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LRCX

Lam Research CorporationClose $374.80EOD only
Max Pain
$370.00
Next expiry Jun 26, 2026
Expected Move
±$23.27
6.2% from close
Price Gap
-4.80
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
15
Low premium
P/C OI
1.07
Balanced positioning
Consensus
4.5/10
Range bias
Published snapshot: Jun 24, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jun 24, 2026 close
LRCX Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 25, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Spot holds above $375; continued call volume.
Invalidation: Break below $375 or $340 gamma flip.
Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 8.6% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: 415; 440

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$77.4M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.75

P/C OI ratio: 1.06

Bullish flow with heavy call buying and net premium. A large Aug $360 put buy (5,120 vol) signals hedging. Gamma positive pins spot near $400-410. Upside bias intact but hedged.

Notable Prints

#1
LRCX 2026-08-21 $360.00 Put
Vol: 5,120
OI: 115
Vol/OI: 44.5x
IV: 79.5%
Notional: ~$15.9M
Intent: Bearish hedge

Read-through: Downside risk

#2
LRCX 2026-06-26 $415.00 Call
Vol: 829
OI: 192
Vol/OI: 4.3x
IV: 62.8%
Notional: ~$242K
Intent: Bullish speculation

Read-through: Tomorrow move up

#3
LRCX 2026-06-26 $362.50 Put
Vol: 487
OI: 119
Vol/OI: 4.1x
IV: 77.0%
Notional: ~$19K
Intent: Bearish speculation

Read-through: Crash protection

#4
LRCX 2026-07-17 $490.00 Call
Vol: 1,032
OI: 274
Vol/OI: 3.8x
IV: 78.6%
Notional: ~$722K
Intent: Speculative bullish

Read-through: Long shot upside

#5
LRCX 2026-07-17 $440.00 Call
Vol: 2,050
OI: 669
Vol/OI: 3.1x
IV: 78.0%
Notional: ~$3.6M
Intent: Bullish bet

Read-through: Medium-term upside

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Calls added at 415, 490, 440, 402.5, 410, 420, 400 strikes across expirations.

Put additions: Put added at 360 (8/21, 5120 vol) and smaller at 362.5, 375.

GEX/DEX consistency: Bullish flow consistent with positive GEX +19.7M and DEX +20.1M shares.

OI clusters: Put OI concentration 22,678 at 360 (15.4% below spot) creating gamma flip near $340.

Hedging evidence: Large put at 360 likely hedging long exposure; also smaller puts.

Max pain context: Spot above MP by 8.6%; positive GEX suggests pinning higher but distance may limit.

Signal vs Noise

~Strong call volume across strikes and expirations is real bullish signal.
~High VIX (19) and vol regime amplify noise; large put block likely hedging, not directional.

Key Conclusions

🟢Institutions accumulating calls across multiple strikes; flow strongly bullish.
⚠️Large put hedge at 360 suggests downside protection; risk of reversal.
🔍Spot 8.6% above max pain; pinning may pull price lower despite positive GEX.
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