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AMZN

Amazon.com, Inc.Close $239.89EOD only

Max Pain

$227.50

Next expiry Apr 15, 2026

Expected Move

±$4.44

1.9% from close

Price Gap

-12.39

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

0.60

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

6.5/10

Range bias

Published snapshot: Apr 13, 2026 close

End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot

Apr 13, 2026 close

AMZN Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 13, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -0.5 spot 3.2% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: Follow volumes and OI change at $240/$245 calls (pin-level) — continued add would confirm dealer pinning; Watch put flow and OI at $232-$235 (exp 4/15) — a surge would shift bias toward downside

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$498.7M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.51 — call-dominant

P/C OI ratio: 0.60 — moderate call lean in positioning

Large, concentrated call premium and heavy call volume around near-term strikes (notably $240-$250) is driving a bullish flow. Dealers show strong positive GEX ($+571.4M) which supports pinning behavior around $240; puts are present but smaller in premium and OI, indicating protective rather than directional large-scale hedging.

Notable Prints

AMZN 2026-04-13 $240 Call

Vol: 84,579

OI: 8,114

Vol/OI: 10.4x

IV: 3.0%

Notional: ~$676.6K (84,579 * $0.08 * 100)

Intent: Expiration-related call accumulation / closing pin activity (dealer pinning or buyers chasing the pin)

Dual read: Aggressive directional call buying (bullish) OR market-maker/closing activity tied to expiring structures (neutral to mechanical)

Read-through: Extreme same-day call volume at-the-money reinforces the pin at $240 and is consistent with the pre-computed GEX concentration (+$196.6M at $240); supports short-term bullish/pinning regime rather than a conviction breakout.

AMZN 2026-04-13 $240 Put (ITM)

Vol: 8,766

OI: 838

Vol/OI: 10.5x

IV: 7.2%

Notional: ~$219.2K (8,766 * $0.25 * 100)

Intent: Protective/expiration-driven activity (ITM puts same strike as heavy call flow)

Dual read: Protective put buying (hedge) OR part of complex expirations (e.g., conversions, pin-protection) with neutral net directional effect

Read-through: Paired heavy activity in both calls and puts at $240 same day indicates expiration pin mechanics and dealer hedging rather than a pure new directional conviction.

AMZN 2026-04-15 $235 Put (OTM)

Vol: 7,272

OI: 714

Vol/OI: 10.2x

IV: 28.5%

Notional: ~$5.1M (approx. premium flow shows $3.88M puts at $240/$235 cluster; per-last price $0.70 => 7,272 * $0.70 *100 ≈ $509K on this print alone; but premium flow aggregates larger)

Intent: Short-dated put buying — looks like protective purchases ahead of near-term expirations or tactical hedge

Dual read: Directional hedge (buyers protecting long stock) OR speculative short-dated downside bet (if more puts continue to accumulate)

Read-through: Significant put volume at $235 (exp 4/15) is the primary downside focal point to watch — if OI builds it could counter the bullish pin; currently OI still modest vs call clusters.

AMZN 2026-04-20 $250 Call

Vol: 2,050

OI: 452

Vol/OI: 4.5x

IV: 27.9%

Notional: ~$158K (2,050 * $0.77 * 100)

Intent: Fresh directional call buying targeting a move above the $246-$250 band into next-week EM

Dual read: Bullish directional purchase OR opening of a vertical leg where the short leg is elsewhere

Read-through: Adds a slightly longer-dated bullish tilt beyond immediate pin — suggests some participants betting on continuation above current near-term range.

AMZN 2026-04-13 $235 Put (OTM)

Vol: 29,375

OI: 6,426

Vol/OI: 4.6x

IV: 17.6%

Notional: ~$881K (29,375 * $0.03 * 100)

Intent: High-volume near-expiry put activity — likely expiration rolls or liquidation of short positions given low last price

Dual read: Either aggressive defensive buying (if buys are net) or sellers closing/rolling positions (if sells are net)

Read-through: Large absolute volume but small last-premium implies mechanical expiry activity; treat as mixed signal unless OI rises materially.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated call premium and flows across strikes: heavy premium aggregated at $190 and $220 ($154.6M and $115.4M call premium respectively) and strong near-term call premium at $240/$250 ($33.15M and $37.31M). Top OI clusters shown at $275/$300/$250 and near-term OI clusters at $245/$240 indicate institutions are net adding call exposure across short and longer expirations.

Put additions: Smaller, tactical put activity concentrated at near-term strikes $235, $232.50, $215 and some protective interest at $230; overall put premium is much smaller (P/C volume ratio 0.51 and P/C OI 0.60) suggesting puts are more hedges than directional large-scale positioning.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX $571.4M and concentrated GEX at $240 (+$196.6M) align with bullish/pinning flow; dealer positioning (DEX +151.0M shares) supports buy-side delta exposure that dealers need to hedge by selling into gains or buying into weakness around the pin.

OI clusters: Largest OI clusters sit in calls between $250-$300 (structural call wall $260-$300) with near-term call OI clusters at $245 (9,726) and $240 (8,114). Put clusters are smaller: $235 (6,426), $217.50 (5,991), $215 (4,559). These create a short-term pin around $240-$245 and a medium-term resistance wall in $260-$300.

Hedging evidence: Some protective short-dated puts (notably $235/$232.50) and a handful of ITM expiries — but no broad-scale collar activity visible. The structure reads as defensive puts amid aggressive call accumulation (i.e., institutions adding calls while buying limited protection).

Max pain context: Max pain now near-term $232.50 (4/13) and moving higher across expirations (trend rising toward ~$245). Spot is above MP and the pre-computed MP trend (rising) fits the call-dominant flow and dealer pinning at $240.

Signal vs Noise

~Large same-day ($240 exp 4/13) call and put prints likely include expiration mechanics (pinning, flows to/from expiring structures) — interpret with caution as they can be mechanical rather than fresh directional conviction.

~Very low last-price trades (e.g., $235 4/13 puts at $0.03) show huge volume but are likely expiration rolls or option-to-equity conversions; they produce misleading vol/OI ratios if treated as pure buys.

~High activity in near-zero IV calls (ATM same-day IVs 3–7%) suggests closing/assignment activity by market participants and market makers adjusting gamma — not necessarily new directional risk appetite.

~Some medium-dated call volume (e.g., 4/20 $250) looks like genuine directional buying and less like noise; differentiate by watching OI builds rather than single-session volumes.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium strongly bullish: +$498.7M with P/C vol 0.51 and P/C OI 0.60 — calls dominate both flow and positioning.

📍Pin around $240: GEX concentration +$196.6M at $240 and massive same-day ATM activity confirm dealer pinning behavior.

🧭Key supports: $235.00, $240.00, $232.50 (near-term put OI and GEX pinning provide buying pressure inside next-week EM bounds).

⛔Watch $232-$235 put flow (exp 4/15): sustained OI build there would undercut the bullish thesis.

🧾Much of today's extreme vol/OI ratios are expiration-driven — separate mechanical expiry flows from true directional positioning by tracking OI changes into tomorrow.

🚧Structural call wall at $260-$300 remains a medium-term resistance area; institutions hold concentrated call OI there that can slow rallies above the 1–2 week expected move.

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