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EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFClose $62.24EOD only

Max Pain

$58.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$1.44

2.3% from close

Price Gap

-4.24

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

1.37

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

6.5/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 14, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 14, 2026 close

EEM Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 14, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 7.3% above MP; +0.5 VIX 18.4

Watch next session: Any fresh call premium or OI add at $63/$64-$65 (would strengthen pin and bullish bias); Large put flow around $58-$60 (would signal dealer unwind of positive gamma and invalidate pin)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$10.5M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.90 — modest call tilt in volume (near-balanced)

P/C OI ratio: 1.37 — OI is relatively put-heavy (more latent protection/interest in downside)

Flow shows a modest net bullish premium today driven by concentrated call buying around $58, $60, $63-$65, while OI remains heavier on the put side (notably strikes $50-$57). Dealers are long gamma (Total GEX +$656.0M) which supports pinning into the $63/$64 area; the mixed flow suggests institutions are nibbling call exposure while structural put protection remains in place.

Notable Prints

EEM 2026-05-15 $59.00 Put

Vol: 18,073

OI: 3,318

Vol/OI: 5.5x

IV: 27.4%

Notional: ~$1,229,284

Intent: Protective or directional put accumulation (long-dated May protection concentrated at $59)

Dual read: Could be buying puts (bearish/insurance) or opening part of a structured trade (collar/synthetic) where puts are being bought alongside other legs

Read-through: Meaningful notional (~$1.23M) and high vol/OI ratio — active demand for downside insurance around $59. Reinforces existing put interest below spot and represents a downside hedge against a pullback despite net bullish premium.

EEM 2026-05-15 $67.00 Call

Vol: 18,003

OI: 10,591

Vol/OI: 1.7x

IV: 24.3%

Notional: ~$594,099

Intent: Directional call accumulation / upside speculation

Dual read: Could be outright long calls (bullish) or dealers selling calls to create covered exposure; structure (size vs OI) favors fresh buying

Read-through: Large notional in May calls suggests institutional interest in upside continuation beyond current spot; combined with positive GEX, this supports a pin/magnet bias toward the 63-65 area as dealers hedge.

EEM 2026-04-17 $61.00 Put

Vol: 5,013

OI: 1,814

Vol/OI: 2.8x

IV: 29.3%

Notional: ~$110,286

Intent: Near-term downside hedging / expiration protection

Dual read: Could be short-term protection buys ahead of next-tick risk or roll/adjust from larger positions

Read-through: Concentrated near-term put activity at $61 (expiring 4/17) indicates tactical hedging into short-dated exposures. Notional is modest vs other prints but the timing makes it relevant for near-term pinning and gamma hedging.

EEM 2026-06-18 $69.00 Put (ITM)

Vol: 590

OI: 151

Vol/OI: 3.9x

IV: 37.1%

Notional: ~$595,900

Intent: Large-dollar protective position or corporate/flow-driven hedging (ITM put suggests replacement hedges or spreads anchored to equity holdings)

Dual read: Could be long deep protection (bearish) or purchased as part of a structured trade offset by short higher-strike calls

Read-through: Substantial notional despite low volume; ITM puts that far OT in strike suggest institutional balance-sheet hedges or tail-risk protection — supportive of conservative positioning despite call buying elsewhere.

EEM 2026-04-30 $49.00 Put

Vol: 962

OI: 503

Vol/OI: 1.9x

IV: 86.1%

Notional: ~$37,518

Intent: Cheap longer-dated tail protection or volatility-driven trade

Dual read: Could be speculative cheap-put buying for convexity or part of a complex spread

Read-through: Low absolute notional; more of a tail-protection/minimal-cost convexity play rather than a core directional signal.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $58.00, $60.00, $63.00-$65.00 (notable call premium and/or OI concentration across these strikes, with top call OI at $65.00=158,428 and $63.00=127,658)

Put additions: $50.00-$57.00 cluster remains large in OI (notably $50.00 OI=156,128, $55.00 OI=132,659, $57.00 OI=86,940); active put buying seen at $59.00 (May) and near-term $61.00

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — Total GEX +$656.0M and large concentrated positive GEX at $63.00 (+$195.6M) and $64.00 (+$111.8M) align with call-dominant premium and the observed pinning regime

OI clusters: $65.00 call wall (158,428 OI), $63.00 call cluster (127,658 OI), $64.00 call cluster (125,729 OI); put OI concentration down below at $50.00 (156,128 OI), $55.00 (69,423 OI), $57.00 (64,225 OI)

Hedging evidence: Yes — combination of sizable put OI below spot and near-term put buying (61/59 expirations) indicates institutions keeping downside protection. ITM long-dated puts (e.g., $69 put 6/18) suggest balance-sheet hedging or structured overlays rather than pure directional shorts.

Max pain context: Max pain near-term is $58 (4/17) rising to $60 (4/24) — MP trend is rising. Spot ($62.24) sits above MP levels, which together with concentrated positive GEX at $63-$64 supports a pinning dynamic rather than a decisive directional break.

Signal vs Noise

~Large open interest at $65/$63/$64 is structural dealer inventory (gamma hedging and pinning) — heavy OI clusters can look like fresh directional flow but are often market-maker hedges.

~Near-dated $61.00 (4/17) and $58.00 activity likely includes expiration rolls/short-dated hedges; treat heavy volume in weeklies as tactical protection rather than new long-term direction.

~High IV and low notional trades (e.g., $49 put 4/30 with IV 86.1%) are likely volatility-driven or cheap tail punts, not a core directional signal.

~Large put OI at $50.00 and $55.00 are structural floors from earlier positioning — their existence supports defensive flows but may not represent new buying today.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium modestly bullish (+$10.5M) with call demand concentrated at $58/$60/$63-$65, supported by strong positive GEX (+$656.0M).

📌$63/$64 appear as active pin magnets (GEX +$195.6M at $63 and +$111.8M at $64) — dealers likely to hedge into these levels and create pinning pressure.

🛡️Institutions retain sizable downside protection (put OI clusters at $50, $55, $57) and bought short-dated protection at $61 and May $59 — defensive posture remains.

👀Watch for further call OI/premium at $63-$65 (would confirm bullish/pinning thesis) and any large put prints at $58-$60 (would flip the regime toward downside).

⚖️Flow is mixed: active call accumulation coexists with structural put footprints — expect constrained range and pinning rather than a clean breakout unless dealers' gamma is exhausted.

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