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EEM

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFClose $70.79EOD only

Max Pain

$67.00

Next expiry Jun 26, 2026

Expected Move

±$2.37

3.4% from close

Price Gap

-3.79

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

100

High premium

P/C OI

2.21

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

6.5/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: Jun 18, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Jun 18, 2026 close

EEM Flow Report

Analysis based on market close June 18, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 8.9% from MP; +1 VIX 16

Watch next session: $70 resistance; $55 gamma flip

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$22.2M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 1.38

P/C OI ratio: 2.21

Despite elevated put OI and volume, net premium positive driven by large call buying at $65 and $70. Positive GEX and DEX support upside. Heavy spec put buying at $61.50 indicates tail hedging, not conviction. High confidence base reflects aligned GEX/flow.

Notable Prints

EEM 2026-08-21 $61.50 Put

Vol: 8,596

OI: 475

Vol/OI: 18.1x

IV: 53.4%

Notional: ~$774K

Intent: Hedge downside

Dual read: Speculative put buy

Read-through: Bearish

EEM 2026-06-26 $69.00 Put

Vol: 2,830

OI: 191

Vol/OI: 14.8x

IV: 39.7%

Notional: ~$226K

Intent: Hedge near spot

Dual read: Vol play

Read-through: Neutral-bearish

EEM 2026-08-21 $70.00 Call

Vol: 7,505

OI: 670

Vol/OI: 11.2x

IV: 38.0%

Notional: ~$3.3M

Intent: Bullish bet

Dual read: Short covering

Read-through: Bullish

EEM 2026-07-02 $67.00 Put

Vol: 1,817

OI: 224

Vol/OI: 8.1x

IV: 37.1%

Notional: ~$116K

Intent: Hedge

Read-through: Slightly bearish

EEM 2027-06-17 $55.00 Put

Vol: 6,608

OI: 1,405

Vol/OI: 4.7x

IV: 47.5%

Notional: ~$1.9M

Intent: Tail hedge

Dual read: Long vol

Read-through: Bearish long-term

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Call buying at $70, $65, $54, $71.5, $50 strikes; largest OI at $65 (5,195)

Put additions: Put buying at $61.5, $69, $67, $55, $65.5; largest OI at $55 (163,090)

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX +$144.2M, DEX +158.5M shares; consistent with pinning above MP

OI clusters: Gamma flip $55; put OI 22.3% below spot; call OI concentrated at $65

Hedging evidence: Long-term put buys (2027 $55) suggest hedging; short-term puts also active

Max pain context: Spot above MP; pinning expected near $60-65 range

Signal vs Noise

~Ignore small OI puts at $65.5 (vol/oi 1.8) as noise

~Focus on large put OI at $55 (163k) and call OI at $65 (5k) as key levels

~High put/call OI ratio (2.21) signals bearish positioning, but net premium positive

Key Conclusions

🔴Heavy put buying at $55 (6608 vol, 4.7x OI) signals downside hedging into 2027

🟢Call OI at $65 (5,195) with high volume suggests institutional bullish bets

⚠️SPY +0.78%, QQQ +2.51% but EEM put skew dominates; caution on EM risk

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