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Robinhood Markets, Inc.Close $75.92EOD only

Max Pain

$77.00

Next expiry May 22, 2026

Expected Move

±$2.13

2.8% from close

Price Gap

+1.08

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

0.67

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

6.0/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: May 21, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

May 21, 2026 close

HOOD Flow Report

Analysis based on market close May 21, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

6.5 / 10

base 5; -1 GEX/flow contradict; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 spot 1.4% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: $75 put wall; $78 call resistance; $70 gamma flip

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$6.3M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 0.59

P/C OI ratio: 0.67

Mixed flow with negative net premium but positive DEX and GEX. High put activity near $75 suggests hedging, while $78 calls show bullish bets. Pinning at $70 likely, but vol high. Conflicting signals suggest range-bound action.

Notable Prints

HOOD 2026-05-29 $79.00 Call

Vol: 4,202

OI: 722

Vol/OI: 5.8x

IV: 52.5%

Notional: ~$546K

Intent: Bullish call buying

Dual read: Short covering

Read-through: Bullish sentiment

HOOD 2026-05-29 $68.00 Put

Vol: 4,841

OI: 951

Vol/OI: 5.1x

IV: 55.9%

Notional: ~$150K

Intent: Bearish put buying

Dual read: Hedging

Read-through: Bearish tilt

HOOD 2026-05-22 $90.00 Put

Vol: 666

OI: 144

Vol/OI: 4.6x

IV: 152.7%

Notional: ~$936K

Intent: Tail hedge

Dual read: Fear of crash

Read-through: Bearish

HOOD 2026-05-29 $76.00 Put

Vol: 1,742

OI: 396

Vol/OI: 4.4x

IV: 51.4%

Notional: ~$430K

Intent: Bearish directional

Dual read: Protective put

Read-through: Downside protection

HOOD 2026-05-22 $75.00 Put

Vol: 13,370

OI: 6,016

Vol/OI: 2.2x

IV: 49.3%

Notional: ~$923K

Intent: Put writing

Dual read: Bearish speculation

Read-through: Neutral to bullish

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Aggressive call buying at $78 and $79 weekly, also $95 June call

Put additions: Massive put buying at $75 weekly (13k vol), plus $73, $76, $68 puts

GEX/DEX consistency: Inconsistent: positive GEX/DEX but net negative put premium and mixed regime

OI clusters: High OI at $75 put (6k), $78 call (5.5k), gamma flip ~$70

Hedging evidence: Large $75 put likely hedging long delta; $90 put (high IV) tail hedge

Max pain context: Spot below MP; pinning to gamma flip near $70

Signal vs Noise

~$75 put (13k vol) is strong downside hedging signal

~$78/$79 calls show aggressive upside speculation

~$90 put (IV 152%) is noise - tail hedge with low OI

Key Conclusions

🟡Mixed flow with heavy put buying near spot (75) suggests hedging not pure bearish

🔴Net negative premium (-$6.3M) and high put volume imply caution near term

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