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FXI

iShares China Large-Cap ETFEOD only
Max Pain
$35.00
Next expiry Jun 26, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.17
9.5% from close
Price Gap
-
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
100
High premium
P/C OI
0.74
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.0/10
Bearish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 18, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jun 18, 2026 close
FXI Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 22, 2026

Historical consensus-supported lens with full content, report chain context, and metric rail.

Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Continued put volume dominance and price below gamma flip ($25) sustain bearish flow.
Invalidation: Call buying surges or price recovers above MP ($31).
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

#1
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

#2
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

#3
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

#4
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

#5
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
How to Use These Reports
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