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GOOGL

Alphabet Inc.Close $368.53EOD only
Max Pain
$370.00
Next expiry Jun 8, 2026
Expected Move
±$7.90
2.1% from close
Price Gap
+1.47
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
38
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.85
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 5, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 5, 2026 close
GOOGL Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 22, 2026

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Flow Verdict

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Confirmation: Large positive GEX (+$210.6M), call-heavy unusual prints at 337.5–342.5 expiries, DEX buying (+75.6M shares), pinning gamma and spot above MP
Invalidation: Sustained surge in put OI or VIX spike >25, GEX turn negative, or a close below 335 area with follow-through
Confidence:
8.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: Monitor fills/rolls at 337.5–342.5 calls and 335–340 puts; Watch VIX and intraday GEX drift for sign of unwind

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$123.2M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.53

P/C OI ratio: 0.90

Flow is aligned bullish: concentrated short-dated call activity and dealer positive gamma exposure are supporting pinning around the 337–342 strikes; key invalidation is volatility-driven put buying or GEX reversal.

Notable Prints

#1
GOOGL 2026-05-01 $375.00 Call
Vol: 8,138
OI: 391
Vol/OI: 20.8x
IV: 48.0%
Notional: ~$1.1M
Intent: []
Dual read: []

Read-through: []

#2
GOOGL 2026-04-22 $337.50 Put
Vol: 9,038
OI: 445
Vol/OI: 20.3x
IV: 5.3%
Notional: ~$9K
Intent: elevated short-dated downside interest
Dual read: protective puts vs speculative sells

Read-through: tail risk/hedge demand

#3
GOOGL 2026-04-22 $342.50 Call
Vol: 22,358
OI: 1,191
Vol/OI: 18.8x
IV: 9.6%
Notional: ~$22K
Intent: short-term bullish leverage
Dual read: spec buy or structured trade

Read-through: upside conviction near-term

#4
GOOGL 2026-04-22 $337.50 Call
Vol: 24,609
OI: 2,163
Vol/OI: 11.4x
IV: 11.1%
Notional: ~$4.3M
Intent: very large short-dated bullish demand
Dual read: directional buys vs. block hedges

Read-through: concentrated call flow supporting spot

#5
GOOGL 2026-05-15 $337.50 Put
Vol: 2,119
OI: 242
Vol/OI: 8.8x
IV: 37.5%
Notional: ~$2.7M
Intent: []
Dual read: []

Read-through: []

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated short-dated call buying at 337.5–342.5 (22–24 Apr) and some isolated May 375 buys; directional weight moderate — high conviction for near-term pinning is limited by small-ticket prints.

Put additions: Noticeable short-dated put flow at 335–337.5 with elevated put OI; longer-dated puts thin but show higher IV per contract, a non-trivial downside hedge.

GEX/DEX consistency: Positive GEX (~+$210M) and DEX inflow (+75M shares) support a bullish bias, though magnitude implies probabilistic (not certain) pinning pressure.

OI clusters: Largest OI concentrated at 340/337.5 (short-dated); May strikes show sparse OI, so treat long-dated reads as noisy.

Hedging evidence: Signs of call-selling/short-delta hedges and collars around 335–342.5; protective puts present but limited in size.

Max pain context: Spot sits above max-pain; flow and GEX increase chance of pinning near 337.5–342.5 but confidence ~60% given isolated/low-OI prints and put-IV risk.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: clustered short-dated calls 337.5–342.5 with material OI — meaningful near-term influence.
~Signal: positive GEX/DEX aligns with bullish tilt but is probabilistic, not definitive.
~Noise: isolated long-dated calls (May 375) and many tiny-OI prints should be discounted.
~Noise: elevated put IV vs sparse long-dated put OI signals downside tail risk despite lower notional.

Key Conclusions

📌Probable bullish pinning near 337.5–342.5 into near expiries — confidence moderate (~60%).
⚠️Downside guarded: 335–337.5 put OI and higher IV on longer-dated puts merit caution; breaches could spike vol.
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