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CVNA

Carvana Co.Close $64.10EOD only
Max Pain
$76.00
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$4.46
7.0% from close
Price Gap
+11.90
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
65
High premium
P/C OI
0.86
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
4.0/10
Consensus signal
Published snapshot: Jun 12, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 12, 2026 close
CVNA Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 12, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Continued put buying or break below $60 gamma flip.
Invalidation: Strong rally above $68.5 or net premium turning positive.
Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; -0.5 spot 4.3% from MP; +1 VIX 18

Watch next session: $60 gamma flip; $65.5 and $68.5 call strikes

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$9.6M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 1.08

P/C OI ratio: 0.86

Net premium negative $9.6M and put volume slightly higher signal bearish flow. Unusual high-volume call buying at $65.5-$69.5 for 6/18 adds speculation, but negative GEX ($-13.6M) and spot below MP reinforce downside risk.

Notable Prints

#1
CVNA 2026-06-18 $65.50 Call
Vol: 2,440
OI: 213
Vol/OI: 11.5x
IV: 62.9%
Notional: ~$398K
Intent: Aggressive bullish speculation
Dual read: Possible short squeeze hedge

Read-through: Near-term bullish bias

#2
CVNA 2026-06-18 $68.50 Call
Vol: 2,159
OI: 216
Vol/OI: 10.0x
IV: 61.8%
Notional: ~$181K
Intent: Continued bullish betting
Dual read: May be part of a sell strategy

Read-through: Reinforces bullish view

#3
CVNA 2026-06-18 $69.50 Call
Vol: 1,535
OI: 269
Vol/OI: 5.7x
IV: 61.9%
Notional: ~$84K
Intent: Speculative OTM call buying
Dual read: Could be hedging gamma exposure

Read-through: Adds to call volume cluster

#4
CVNA 2026-06-26 $60.00 Put
Vol: 740
OI: 284
Vol/OI: 2.6x
IV: 68.0%
Notional: ~$128K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#5
CVNA 2026-06-12 $62.50 Put
Vol: 674
OI: 258
Vol/OI: 2.6x
IV: 163.2%
Notional: ~$1K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Short-dated OTM calls at $65.5, $68.5, $69.5 (Jun18) and long-dated deep OTM $620 call (Sep18).

Put additions: Near-dated puts at $62.5, $65.5 (Jun12) and $60 (Jun26), plus $67.5 put (Jun18).

GEX/DEX consistency: Negative GEX (-$13.6M) and positive DEX (+43.4M shares) mixed; GEX aligns with hedging, DEX with call flow.

OI clusters: Concentrated at $65.5 call (750 OI) and $65.5 put (457 OI) near spot.

Hedging evidence: Put additions and negative GEX imply downside hedging; collars possible near $65-70.

Max pain context: Spot below MP; expected pin near $67.

Signal vs Noise

~High vol/oi on $65.5 and $68.5 calls is bullish signal.
~Puts near spot (e.g., $62.5, $65.5) signal hedging.
~Deep OTM $620 call likely noise (lottery ticket).
~Put/call volume ratio >1 and net negative premium confirm bearish tilt.

Key Conclusions

🟢Aggressive short-dated call buying suggests bullish speculation near $65-70.
🔴Puts added alongside negative GEX indicate hedging fear at current levels.
⚠️Negative net premium and below-MP spot warn of potential downside acceleration.
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