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MSTR

Strategy IncClose $85.33EOD only
Max Pain
$111.00
Next expiry Jun 26, 2026
Expected Move
±$5.08
6.0% from close
Price Gap
+25.67
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
23
Low premium
P/C OI
1.00
Balanced positioning
Consensus
8.0/10
Bearish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 25, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 25, 2026 close
MSTR Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 26, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Break below gamma flip ~$80
Invalidation: Sustained move above $85 or MP
Confidence:
6.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; -1 spot 19.3% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18

Watch next session: $80 gamma flip; Put volume

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$470.8M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 2.23

P/C OI ratio: 0.99

Bearish flow: net put premium $470.8M, put/call vol ratio 2.23, GEX -$78.9M. Unusual prints show concentrated put buying at $84 and OTM call sales. Regime bearish, spot below MP.

Notable Prints

#1
MSTR 2026-06-26 $85.00 Call
Vol: 21,097
OI: 723
Vol/OI: 29.2x
IV: 29.7%
Notional: ~$21K
Intent: Speculative bounce bet
Dual read: Gamma squeeze attempt

Read-through: Bearish sentiment, contrarian buyer

#2
MSTR 2026-07-02 $85.00 Call
Vol: 5,769
OI: 350
Vol/OI: 16.5x
IV: 98.4%
Notional: ~$1.9M
Intent: Bullish directional
Dual read: Volatility play

Read-through: Expectation of move

#3
MSTR 2026-06-26 $84.00 Put
Vol: 16,148
OI: 1,042
Vol/OI: 15.5x
IV: 51.0%
Notional: ~$2.8M
Intent: Downside hedge
Dual read: Bearish speculation

Read-through: Market prices downside risk

#4
MSTR 2026-07-02 $90.00 Call
Vol: 16,228
OI: 1,344
Vol/OI: 12.1x
IV: 99.0%
Notional: ~$2.9M
Intent: Bullish speculation
Dual read: Call spread leg

Read-through: Optimistic bounce

#5
MSTR 2026-07-02 $200.00 Call
Vol: 6,496
OI: 554
Vol/OI: 11.7x
IV: 193.8%
Notional: ~$6K
Intent: Lottery spec
Dual read: Tail risk

Read-through: Extreme bullish outlier

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Modest call buying at $85 (6/26, vol/oi 29:1 but premium $0.01) and $90 (7/2, vol/oi 12:1); $200 call noise.

Put additions: Heavy put buying at $84 (15.5x OI), $81 (5.7x), plus tail puts at $30/$35 (vol/oi 9.4x/7.6x) and $40 (5.7x).

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX negative (-$78.9M) aligns with bearish flow; DEX positive (+59.9M shares) partly conflicting, likely dealer hedging of short puts.

OI clusters: Largest OI: $90 call (1344), $95 call (1541), $84 put (1042), $81 put (874).

Hedging evidence: Tail puts at $30-$40 indicate downside protection; high IV (125-295%) suggests hedged positioning.

Max pain context: MP unknown but spot below MP; gamma flip ~$80, pinning likely near $80-85.

Signal vs Noise

~Heavy put volume at $84 and $81 is real bearish signal.
~Deep OTM puts ($30-$40) are tail risk hedging, not noise.
~$85 call with $0.01 premium is noise; $90/$95 calls are speculative but not strong.
~$200 call is high IV lottery, noise.
~Net premium strongly negative confirms bearish bias.

Key Conclusions

🛡️Institutions adding protection via $84/$81 puts and tail hedges at $30-$40.
📉Spot below max pain, GEX negative, put/call vol ratio 2.23: persistent selling pressure.
⚠️Speculative call buying at $85/$90 may create gamma squeeze but low confidence given low premiums.
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