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iShares China Large-Cap ETFClose $36.08EOD only

Max Pain

$35.50

Next expiry Aug 7, 2026

Expected Move

±$0.37

1.0% from close

Price Gap

-0.58

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

0.84

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

7.5/10

Bearish tilt

Published snapshot: Aug 5, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Aug 5, 2026 close

FXI Flow Report

Analysis based on market close June 22, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; -0.5 spot 3.1% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: Sep18 $30 put block

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$43.1M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 3.34

P/C OI ratio: 0.80

Heavy put buying (3.3x volume ratio) and -$83M GEX dominate FXI. Massive Sep18 $30 put block (59k vol) adds to bearish bias. Gamma flip at $25; price below MP ($31). Expect downside pressure unless call activity reverses flow.

Notable Prints

FXI 2027-05-21 $30.00 Put

Vol: 6,000

OI: 567

Vol/OI: 10.6x

IV: 40.6%

Notional: ~$852K

Intent: Bearish

Read-through: Bearish

FXI 2026-07-17 $32.00 Call

Vol: 400

OI: 114

Vol/OI: 3.5x

IV: 38.7%

Notional: ~$75K

Intent: Bullish

Read-through: Bullish

FXI 2026-09-18 $30.00 Put

Vol: 59,816

OI: 20,717

Vol/OI: 2.9x

IV: 26.0%

Notional: ~$2.5M

Intent: Bearish

Read-through: Bearish

FXI 2026-09-18 $41.00 Put

Vol: 8,169

OI: 5,446

Vol/OI: 1.5x

IV: 68.5%

Notional: ~$6.2M

Intent: Hedge

Read-through: Bearish

FXI 2026-09-18 $43.00 Put

Vol: 3,000

OI: 2,000

Vol/OI: 1.5x

IV: 67.5%

Notional: ~$3.0M

Intent: Hedge

Read-through: Bearish

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: minimal; small call at $32 Jul 17 (400 vol)

Put additions: heavy; Sep 18 $30 put 59.8k, Jan 27 $30 put 6k, $39-$43 puts

GEX/DEX consistency: mixed; GEX -$83M bearish, DEX +101M bullish; heavy puts consistent with negative GEX

OI clusters: put OI 88k at ~$25.2 (25% below spot); Sep 18 $30 OI 20.7k

Hedging evidence: puts for downside protection; $32 call as cap

Max pain context: below MP; pin from put OI

Signal vs Noise

~Heavy put volume and OI building signal institutional hedging

~VIX at 17 is noise; not extreme

Key Conclusions

🔴Heavy put flow across strikes indicates bearish institutional positioning

⚠️Spot below MP with large put OI below; downside risk elevated

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