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CRWV

CoreWeave, Inc.Close $102.00EOD only

Max Pain

$82.50

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$10.10

9.9% from close

Price Gap

-19.50

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

100

High premium

P/C OI

0.95

Balanced positioning

Consensus

6.5/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: Apr 10, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 10, 2026 close

CRWV Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 10, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 24.4% from MP

Watch next session: New call OI or premium accumulation at $110-$115 (would reinforce pin/pressure up); Heavy put flow or intraday premium at $92-$100 that flips P/C volume ratio toward 1.0

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$115.1M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.56 — call-dominant (substantial call volume today)

P/C OI ratio: 0.95 — OI almost balanced but slight call lean in positioning

Flow is decisively call-biased today with large call premium concentrated at $100, $105 and $110 strikes and a positive dealer footprint (GEX +$61.3M, DEX +45.3M shares). Near-term gamma pinning around $100–$110 is consistent with dealer hedging buying into dips and selling into strength; expiration-week put prints exist but appear more like hedging/expiration-related activity versus a directional put ramp.

Notable Prints

CRWV 2026-09-18 $125 PUT

Vol: 1,523

OI: 195

Vol/OI: 7.8x

IV: 83.6%

Notional: ~$5.65M

Intent: Long-dated protective or structured hedge (institutional put purchase or part of collar/synthetic)

Dual read: Could be a large institutional protective put (bearish hedge) or part of a longer-dated structured trade (collar or spread) tied to equity exposure.

Read-through: Material notional and ITM status (strike $125 > spot $102) imply large balance-sheet hedging or complex positioning rather than a short-term directional bet; emphasizes institution-level risk management despite near-term call flow.

CRWV 2026-04-17 $85 PUT

Vol: 20,536

OI: 1,675

Vol/OI: 12.3x

IV: 107.6%

Notional: ~$1.52M

Intent: Expiration-week protective puts or directional short-dated tail protection (buying puts ahead of expiry)

Dual read: Could be pure bearish/speculative put buying or traders hedging long exposure into expiry; large volume relative to OI suggests new positions being initiated.

Read-through: High short-dated put activity at strikes materially below spot looks like expiration hedging/pin-management rather than signal that institutional flow is shifting bearish versus the dominant call premium.

CRWV 2026-04-17 $86 PUT

Vol: 17,057

OI: 590

Vol/OI: 28.9x

IV: 106.5%

Notional: ~$1.43M

Intent: Large short-dated buying of downside protection (expiry hedge) or aggressive directional put purchases

Dual read: Either aggressive directional short-dated bearish bets or protective hedges for existing long exposure; very high vol/oi suggests fresh demand into expiry.

Read-through: Given overall call-dominant premium and positive GEX, this looks like expiration-hedge flow that may temporarily increase downside friction but not overturn the bullish regime.

CRWV 2026-04-24 $120 CALL

Vol: 4,521

OI: 256

Vol/OI: 17.7x

IV: 88.2%

Notional: ~$0.82M

Intent: Directional call buying (speculation on higher prices into next-week expiry) or opening longer call exposure

Dual read: Fresh bullish call purchase or dealers facilitating overwriting/sales into buyers (neutral to bullish net effect).

Read-through: Out-of-the-money call demand at $120 reinforces skew of call-side premium and appetite for upside beyond near-term expected move — supports bullish bias.

CRWV 2026-04-24 $110 CALL

Vol: 3,786

OI: 611

Vol/OI: 6.2x

IV: 87.8%

Notional: ~$1.51M

Intent: Call accumulation / roll into next-week strikes (directional upside or dealer-facilitated position)

Dual read: Could be buyers adding protection for short stock or outright bullish purchases; the strike sits in the near-term GEX concentration band so activity is meaningful.

Read-through: Reinforces near-term pinning around $105–$110 where dealers will need to hedge and create gamma-related flows.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $100-$120 calls (large premium at $100: $29.25M, $105: $17.46M, $110: $16.59M) — heavy call premium concentrated at $100, $105, $110 (near-term expiries)

Put additions: Significant short-dated put buying at $83-$89 (expiry 4/17) and a large long-dated $125 put (9/18) indicating institutional hedging/structured protection rather than a broad put accumulation in the front months.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive GEX (+$61.3M) and DEX (+45.3M shares) align with the observed call-heavy premium flow and pinning behavior around $100–$110.

OI clusters: $110 call cluster (28,315 OI) and $105 call cluster (23,419 OI) create a near-term call wall/resistance band; $70 put cluster (41,700 OI) remains the largest put concentration but sits well below the ±10% band from spot.

Hedging evidence: Clear evidence of hedging: heavy short-dated put activity (4/17 $83-$86 range) consistent with near-expiry protective buying and a large long-dated ITM $125 put that looks like institutional protective insurance or part of a structured position (collar/synthetic).

Max pain context: Max pain sits down at $82 for near expirations while spot is $102 and MP is rising across expiries; dealers are exposed to call premium and positive GEX which supports a pin/pressure toward the concentrated call strikes ($100-$110) rather than toward MP immediately.

Signal vs Noise

~4/17 short-dated puts at $83-$89: likely expiration hedges or pin-management rather than a sustained directional signal given huge vol/oi and proximity to expiry.

~Large long-dated $200 call volume (5/15 $200C vol 1,524) is extremely OTM (96% from spot) and likely speculative or part of structured exposure, not a near-term directional driver.

~Multiple prints at the same strikes across expirations (e.g., call flows at $100/$105/$110) indicate dealer inventory/gamma hedging activity rather than discrete directional conviction by many small buyers.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium strongly bullish: +$115.1M with P/C volume ratio 0.56 — calls dominate today (heavy at $100-$110).

🧾Dealer positioning supports the bias: GEX +$61.3M and DEX +45.3M shares imply dealers buying delta into dips and selling into strength (pinning around $100–$110).

⏱️Expiry-week put prints ($83-$86, 4/17) look like hedges/rolls — treat them as noise relative to the persistent call premium.

📌Key near-term resistance/pin zone: $105–$110 based on largest call OI and GEX concentration (dealer-pin magnet zone within expected move).

🛡️Material longer-dated protection exists (9/18 $125P) — institutions maintain downside insurance even while buying near-term upside exposure.

Read the Flow analysis for CRWV for 2026-04-10. Each report is a market-close snapshot with regime read, key levels, and strategy context that translates options positioning into an actionable setup.