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Max Pain

$30.00

Next expiry Jun 18, 2026

Expected Move

±$5.42

22.3% from close

Price Gap

+5.66

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

0.32

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

4/4

Partial coverage

Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close

End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot

May 20, 2026 close

BETR Flow Report

Analysis based on market close March 26, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

2.5 / 10

base 1 (low liquidity); +1 for consistent OTM put flow; +0.5 for spot below max pain; -0 for no clear directional premium

Watch next session: $30 Put OI (416) for defense/breakdown; Any flow into $35 Calls to challenge max pain wall

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$284K (slightly bearish)

P/C volume ratio: 1.11 — slight put volume dominance

P/C OI ratio: 0.35 — extreme call OI dominance

Low-volume, high-IV environment with conflicting signals. Volume flow is slightly put-skewed (P/C 1.11, negative premium), but long-term positioning is overwhelmingly call-heavy (P/C OI 0.35). Spot is pinned below the dominant max pain level of $35.

Notable Prints

BETR 7/17/26 $25 Put

Vol: 501

OI: 12

Vol/OI: 41.8x

IV: 115.9%

Notional: ~$1.25M (501 * 100 * $25)

Intent: Long-dated downside protection or speculative put buying.

Dual read: Buyer is bearish on a >4-month timeframe. Could be a hedge for long stock or a directional bet on a breakdown.

Read-through: Largest single-strike volume of the day. Establishes a clear bearish anchor at $25 for July.

BETR 7/17/26 $25 Call

Vol: 499

OI: 7

Vol/OI: 71.3x

IV: 121.9%

Notional: ~$1.25M (499 * 100 * $25)

Intent: Long-dated, deep OTM call purchase.

Dual read: Highly speculative lottery ticket betting on a massive rally (>100% from spot) by mid-July. Could be a cheap hedge for a short stock position.

Read-through: Mirrors the $25 Put volume, suggesting possible strangle/straddle positioning at $25 for July, though the put flow was larger.

BETR 7/17/26 $30 Put

Vol: 468

OI: 10

Vol/OI: 46.8x

IV: 123.4%

Notional: ~$1.40M (468 * 100 * $30)

Intent: Defensive positioning near the gamma flip zone (~$30).

Dual read: Protection against a break below a key level, reinforcing the $30 area as a near-term support/battle line.

Read-through: Combined with the large OI at the $30 Put (416), this flow strengthens the defensive wall just below the current spot.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Minimal recent call buying. Long-dated OI is concentrated in OTM calls ($50, $80, $85, $90, $125), which are likely old, speculative positions.

Put additions: New activity in $25 and $30 Puts for July, suggesting institutions/traders are adding longer-dated downside exposure or protection.

GEX/DEX consistency: Partially. Positive GEX (+$241K) suggests a pinning force near spot, consistent with spot trading below max pain. However, the new put flow is a bearish divergence from the pinning narrative.

OI clusters: Major Call OI Walls: $35 (846 OI), $90 (620), $85 (530). Major Put OI Support: $30 (416). This creates a strong magnet at $35 (max pain & call wall) and support at $30.

Hedging evidence: Yes. The volume in $25 and $30 Puts for July 2026 is the clearest evidence of longer-term hedging or bearish positioning.

Max pain context: Spot ($33.12) is 5.4% below the nearest and dominant max pain level of $35. The falling MP trend across expirations ($35 -> $30 -> $25 -> $20) indicates longer-term positioning is shifting to lower strikes.

Signal vs Noise

~The $110 strike net premium (-$780K) is almost certainly a single, large put transaction (likely a sale) and is a massive outlier. This is noise/unique positioning, not a market-wide signal.

~High OI in strikes like $90C (620) and $125C (333) with near-zero volume are legacy positions, not indicative of current flow intent.

~The $25 Call and $25 Put unusual activity, while notable in size, could be legs of a complex, non-directional structure (e.g., a calendar, diagonal, or ratio spread) given their identical expiration and strike.

Key Conclusions

⚠️Extremely low liquidity mandates low confidence. Volume (3,187) is noise-level for options analysis.

🧲Price magnet at $35 (Max Pain & Call Wall), with key support at $30 (Put OI & Gamma Flip).

🛡️Smart money flow shows long-dated hedging/speculation at $25 and $30 puts, a bearish divergence from the pinning setup.

📉Falling Max Pain trend across expirations suggests longer-term positioning is becoming less bullish.

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