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BAC

Bank of America CorporationClose $50.70EOD only

Max Pain

$50.50

Next expiry May 22, 2026

Expected Move

±$1.03

2.0% from close

Price Gap

-0.20

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

1.26

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

6.0/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: May 19, 2026 close

End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot

May 19, 2026 close

BAC Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

Consensus-supported lens with chain history and key metrics in the rail.

Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 5.7% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: Monitor 4/24 $56 call follow-through and trade size; Watch 4/24 puts and 5/15 $50 open interest for selling pressure; Track intraday GEX/dex shifts and spot vs max-pain dynamics

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$6.3M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.83

P/C OI ratio: 1.09

Net positive GEX and sizable short-dated call flow create a bullish/pinning tilt; concentrated puts and deep May put OI are the main invalidation risk.

Notable Prints

BAC 2026-04-24 $56.00 Call

Vol: 10,159

OI: 2,357

Vol/OI: 4.3x

IV: 21.6%

Notional: ~$81K

Intent: buy-side upside/speculation

Dual read: dealer sell/hedge gamma

Read-through: short-term upside flow

BAC 2026-04-17 $54.00 Put

Vol: 7,160

OI: 2,083

Vol/OI: 3.4x

IV: 5.9%

Notional: ~$36K

Intent: intra-day protective/sell-off hedge

Dual read: legging or pinning attempt

Read-through: short-term downside pressure

BAC 2026-04-24 $53.00 Put

Vol: 15,718

OI: 5,956

Vol/OI: 2.6x

IV: 21.9%

Notional: ~$503K

Intent: protective downside accumulation

Dual read: dealer put supply/gamma

Read-through: adds pinning risk near strikes

BAC 2026-05-22 $45.00 Put

Vol: 250

OI: 106

Vol/OI: 2.4x

IV: 36.0%

Notional: ~$2K

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

BAC 2026-04-24 $54.00 Put

Vol: 2,659

OI: 1,247

Vol/OI: 2.1x

IV: 32.8%

Notional: ~$173K

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Apr24 $56 calls (10k vol, 2.3k OI) plus scattered longer calls — could be buys or spread activity

Put additions: May15 $50 puts large (41k vol, 22k OI); Apr24 $53/$54 put blocks also notable

GEX/DEX consistency: Positive GEX (+$456.7M) and DEX inflows (+73.3M shares) — supportive short-term but not definitive proof of pinning

OI clusters: OI concentrations around 50 (May puts), 53–54 (Apr puts), 56 (calls)

Hedging evidence: Large put blocks suggest hedging/collar activity but several tiny-IV, single-session prints look suspect — request trade‑level confirmation before labeling institutional hedges

Max pain context: Spot sits ~5.7% above MP; clustered activity could contribute to pinning near 53–56 but alternative directional trades or spread flows could explain prints

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: May15 $50 puts = material directional/hedge interest but needs confirmation

~Signal: Apr24 clustered prints at 53–56 could indicate pin pressure or spread/arb activity

~Noise: single-session tiny‑IV prints (e.g. Apr17 $54 put) flagged as suspect; seek trade-level detail before treating as institutional

Key Conclusions

📌Probable institutional tilt: protective puts concentrated 50–54 with call activity near 56; treat pinning as possible, not certain

🔎Flow and GEX/DEX support short-term bids but alternative explanations exist; verify with trade-level data before firming hedging conclusions

How to Use These Reports

This flow reflects the market close on April 17, 2026.

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What to remember

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If the report conviction and the raw data disagree, slow down and resolve the mismatch before sizing risk.