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AMAT

Applied Materials, Inc.Close $668.00EOD only
Max Pain
$555.00
Next expiry Jun 26, 2026
Expected Move
±$13.75
2.1% from close
Price Gap
-113.00
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
29
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.01
Balanced positioning
Consensus
6.5/10
Range bias
Published snapshot: Jun 25, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jun 25, 2026 close
AMAT Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 25, 2026

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

Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Continued net call premium and GEX positivity, QQQ strength.
Invalidation: Drop below 590 or VIX spike above 20.
Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 20.4% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: 6/26 expiry; 700 call OI; VIX direction

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$199.3M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.80

P/C OI ratio: 1.01

Heavy call volume dominates, especially near-term strikes; dealers long gamma/delta. Despite far OTM puts, flow remains bullish. Pinning bias towards upper strikes.

Notable Prints

#1
AMAT 2026-06-26 $700.00 Call
Vol: 4,493
OI: 428
Vol/OI: 10.5x
IV: 65.3%
Notional: ~$1.3M
Intent: Bullish speculation
Dual read: Hedge or cover

Read-through: High vol, aggressive

#2
AMAT 2026-07-02 $780.00 Call
Vol: 1,013
OI: 103
Vol/OI: 9.8x
IV: 73.7%
Notional: ~$288K
Intent: Bullish far OTM

Read-through: Speculative

#3
AMAT 2026-07-17 $150.00 Put
Vol: 2,366
OI: 257
Vol/OI: 9.2x
IV: 208.2%
Notional: ~$9K
Intent: Tail hedge
Dual read: Lottery

Read-through: No impact

#4
AMAT 2026-06-26 $680.00 Call
Vol: 2,477
OI: 275
Vol/OI: 9.0x
IV: 68.6%
Notional: ~$1.8M
Intent: Bullish or covering
Dual read: Buy-write

Read-through: ITM call bullish

#5
AMAT 2026-07-02 $230.00 Put
Vol: 1,607
OI: 243
Vol/OI: 6.6x
IV: 236.7%
Notional: ~$5K
Intent: Tail hedge

Read-through: Negligible

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Heavy call buying at 700C, 680C (weekly); deferred 720C, 780C.

Put additions: Deep OTM puts (150P, 230P) for tail hedging.

GEX/DEX consistency: Positive GEX and DEX align with bullish flow.

OI clusters: Largest OI at 700C, 680C for weekly expiry.

Hedging evidence: Deep OTM puts indicate tail risk hedging.

Max pain context: Spot above MP; pinning gamma near 680-700.

Signal vs Noise

~High volume/low OI at 700C is signal of new positioning.
~Deep OTM puts with tiny premiums are noise.
~Low put volume ratio suggests bullish bias.

Key Conclusions

📈Bullish call flow near pinning zone with tail hedge.
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