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AAPL

Apple Inc.Close $294.30EOD only
Max Pain
$297.50
Next expiry Jun 24, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.59
1.2% from close
Price Gap
+3.20
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
1
Low premium
P/C OI
0.69
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 23, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 23, 2026 close
AAPL Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 24, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Put volume dominates with high ratio 1.26; net premium negative $31.9M; regime bearish.
Invalidation: Net call premium overtakes or spot rises above max pain with strong call volume.
Confidence:
6 / 10
base 5; -1 GEX/flow contradict; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 spot 1.5% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: $295.00 level (massive put open interest); $300.00 call resistance; $292.50 support

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$31.9M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 1.26

P/C OI ratio: 0.70

Bearish flow from heavy put volume (ratio 1.26) and negative net premium of $31.9M.

Notable Prints

#1
AAPL 2026-06-24 $295.00 Put
Vol: 178,039
OI: 7,624
Vol/OI: 23.4x
IV: 12.5%
Notional: ~$27.2M
Intent: Bearish

Read-through: Huge put volume

#2
AAPL 2026-06-24 $297.50 Put
Vol: 75,533
OI: 3,651
Vol/OI: 20.7x
IV: 24.6%
Notional: ~$31.3M
Intent: Bearish

Read-through: High vol/OI

#3
AAPL 2026-06-24 $295.00 Call
Vol: 34,866
OI: 1,719
Vol/OI: 20.3x
IV: 7.9%
Notional: ~$105K
Intent: Bullish
Dual read: Covered call

Read-through: Cheap calls

#4
AAPL 2026-06-24 $292.50 Put
Vol: 92,740
OI: 4,845
Vol/OI: 19.1x
IV: 5.9%
Notional: ~$1.0M
Intent: Bearish
Dual read: Tail hedge

Read-through: Deep OTM puts

#5
AAPL 2026-06-24 $297.50 Call
Vol: 112,055
OI: 6,830
Vol/OI: 16.4x
IV: 12.9%
Notional: ~$112K
Intent: Bullish lottery

Read-through: OTM calls

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Heavy volume at 297.5C (112k, vol/oi 16.4) and 300C (103k, vol/oi 11.7), but cheap speculative.

Put additions: Massive put buying: 295P (178k, vol/oi 23.4), 297.5P (75k), 292.5P (93k).

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX positive ($100.3M) from call-heavy OI; bearish flow but pinning effect supports.

OI clusters: Largest OI: 300C (8840), 295P (7624), 297.5C (6830), clustering near 295-300.

Hedging evidence: Tail hedge at 110P (IV 206%, vol 1000) but negligible. No clear collars.

Max pain context: Spot below MP (~295-300); pinning expected near 295-300.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: Sustained put accumulation at 295-297.5 with extreme vol/oi ratios (23.4, 20.7).
~Noise: Low-volume prints like 292.5C (2.7k) and 110P (1k) tail-hedge.
~Noise: 295C call volume (35k) but OI low, likely closing.

Key Conclusions

🐻Institutions adding heavy downside protection via puts at 295-297.5; bearish flow dominant.
📌Positive GEX and call OI pin AAPL near 295-300, limiting downside.
⚠️Net premium -$31.9M confirms bearish sentiment; caution warranted.
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