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AVGO

Broadcom Inc.Close $446.77EOD only
Max Pain
$410.00
Next expiry Jun 1, 2026
Expected Move
±$13.70
3.1% from close
Price Gap
-36.77
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
72
High premium
P/C OI
1.15
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
8.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: May 29, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 29, 2026 close
AVGO Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 13, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasMixed-to-Bullish
Confirmation: Sustained call premium inflows at 370-380 ($> $20M net/day) with spot holding >$378 and GEX staying >$+50M
Invalidation: Net premium flips negative or large put buying >$50M concentrated inside $365-$375 that pushes P/C volume ratio >>1.3 and spot closes < $370
Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 5.5% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: Follow ongoing call premium at $380 and $370 (net premium, delta of dealer hedges); Flows into $365-$375 puts (especially expiries 4/15-4/17) that would increase P/C volume ratio above 1.3

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$162.1M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 1.13 — modest put volume skew (slight put-heavy by count)

P/C OI ratio: 1.08 — OI slightly put-biased but not extreme

Despite a modest put skew by volume/OI, premium flow is strongly call-weighted (large net call premium at 370–380 and substantial call activity to $400), and dealers are net long gamma (GEX +$75.6M) which favors pinning around near-term strikes. Flow is mixed on the surface (put volume on short-dated expiries) but leans bullish in dollar-premium terms.

Notable Prints

#1
AVGO 2026-04-13 $375 Call
Vol: 10,784
OI: 1,570
Vol/OI: 6.9x
IV: 38.8%
Notional: ~$56.6M
Intent: Fresh directional call buying / position opening (large notional, ITM call on expiry day suggests bullish delta accumulation or covered-call roll mechanics)
Dual read: Aggressive buyer (bullish) or dealer sold/overwritten into expiry (neutral-to-bullish net dealer gamma exposure)

Read-through: Major bullish premium concentrated at $375 pushes dealer hedges to sell into rises near that strike — consistent with GEX pinning and a short-term magnet around $375-$380.

#2
AVGO 2026-04-13 $355 Put
Vol: 6,713
OI: 153
Vol/OI: 43.9x
IV: 51.6%
Notional: ~$13.4K
Intent: Expiry-driven put buying or aggressive sweep (very high vol/OI on 0d expiry trade)
Dual read: Could be panic hedge buying into close (bearish) or closing/roll activity by sellers who previously shorted (neutral)

Read-through: High vol/OI is unusual but last price tiny — likely expiration roll or gamma pinning activity rather than a large directional institutional protective put program.

#3
AVGO 2026-04-13 $375 Put
Vol: 6,550
OI: 270
Vol/OI: 24.3x
IV: 10.9%
Notional: ~$6.6K
Intent: Expiry-sweep activity (volume concentrated on day-of-expiry at strike very near spot)
Dual read: Could be short-covering into expiry (reducing prior put exposure) or last-minute hedging (protective puts); low last price implies limited notional risk transfer

Read-through: Large vol/OI suggests expiry pin action around $375 rather than new directional conviction.

#4
AVGO 2026-04-13 $370 Put
Vol: 4,344
OI: 450
Vol/OI: 9.7x
IV: 20.3%
Notional: ~$4.3K
Intent: Day-of-expiry put activity — likely defensive hedging or rolls
Dual read: Defensive buys (bearish) or closing/rolls (neutral)

Read-through: Adds to expiration-day noise; insufficient notional to signal large directional repositioning.

#5
AVGO 2026-04-17 $357.50 Put
Vol: 2,973
OI: 285
Vol/OI: 10.4x
IV: 46.7%
Notional: ~$3.7M
Intent: Short-dated directional put buying/hedge into the 4/17 expiry (meaningful notional and IV)
Dual read: Bought protective puts (hedge) or opening bearish directional position

Read-through: This is a meaningful short-dated hedge sized to protect below ~357.50; watch if follow-through buying pushes P/C ratio higher.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Heavy premium at $370-$380 and notable call OI at $390/$400 (premium flows show $380 net $16.5M, $370 net $13.2M, $400 net $7.33M). Institutions appear to be adding call exposure in the $370–$400 band.

Put additions: Put activity concentrated short-dated around $355–$375 (exp 4/13–4/17) and longer-dated clusters at $350 and $300. Some protective buying into 4/17 at $357.50 is evident.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX $75.6M and DEX +50.6M shares align with dollar call dominance and pinning posture around near-term strikes.

OI clusters: $300 call OI (25,669) is a structural long-term anchor below current prints; near-term call clusters at $375 (1,570 OI), $370 (1,084 OI), $365 (1,091 OI) create localized pin attraction; put clusters at $350 (2,151 OI), $360 (1,516 OI) act as support floors in the short term.

Hedging evidence: Evidence of short-dated protective puts (4/17 $357.50) and expiry-day activity at $355–$375 suggests tactical hedging and roll activity; no large-scale collar program is obvious from the flows.

Max pain context: Max pain for today shows $360 (4/13) with nearby expiries stepping lower (345 on 4/15, 330 on 4/17). MP trend is falling, implying dealers/option supply want the spot lower over the term, but current positive GEX and concentrated call premium are producing short-term pinning around $370–$375 while MP drifts down for later expiries.

Signal vs Noise

~Multiple large-volume trades on 2026-04-13 strikes (4/13 expiries) are likely expiry-driven (roll/close) rather than new directional allocations — treat 4/13 prints as noise unless followed up in 4/15+ flow.
~Tiny-last-price sweeps (many $0.01/$0.02 prints) look like pinning/execution fills or market-maker rebalances, not large directional transfers.
~High vol/OI ratios on very short-dated puts (e.g., $355 4/13) are typical of expiration gamma/pinning activity — do not over-interpret as institutional long-term bearish positioning.
~Large distant structural OI (e.g., $300 calls OI=25,669) reflects multi-expiry positioning and is structural (hedge or long-dated positioning) — not immediate directional trigger.

Key Conclusions

🐂Call-premium dominance ($162.1M net) concentrated at $370–$380 indicates dollar-weighted bullishness despite a modest put count skew.
📌Dealer GEX +$75.6M and near-term GEX concentration at $375/$370/$365 create a pin magnet in the $365–$375 band — expect spot to gravitate there absent large sell flows.
⚠️Expiry-day prints (4/13) dominate unusual activity — treat many of those as expiry/roll noise; the more meaningful hedge to watch is 4/17 $357.50 put activity (~$3.7M notional).
🧭Key support levels: $375.00, $370.00, $365.00 (dealer hedging and put OI concentrations). Resistances: $392.69 (2d EM upper), $396.80 (1w EM upper), and structural call wall at $400.00.
🔍If call premium flow continues and spot holds above $378, dealers will front-run hedges and likely maintain pinning — a flip to heavy put premium at $365–$375 is the clearest signal that the short-term bias has rotated.
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