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Robinhood Markets, Inc.Close $76.75EOD only

Max Pain

$78.00

Next expiry May 15, 2026

Expected Move

±$3.31

4.3% from close

Price Gap

+1.25

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Middle-high premium

P/C OI

0.70

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

6.0/10

Range bias

Published snapshot: May 13, 2026 close

End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot

May 13, 2026 close

HOOD Flow Report

Analysis based on market close May 14, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -0.5 spot 3.5% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: Monitor $80 support; Watch $85-$90 call resistance; Track VIX for vol shift

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$22.2M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.33

P/C OI ratio: 0.70

Heavy call buying (PCR 0.33) and $22M net premium support bullish view. GEX pinning near $80, calls concentrated at $85-$90. VIX at 17 amenable to upside. Key risk is spot losing $80 support.

Notable Prints

HOOD 2026-05-22 $82.00 Put

Vol: 1,462

OI: 138

Vol/OI: 10.6x

IV: 59.0%

Notional: ~$541K

Intent: bearish hedge

Read-through: hedging long positions

HOOD 2026-05-22 $85.00 Call

Vol: 16,335

OI: 2,422

Vol/OI: 6.7x

IV: 62.4%

Notional: ~$2.5M

Intent: bullish speculation

Read-through: expects rise above $85

HOOD 2026-05-22 $73.00 Put

Vol: 2,955

OI: 687

Vol/OI: 4.3x

IV: 61.2%

Notional: ~$174K

Intent: downside hedge

Read-through: protective put

HOOD 2026-05-22 $89.00 Call

Vol: 2,861

OI: 707

Vol/OI: 4.0x

IV: 65.2%

Notional: ~$235K

Intent: bullish call

Read-through: upside bet

HOOD 2026-05-15 $110.00 Put

Vol: 860

OI: 260

Vol/OI: 3.3x

IV: 277.0%

Notional: ~$2.5M

Intent: tail-risk hedge

Dual read: lottery ticket

Read-through: crash protection

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Institutions adding calls heavily at $85-90 strikes for May 22; net premium +$22.2M.

Put additions: Notable puts on weekly $110, $130 (tail hedges) and $73-82 for next week; likely hedging.

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX +$101.5M, DEX +51.1M shares align with bullish flow; gamma pinning near $70.

OI clusters: Largest OI at $70 put and $85 call; gamma flip at $70.

Hedging evidence: Weekly deep OTM puts ($110, $130) with extreme IV suggest tail risk hedging.

Max pain context: Spot well above MP; pinning action likely toward $70 gamma flip.

Signal vs Noise

~Deep OTM weekly puts with high IV are tail hedges, not directional.

~Call volume on $85-90 for next week is strong bullish signal.

~Low put/call volume ratio (0.33) confirms real call buying.

Key Conclusions

🐂Aggressive call buying: $85-90 strikes vol 16k+, OI surging. Net premium +$22M.

🛡️Tail hedging: Weekly $110, $130 puts vol 10x OI, IV 277-430%. Protection.

⚠️Gamma flip at $70; spot above MP. Risk of pinning if spot drops.

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