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iShares China Large-Cap ETFClose $33.84EOD only

Max Pain

$34.00

Next expiry Oct 23, 2026

Expected Move

±$0.83

2.5% from close

Price Gap

+0.16

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Middle-high premium

P/C OI

0.96

Balanced positioning

Consensus

7.5/10

Bearish tilt

Published snapshot: Oct 16, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Oct 16, 2026 close

FXI Flow Report

Analysis based on market close June 5, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 spot 0.7% from MP; +0.5 VIX 22

Watch next session: $32 gamma flip; $33.50 resistance

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$8.2M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 1.44

P/C OI ratio: 0.87

FXI sees heavy put buying with net -$8.24M premium and 1.44 P/C ratio. GEX negative at -$87M, gamma flip at $32. Spot near MP. Unusual 5000-lot Nov $32 put. Bearish flow, high confidence.

Notable Prints

FXI 2026-11-20 $32.00 Put

Vol: 5,000

OI: 1,705

Vol/OI: 2.9x

IV: 38.0%

Notional: ~$505K

Intent: New bearish position or hedge

Dual read: Possibly closing short puts or volatility play

Read-through: Bearish sentiment on FXI

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Negligible calls; net premium -$8.24M.

Put additions: Heavy puts; volume ratio 1.44, Nov20 32p added 5k.

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX -$87M, DEX +147.5M shares align bearish.

OI clusters: Largest put OI at 32 (125k contracts, 7.9% below spot).

Hedging evidence: Unusual put print suggests hedging.

Max pain context: Spot near MP; gamma flip at 32.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: Negative net premium with high put/call ratio indicates bearish positioning.

~Signal: GEX/DEX consistency reinforces institutional flow.

~Noise: Single unusual print volume is not trend-conclusive.

Key Conclusions

📉Institutions bearish via puts; net premium negative.

⚠️Short gamma risk; spot near gamma flip at 32.

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