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AMZN

Amazon.com, Inc.Close $249.02EOD only

Max Pain

$230.00

Next expiry Apr 15, 2026

Expected Move

±$3.52

1.4% from close

Price Gap

-19.02

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

100

High premium

P/C OI

0.59

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

6.0/10

Range bias

Published snapshot: Apr 14, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 14, 2026 close

AMZN Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 14, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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

Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 8.3% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18.4

Watch next session: New call OI or premium flow at $250-$255 (would reinforce pin expectation at $250); Short-dated put flow around $245-$250 (would signal increased protective demand and weaken bullish thesis)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$813.3M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.32 — heavy call-dominant volume (unusually call-heavy)

P/C OI ratio: 0.59 — moderate call lean in positioning (calls > puts in OI)

Large, concentrated call buying across near-spot strikes (notably $250, $225, $260) is driving a strongly bullish flow regime. Dealers are long gamma (Total GEX +$414.9M), which supports pinning near $250 and compresses realized moves; short-dated unusual put prints look like protective hedges or expiration activity rather than a structural bearish flip.

Notable Prints

AMZN 2026-04-15 $245 Put

Vol: 24,359

OI: 115

Vol/OI: 211.8x

IV: 24.5%

Notional: ~$1.07M

Intent: Short-dated protective put buying / expiration hedge (buyers buying downside insurance into expiry)

Dual read: Could be aggressive directional short (put-sell) overlapped with complex structures, but IV low and 1d expiry makes protective buy most likely

Read-through: Short-dated demand for downside protection concentrated ~2% below spot — noise for longer-term directional read but increases dealer delta hedging near $245-$250 today.

AMZN 2026-05-08 $260 Call

Vol: 39,462

OI: 647

Vol/OI: 61.0x

IV: 44.6%

Notional: ~$28.0M

Intent: Fresh directional call buying (multi-week upside exposure into May)

Dual read: Could be long-call speculation or part of a buy-write/call-spread, but size and tenor favor directional bullish exposure

Read-through: Material bullish position with real notional (~$28M) — institutional-sized exposure adding to dealer positive GEX and reinforcing upside magneting toward $250-$260 band.

AMZN 2026-04-17 $250 Put

Vol: 11,760

OI: 243

Vol/OI: 48.4x

IV: 29.6%

Notional: ~$4.21M

Intent: Short-dated protective put accumulation / roll into near expiry (ITM by spot, looks like protection)

Dual read: Could be put buying (bearish) or closing/rolling of sold-put positions; timing suggests protective hedging ahead of expiry

Read-through: Adds transient hedging demand at-the-money — increases dealer hedging flows but not a durable directional reversal signal given dominant call premium flow.

AMZN 2026-04-15 $240 Put

Vol: 22,530

OI: 564

Vol/OI: 40.0x

IV: 30.1%

Notional: ~$225.3k

Intent: Expiration-focused put buying (cheap, further OTM protection into same expiry)

Dual read: Could be cheap speculative long puts or part of hedged structures; size small in notional so likely tactical hedge

Read-through: Reinforces short-dated downside insurance but limited notional — likely expiration-related hedging rather than shift in medium-term sentiment.

AMZN 2026-04-15 $255 Call

Vol: 17,615

OI: 558

Vol/OI: 31.6x

IV: 26.5%

Notional: ~$440.4k

Intent: Short-dated call buying (speculative push higher into expiry)

Dual read: Could be directional buy or opening leg of call spreads; delta modest so likely speculative/upside push

Read-through: Short-dated call demand complements larger multi-week call accumulation; supports pin/pressure above spot into $250-$255 region for expiry.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $225, $240, $245, $250, $255, $260 — heavy premium flow concentrated at $250 (Net premium $129.6M at $250) and notable premium at $225 and $260

Put additions: Short-dated puts concentrated at $245 and $250 (exp 4/15-4/17) — likely protective or expiration-related; larger structural put OI remains down around $200-$190 but outside near-term range

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — Total GEX +$414.9M and DEX +167.9M shares align with bullish flow and pinning dynamics, increasing dealer delta buybacks as price rises toward $250

OI clusters: $275-$300 call wall (structural calls); near-term concentrated call OI at $230-$250 (notably $230 OI 38,706; $245 OI 24,144; $250 OI 23,770) which create pinning/friction in the $245-$250 area

Hedging evidence: Evidence of short-dated protective hedges: concentrated put volume at $245 and $250 into 4/15-4/17 expiries and smaller put OI at $240 — looks like expiration and risk-management hedging rather than systemic long-term protection

Max pain context: Max pain near-term is rising (MP at $230 then trending higher to $245 across expirations). Current spot is above MP, but heavy call premium and GEX concentration at $250 act as a pin magnet pushing realized price toward $250 in the short run.

Signal vs Noise

~Heavy prints in 2026-04-15 and 2026-04-17 expiries (e.g., $245P, $240P, $255C) are likely expiration hedges/rolls and not definitive medium-term directional signals.

~Some very high vol/oi ratios (e.g., 211x on the $245 4/15 put) reflect low OI bases and expiry concentration — read as tactical hedging rather than institutional directional flip.

~Large long-dated call flow (e.g., 5/08 $260) is directional; smaller short-dated put prints are likely protective and should not be overinterpreted as trend reversal.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium +$813.3M and P/C volume 0.32 indicate clear call dominance concentrated at $250-$260 strikes.

📌Dealers long gamma (Total GEX +$414.9M) creates a pinning bias into $245-$250 (GEX concentration +$49.4M at $250).

🛡️Short‑dated put prints at $245/$250 are likely protective/expiry hedges — they increase dealer hedging but don't overturn the bullish position flow.

⚖️Material institutional call notional in 5/08 $260 (~$28M) is a meaningful directional exposure adding to upside skew.

📈Key short-term levels: support concentrated at $250/$245/$240 (pin/GEX clusters); resistance from call walls at $265-$300 could create supply if AMZN approaches that band.

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