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GOOGL

Alphabet Inc.Close $321.31EOD only

Max Pain

$302.50

Next expiry Apr 15, 2026

Expected Move

±$5.25

1.6% from close

Price Gap

-18.81

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

High premium

P/C OI

0.86

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

6.5/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 13, 2026 close

End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot

Apr 13, 2026 close

GOOGL Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 13, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 VIX 19.1

Watch next session: Follow volume/OI change at $320/$322.50 calls (near-term GEX concentration); Any follow-through put buying at $310-$315 (protective/hedge flow that would blunt bullish thesis)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$161.7M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.52 — call-dominant (strong call skew in today's flow)

P/C OI ratio: 0.86 — moderate call lean in positioning (OI still somewhat balanced vs volume)

Large, concentrated institutional call buying is the dominant force — net premium is strongly positive driven by heavy flows into strikes $335 and $340. Dealers carry sizeable positive GEX (+$190.8M) which reinforces a pinning regime around near-spot strikes ($320–$325); short-term puts show activity but appear smaller or expiry-related compared with the call premium.

Notable Prints

GOOGL 2026-05-15 $335.00 Call

Vol: 49,007

OI: 4,773

Vol/OI: 10.3x

IV: 36.8%

Notional: ~$42.15M

Intent: Fresh directional call accumulation (institutional bullish exposure to mid-May)

Dual read: Could be buy-to-open directional or a structured leg of covered/bull-call spreads, but size and premium concentration point to fresh bullish exposure

Read-through: Significant multi-week bullish bet — anchors large positive net premium and is the main driver of today's bullish flow regime.

GOOGL 2026-04-15 $310.00 Put

Vol: 6,816

OI: 218

Vol/OI: 31.3x

IV: 29.9%

Notional: ~$231.7K

Intent: Short-dated protective put buying or frictional hedging into closers

Dual read: Could be protective for stock holders or short-term buy-to-open spec hedges; high vol/oi indicates urgency but not huge notional

Read-through: Local hedging pressure concentrated just below spot but small notional relative to call flow — not enough to offset bullish premium.

GOOGL 2026-04-13 $317.50 Put

Vol: 9,369

OI: 736

Vol/OI: 12.7x

IV: 10.5%

Notional: ~$9.37K

Intent: Expiry/roll activity or expiration-day hedging (very low last price, shallow premium)

Dual read: Buy-to-open protective or closing/rolling of earlier positions; very low premium implies expiry mechanics rather than new directional conviction

Read-through: High volume/OI ratio driven by expiry mechanics — contributes to near-term volatility but not a large directional signal.

GOOGL 2026-04-13 $322.50 Call

Vol: 9,625

OI: 964

Vol/OI: 10.0x

IV: 3.9%

Notional: ~$9.63K

Intent: Expiry-related call flows (close-to-spot strikes) — likely pinning or roll activity into adjacent expirations

Dual read: Could be buy-to-open bullish or market-maker rebalancing; low implied suggests execution to capture gamma or close positions

Read-through: Adds to pin pressure at $320–$322.5 but small notional vs May calls; consistent with dealers defending near-term level.

GOOGL 2026-05-22 $320.00 Put

Vol: 2,249

OI: 110

Vol/OI: 20.4x

IV: 36.7%

Notional: ~$3.17M

Intent: Long-dated put accumulation — either speculative tail hedge or structured protection for larger positions

Dual read: Could be a directional bearish hedge (buy-to-open) or part of a collar/put-spread financed by other trades; OI is still small but notional meaningful

Read-through: Shows pockets of downside hedging into late-May, but size is small compared with call premium; watch if this grows.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $335 and $340 are the clearest call accumulation strikes (largest net premium at $335: $48,514,434 and $340: $46,637,905). Near-term call build also visible at $320-$330 (notable OI at $330: 29,174 and $320/$322.5 near-term clusters).

Put additions: Activity concentrated in short-dated puts around $310-$317.50 (expiries Apr13/Apr15) and a smaller flow of longer-dated $320 puts into late-May; these look like localized protection rather than large directional positioning against the call flow.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — Total GEX +$190.8M and positive DEX (+73.1M shares) align with bullish call-heavy flow and the pinning regime around $320-$325.

OI clusters: Largest OI is in calls at $345 (55,872) and $340 (40,465) — these create a call wall/resistance in the $340-$345 band. Near-term OI concentration at $320 (3,391), $322.50 (670), and $325 (2,417) form pin magnets/support in the immediate window. Put OI is concentrated below in structural floor $200-$215 but not actionable in the near-term.

Hedging evidence: Short-dated protective puts (Apr 13/15 at $310-$317.50) and a smaller long-dated $320 put block (May22) suggest selective hedging. No broad collar signature; dominant flow is naked or bought calls (directional) rather than financed collars.

Max pain context: Max pain (nearest expiries) sits at $312.50 today and trends lower toward $300 over subsequent expirations; spot currently above MP which, combined with pinning and heavy call premium, suggests dealers are defending the >$320 area rather than forcing immediate move down to MP.

Signal vs Noise

~Multiple Apr-13/Apr-15 expiry strikes (e.g., $317.50P, $322.50C, $312.50P) show very high vol/OI ratios — likely expiration rolls and market-maker rebalances rather than new directional conviction.

~$310.00 put Apr-15 shows high volume but small notional (~$232K) — likely tactical short-dated protection (noise relative to $42M May call block).

~Very low last prices on many expiry-day prints (IV very low for Apr-13 calls/puts) indicate expiry mechanics and should not be read as large directional bets.

~Call OI walls at $340-$345 are structural (large existing positions) — not necessarily fresh bullish buying but create resistance and dealer hedging dynamics; treat big OI strikes as structural positioning rather than immediate flow.

Key Conclusions

🐂Large, concentrated call premium (notably $335/$340) drives a clear bullish flow with net premium +$161.7M and GEX +$190.8M.

📌Pinning pressure around $320–$322.50 — near-term GEX concentrations (+$14.2M at $320, +$5.5M at $322.50) make $320 a short-term magnet.

🛡️Short-dated puts ($310–$317.50) show expiry/hedge activity; these are present but small vs call notional — watch if put demand expands.

🧭Major resistance wall at $340–$345 (largest call OI clusters) — a target for profit-taking or dealer hedging that could cap rallies.

🔎If May calls continue to accumulate (follow $335/$340 flow), dealers will remain long-gamma supportive and the bullish regime will persist; a reversal would show up as shrinking net premium and rising short-term put buying.

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