305C (19k), 302.5C (14.5k), 307.5C (18k)

Put additions: Heavy put volume at 302.5P (82k), 300P (90k), 307.5P (49k)

GEX/DEX consistency: Flow mixed: calls heavy but net put premium -$89M suggests hedging; GEX +$304M & DEX +148.5M bullish delta

OI clusters: Largest OI: 300P (2.4k), 302.5P (2k), 305C (1.2k), 307.5C (1.3k)

Hedging evidence: Large put buying at 300/302.5 for downside protection; gamma flip near 240

Max pain context: Spot below MP; GEX positive pinning to MP likely

Signal vs Noise

~High vol/OI in 0DTE options may be noise
~Real signal: put hedging at 300/302.5 strikes
~Real signal: call momentum at 305/307.5
~Gamma flip at 240 is key support level

Key Conclusions

🛡️Put sweeps at 300/302.5 signal downside hedging, not outright bearish
🚀Call volume surges at 305/307.5 show bullish positioning
⚖️GEX/DEX positive supports pinning, mixed flow from net premium
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