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AVGO

Broadcom Inc.Close $380.78EOD only

Max Pain

$360.00

Next expiry Apr 15, 2026

Expected Move

±$11.59

3.0% from close

Price Gap

-20.78

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

1.09

Balanced positioning

Consensus

6.0/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 14, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 14, 2026 close

AVGO Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 14, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned (Total GEX $71.5M, pin magnets at $390/$380); +1 GEX positive (dealer DEX +50.3M shares); -1 spot 5.8% above near-term MP ($360); +0.5 VIX 18.36

Watch next session: New premium or OI accumulation at $400 calls (current top premium net $21,492,945 at $400); Short-dated put flow at $355–$380 (exp 4/15–4/17) — sustained buying would flip the bias

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$114.7M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 1.21 — put-volume heavier intraday (put-dominant by contracts), but premium flow is call-skewed

P/C OI ratio: 1.09 — modest put OI tilt (positioning slightly put-heavy vs volume today)

Large call premium accumulation (notably at $400, $320, $420, $350) has produced a meaningful net premium bullish reading (+$114.7M), while put volume outpaced call volume intraday (P/C volume 1.21). Dealers/net GEX are strongly positive ($71.5M) with pinning at $390/$380, creating a short-term upward magnet even though positioning shows significant put OI clusters lower (300/250). The regime is mixed: short-dated put buying shows tactical bearish hedging or speculative shorts, but larger premium flow and positive GEX favor mild bullish pressure.

Notable Prints

AVGO 2026-04-15 $350 Put

Vol: 6,292

OI: 204

Vol/OI: 30.8x

IV: 50.8%

Notional: ~$25k

Intent: Short-dated tactical put buying (expiry hedge/speculative downside) into 4/15 expiration

Dual read: Aggressive buy-to-open (bearish/protective) OR dealer-structured sales into flow (overwrite/cash-secured puts); very small notional suggests retail/speculative activity more than institutional directional risk.

Read-through: Extremely high vol/OI but tiny dollar risk ($25k). Signals urgency/flow into the 4/15 expiry but not a large institutional directional bet.

AVGO 2026-04-17 $355 Put

Vol: 5,879

OI: 1,749

Vol/OI: 3.4x

IV: 49.3%

Notional: ~$441k

Intent: Meaningful protective put buying or short-dated directional bearish exposure ahead of 4/17

Dual read: Bought puts (bearish/protective) OR part of a short-dated floor/collar by an options desk (sell calls elsewhere to finance).

Read-through: Mid-six-figure notional suggests institutional / large-prop interest into the 4/17 expiry — if followed up, this could pressure the tape into expiry but GEX pinning may absorb some delta.

AVGO 2026-04-15 $370 Put

Vol: 2,758

OI: 693

Vol/OI: 4.0x

IV: 36.2%

Notional: ~$188k

Intent: Near-term protective buying or speculative directional puts into 4/15

Dual read: Bought puts (defensive/spec) OR block sell into liquidity by market makers; size and moneyness (3% OTM) point to tactical hedge.

Read-through: Notable sizing for a single-day expiry — consistent with a cluster of short-dated hedges layering into the same expiries as other prints.

AVGO 2026-04-17 $380 Put

Vol: 1,205

OI: 220

Vol/OI: 5.5x

IV: 41.8%

Notional: ~$737k

Intent: Potential protective/hedge buying at-the-money into 4/17 — significant dollar commitment compared with other shorts

Dual read: Bought puts (directional/insurance) OR part of structured trade (e.g., financed via call selling); ATM nature increases likelihood of pure hedging/speculation.

Read-through: Largest notional among short-dated put prints — this is a serious tactical hedge that dealers must hedge delta for, which could enhance pinning dynamics around spot if sustained.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Heavy premium accumulation at $400 (Net call premium $21,492,945) and $390 ($7,308,084) plus $320 and $420 — indicates institutions/flow sellers buying calls or buyers of calls leaning into higher strikes (320/390/400/420).

Put additions: Concentrated put activity short-dated in 350–380 expiries (4/15–4/17) and large OI clusters at lower strikes ($300, $250, $270) consistent with longer-dated defensive positioning.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX $71.5M and DEX +50.3M shares align with net call premium and call-heavy premium flow; GEX concentration at $390 (+$13.4M) and $380 (+$4.8M) supports pinning near spot.

OI clusters: $390 call wall (15,069 OI), $400 call wall (~10,383 OI), and put clusters at $300 (13,257/9,746 OI combined) and $250 (12,672 OI) — near-term OI concentrates create a magnet/resistance around $390–$400 and a put-floor bias lower around $300–$250.

Hedging evidence: Clear short-dated protective put buying (4/15–4/17 at $350–$380) suggesting tactical hedges or speculative downside; limited evidence of broad collar activity in the data, but financed put structures can't be ruled out given large call premium flow.

Max pain context: Max pain near-term at $360 (4/15 & 4/20) with MP trend downward (360 → 310 across expirations). Spot ($380.78) sits above MP; dealer pinning at $390/$380 could hold price above the $360 MP into near expiries unless heavy put follow-through pushes spot down.

Signal vs Noise

~$350P (4/15) vol/OI 30.8x but extremely low notional (~$25k) — noise/retail-frenzy, not institutional directional risk.

~Much of put volume is concentrated in the front-week expiries (4/15–4/17) — could be expiration-driven hedging or speculative short-term bets rather than longer-term positioning.

~Large call premium at $400 and $320 appears strategic (high notional), while many put prints are small-notional; watch for expiration rolls — some short-dated puts look like expiry-related trades rather than new structural hedges.

~Dealer inventory adjustments: positive GEX (+$71.5M) and pin magnets indicate dealers are long gamma here; some prints could be market-maker delta-hedge flows rather than pure directional conviction.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium is strongly positive (+$114.7M) with heavy call premium at $400/$390 — sets a bullish premium backdrop despite elevated put contract counts.

📌Dealer pinning is concentrated at $390 and $380 (GEX +$13.4M and +$4.8M) — expect near-term magneting around those levels into expiries.

⚠️Front-week put buying (4/15–4/17) at $350–$380 is meaningful in some strikes (notably the $380 4/17 ATM print) — if follow-through occurs, it could flip short-term bias.

🔎Distinguish small-notional, high vol/OI prints (e.g., $350P 4/15) from true institutional hedges — many high vol/OI items are low-dollar and likely retail/expiry noise.

📈Overall positioning implies a mild bullish tilt with a downside put floor at lower strikes ($300/$250 clusters) — large call walls at $390–$400 create overhead resistance that also pins spot.

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