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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)Close $1096.56EOD only

Max Pain

$1040.00

Next expiry Jun 26, 2026

Expected Move

±$39.33

3.6% from close

Price Gap

-56.56

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

100

High premium

P/C OI

1.11

Slightly put-heavy

Consensus

7.0/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: Jun 18, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Jun 18, 2026 close

GS Flow Report

Analysis based on market close June 18, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 9.7% from MP; +1 VIX 16

Watch next session: Monitor 1100 put and 1110 call activity; Check spot relative to 925 gamma flip

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$547.3M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.72

P/C OI ratio: 1.11

GS shows strong bull flow with $547M net premium, call volume 1.4x puts. GEX +23.8M, pinning near highs. Large put blocks at 1100/1090 may be hedging. VIX low at 16. Bias bullish while spot stays above 925 support.

Notable Prints

GS 2026-06-18 $1100.00 Put

Vol: 805

OI: 225

Vol/OI: 3.6x

IV: 12.9%

Notional: ~$197K

Intent: Bearish

Dual read: Hedge

Read-through: Negative view

GS 2026-06-18 $1090.00 Put

Vol: 560

OI: 168

Vol/OI: 3.3x

IV: 10.7%

Notional: ~$560

Intent: Bearish

Read-through: Negative

GS 2026-06-18 $1115.00 Call

Vol: 305

OI: 136

Vol/OI: 2.2x

IV: 48.4%

Notional: ~$5K

Intent: Bullish

Dual read: Vol play

Read-through: Positive

GS 2026-06-18 $1110.00 Call

Vol: 435

OI: 212

Vol/OI: 2.0x

IV: 41.5%

Notional: ~$7K

Intent: Bullish

Read-through: Positive

GS 2027-03-19 $1300.00 Call

Vol: 297

OI: 146

Vol/OI: 2.0x

IV: 35.2%

Notional: ~$1.8M

Intent: Long-term bullish

Dual read: Short hedge

Read-through: Strong positive

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Long-dated calls at $1300 (2.0x) and $1430 (1.7x); near-term calls at $1110 (2.0x) and $1115 (2.2x).

Put additions: High strike puts at $1100 (3.6x) and $1090 (3.3x); low strike puts at $695 (1.9x) and $745 (1.6x).

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes, GEX +$23.8M, DEX +11.4M shares, bullish flow, gamma pinning.

OI clusters: Puts concentrated at $1100-1090 and $695-745; calls at $1110-1115 and long-dated high strikes.

Hedging evidence: Puts at $1100-1090 hedge near spot; low strike puts ($695, $745) serve as tail hedges.

Max pain context: Spot above MP; pinning regime suggests stabilization near current levels.

Signal vs Noise

~High vol/OI puts at $1100 and $1090 are real hedging signal.

~Low strike puts ($695, $745) with high IV indicate tail risk hedging.

~Near-term calls ($1110, $1115) with high IV signal bullish speculation.

~Long-dated calls ($1300, $1430) with moderate IV and premium show institutional accumulation.

~Missing: unusual prints at $695 put with extreme IV may be noise due to low OI.

Key Conclusions

📈Institutional call buying at high strikes and long-dated expirations signals upside conviction.

🛡️Heavy put additions at $1100-1090 hedge near-term downside, but VIX low (16.4) suggests no panic.

⚡Positive GEX and pinning regime with bullish flow support continued upward drift.

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