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AVGO

Broadcom Inc.Close $418.91EOD only
Max Pain
$450.00
Next expiry Jun 5, 2026
Expected Move
±$11.78
2.8% from close
Price Gap
+31.09
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
49
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.10
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
4.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 4, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 4, 2026 close
AVGO Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 5, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Spot holds below gamma flip at 300 and net negative premium persists.
Invalidation: Spot breaks above 300 with sustained call buying volume.
Confidence:
6.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; -1 spot 9.2% from MP; +0.5 VIX 22

Watch next session: 300; spy recovery

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$302.4M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 0.98

P/C OI ratio: 1.02

Net -$302M premium and put/call OI >1 favor bearish. 25405 vol on 405C is concentrated OTM speculation, not broad bullish flow; likely hedging or short-term positioning. Spot below MP in high vol regime; next session watch gamma flip zone for direction.

Notable Prints

#1
AVGO 2026-06-05 $392.50 Call
Vol: 5,672
OI: 138
Vol/OI: 41.1x
IV: 16.8%
Notional: ~$11K
Intent: Speculative opening call purchase on high volume, likely bullish bet or hedge
Dual read: Could be closing short calls if OI low, but volume far exceeds OI indicating new positions

Read-through: Expect volatility increase, but deep OTM suggests low probability

#2
AVGO 2026-06-05 $402.50 Call
Vol: 12,820
OI: 336
Vol/OI: 38.1x
IV: 31.3%
Notional: ~$13K
Intent: Speculative lottery ticket, possibly hedging upside risk
Dual read: If part of spread, could be bearish call write, but single-leg appears bullish

Read-through: High IV relative to other strikes, perhaps mispriced volatility

#3
AVGO 2026-06-05 $395.00 Call
Vol: 11,423
OI: 388
Vol/OI: 29.4x
IV: 18.8%
Notional: ~$11K
Intent: Similar speculative call buying, chasing gamma
Dual read: May be part of complex strategy like ratio spread

Read-through: Concentration of OTM calls suggests upward sentiment among traders

#4
AVGO 2026-06-05 $405.00 Call
Vol: 25,405
OI: 1,276
Vol/OI: 19.9x
IV: 35.2%
Notional: ~$76K
Intent: Largest volume, likely institutional hedging or directional bet
Dual read: Could be covering short calls, but OI low indicates new buy

Read-through: Strongest bullish signal of the bunch, but very risky

#5
AVGO 2026-06-08 $405.00 Call
Vol: 2,838
OI: 191
Vol/OI: 14.9x
IV: 51.8%
Notional: ~$508K
Intent: Buying time premium before weekend, possibly hedging event risk
Dual read: Maybe closing earlier short position

Read-through: Higher IV suggests expected move; volume moderate

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Aggressive 0 DTE OTM call buying at 392.5-407.5 strikes (vol/oi 10-41x)

Put additions: Downside hedging: 380P, 390P (6/8) and 340P (6/10) with high vol/oi

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX -$92.5M (dealers short gamma); DEX +57.9M shares (long delta); mixed but consistent with short gamma regime

OI clusters: Largest call OI at 405 (1,276) and 407.5 (1,153); put OI concentration near 300 (gamma flip)

Hedging evidence: Put spreads on 6/8 and 6/10; net premium -$302M indicates put buying

Max pain context: Spot ~$385.5 is 9.2% below max pain; path likely pulls price toward MP, but negative gamma and high vol add risk

Signal vs Noise

~0 DTE call volume is signal of speculative rebound bets
~Put additions on 6/8 and 6/10 are protective hedging
~Negative GEX and positive DEX show mixed dealer positioning
~Spot far below max pain suggests mean reversion potential

Key Conclusions

🔥0 DTE OTM call buying at 392.5-407.5: speculative or hedge? 10-41x vol/oi
🛡️Put accumulation on 6/8 380/390 and 6/10 340: downside protection increasing
🎯Spot 9.2% below max pain (~385.5 vs ~425) with negative GEX: may drift up
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