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AAPL

Apple Inc.Close $291.13EOD only
Max Pain
$292.50
Next expiry Jun 15, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.87
1.3% from close
Price Gap
+1.37
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
56
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.71
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 12, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 12, 2026 close
AAPL Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 12, 2026

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

Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Continued strong call buying and gamma pinning support above MP.
Invalidation: Spot breaks below gamma flip near 240 or put/call ratio reverses above 1.
Confidence:
9 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 spot 1.3% from MP; +1 VIX 18

Watch next session: Monitor call volume at 290 and 292.5 strikes; Check for put activity increase

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$91.4M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.64

P/C OI ratio: 0.71

Bullish flow with net premium $91.4M, low put/call volume ratio 0.64, and positive GEX $273.4M indicating pinning. Unusual prints show heavy call buying at 292.5 and put buying at 290 (potential hedging). Dominant bias is bullish with high confidence.

Notable Prints

#1
AAPL 2026-06-12 $292.50 Call
Vol: 145,156
OI: 8,708
Vol/OI: 16.7x
IV: 4.9%
Notional: ~$145K
Intent: Bullish speculation
Dual read: Hedging short calls

Read-through: Aggressive bullish bet near pinning

#2
AAPL 2026-06-12 $290.00 Put
Vol: 130,195
OI: 8,252
Vol/OI: 15.8x
IV: 4.2%
Notional: ~$260K
Intent: Downside hedge
Dual read: Bearish bet

Read-through: Large put volume suggests hedging

#3
AAPL 2026-06-12 $287.50 Put
Vol: 66,126
OI: 6,556
Vol/OI: 10.1x
IV: 11.3%
Notional: ~$66K
Intent: Bearish speculation

Read-through: OTM puts, lottery

#4
AAPL 2026-06-17 $282.50 Put
Vol: 1,696
OI: 170
Vol/OI: 10.0x
IV: 24.8%
Notional: ~$132K
Intent: Hedging longer dated
Dual read: Bearish view

Read-through: Low OI, speculative

#5
AAPL 2026-06-12 $290.00 Call
Vol: 45,679
OI: 4,846
Vol/OI: 9.4x
IV: 10.0%
Notional: ~$5.0M
Intent: Delta hedging
Dual read: Bullish bet

Read-through: High vol, MM activity

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: 0DTE and weekly calls at 290-297.5

Put additions: 0DTE puts at 287.5-290; weekly puts at 282.5 & 292.5 (hedging and bearish bets)

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX positive, DEX long, consistent with bullish flow but put hedging adds caution

OI clusters: Top OI: 292.5C (8.7k), 290P (8.3k), 290C (4.8k)

Hedging evidence: Large 0DTE put buys suggest hedging against intraday drop, but could also indicate bearish positioning

Max pain context: Spot below MP; positive GEX pinning toward ~295

Signal vs Noise

~0DTE call sweep at 292.5 is bullish signal
~0DTE put volume reflects hedging and potential bearish risk
~Net premium and GEX confirm bullish bias

Key Conclusions

📈Call sweeps at 292.5 show aggressive upside bets.
⚠️Heavy 0DTE put activity signals potential bearish positioning via hedging.
📊Positive GEX/DEX align with pinning to MP.
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