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BKNG

Booking Holdings Inc. Common StClose $167.77EOD only

Max Pain

$170.00

Next expiry Jun 26, 2026

Expected Move

±$6.30

3.8% from close

Price Gap

+2.23

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

0.99

Balanced positioning

Consensus

6.0/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Jun 22, 2026 close

End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot

Jun 22, 2026 close

BKNG Flow Report

Analysis based on market close June 23, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

Historical consensus-supported lens with full content, report chain context, and metric rail.

Flow Verdict

Confidence:

6.5 / 10

base 5; -1 GEX/flow contradict; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +1 spot 0.6% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: Net premium direction; Put/call volume ratio; Spot vs gamma flip

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$28.0M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 0.76

P/C OI ratio: 0.98

Mixed options flow with -$28M net premium and put/call volume ratio 0.76 indicates bearish positioning, but positive $1.8M GEX and near-MP spot suggest pinning. Unusual call activity on 7/17 210C and 3/19 155C shows speculative upside bets despite market selloff. High VIX adds uncertainty.

Notable Prints

BKNG 2026-07-17 $210.00 Call

Vol: 2,568

OI: 276

Vol/OI: 9.3x

IV: 45.6%

Notional: ~$51K

Intent: Speculative call buying

Read-through: Bullish bet on large upside move near expiration.

BKNG 2027-03-19 $154.80 Call

Vol: 706

OI: 276

Vol/OI: 2.6x

IV: 55.7%

Notional: ~$1.8M

Intent: Long-term bullish call accumulation

Read-through: Bullish on sustained growth.

BKNG 2026-07-17 $224.00 Put

Vol: 200

OI: 100

Vol/OI: 2.0x

IV: 78.4%

Notional: ~$989K

Intent: Speculative put buying hedging downside

Read-through: Bearish bet expecting significant drop.

BKNG 2027-03-19 $164.00 Call

Vol: 156

OI: 100

Vol/OI: 1.6x

IV: 48.8%

Notional: ~$376K

Intent: Bullish call buying

Read-through: Bullish outlook with long-dated ITM call.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Large buying at $210 (9.3x) and $154.80 (2.6x)

Put additions: Modest put at $224 (2.0x)

GEX/DEX consistency: Positive GEX ($1.8M) and DEX (+19.3M) consistent with pinning

OI clusters: Key put OI cluster $140 (5,244)

Hedging evidence: Minimal; small put at $224

Max pain context: Spot at MP; gamma flip $140

Signal vs Noise

~$210 call high vol/OI real buying

~Other prints low vol/OI likely noise

~Put activity minor

Key Conclusions

📈Large call buying at $210 and $154.80 suggests bullish bets

📍Gamma pinning near max pain supports range-bound price

How to Use These Reports

This flow reflects the market close on June 23, 2026.

What the reports do

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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.