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AVGO

Broadcom Inc.Close $411.07EOD only

Max Pain

$420.00

Next expiry May 20, 2026

Expected Move

±$9.95

2.4% from close

Price Gap

+8.93

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Middle-high premium

P/C OI

1.19

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

7.5/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: May 19, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

May 19, 2026 close

AVGO Flow Report

Analysis based on market close May 15, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 11.2% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18

Watch next session: $415; $430; $447.50

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$159.2M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.59

P/C OI ratio: 1.09

Call volume drives $159M net premium, GEX +$54M. Unusual call buying at $415, $430, $447.5 supports bullish bias. Spot 11% above MP may create pull, but flow resilient. Key support $430.

Notable Prints

AVGO 2026-05-29 $240.00 Put

Vol: 2,900

OI: 135

Vol/OI: 21.5x

IV: 102.0%

Notional: ~$12K

Intent: Hedge

Dual read: Lottery

Read-through: Crash

AVGO 2026-05-26 $415.00 Call

Vol: 2,099

OI: 155

Vol/OI: 13.5x

IV: 49.2%

Notional: ~$4.2M

Intent: Bullish

Dual read: Close

Read-through: Above415

AVGO 2026-05-18 $475.00 Call

Vol: 1,533

OI: 128

Vol/OI: 12.0x

IV: 55.4%

Notional: ~$6K

Intent: Bullish

Dual read: Sell

Read-through: Above475

AVGO 2026-05-22 $422.50 Put

Vol: 2,194

OI: 209

Vol/OI: 10.5x

IV: 47.7%

Notional: ~$2.2M

Intent: Bearish

Dual read: Hedge

Read-through: Below422

AVGO 2026-05-22 $447.50 Call

Vol: 1,348

OI: 166

Vol/OI: 8.1x

IV: 47.8%

Notional: ~$519K

Intent: Bullish

Dual read: Cover

Read-through: Above447

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Aggressive OTM call buying at 415, 430, 447.5, 475, 500, 507.5 strikes, bullish sentiment.

Put additions: Modest put additions at 240 (speculative), 422.5, 395 (hedging).

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes, both GEX ($54M positive) and DEX (52.4M shares) align with bullish flow.

OI clusters: Notable OI concentration at 432.5C (984) and 422.5P (209) per unusual prints.

Hedging evidence: Put additions at 395 and 422.5 serve as downside protection given spot above MP.

Max pain context: Spot above MP; gamma pinning regime supports price anchoring near current levels.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: High volume call sweeps at 415C (2099 vs OI 155), 430C (1726 vs 223), 447.5C (1348 vs 166) indicate institutional bullish bets.

~Noise: 240P trade (2900 vs 135) likely speculative lotto; small OI additions with high vol/OI ratios may be retail.

Key Conclusions

📈Institutions adding aggressive OTM calls, expecting upside break above $475.

⚠️Put additions at 422.5 and 395 suggest some hedging against near-term downside.

📌GEX pinning and positive flow support current levels; gamma flip at $300 is distant risk.

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