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Netflix, Inc.Close $107.71EOD only

Max Pain

$95.00

Next expiry Apr 17, 2026

Expected Move

±$7.78

7.2% from close

Price Gap

-12.71

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

100

High premium

P/C OI

0.82

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

6.0/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: Apr 15, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

Apr 15, 2026 close

NFLX Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 15, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

Historical consensus-supported lens with full content, report chain context, and metric rail.

Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 13.4% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18; -0.5 increased short-dated protective put activity (Apr17)

Watch next session: Flow into the $110.00$112.00 strikes (GEX concentration levels) fresh call buys or dealer re-hedging will confirm pinning; Behavior of front-week puts (NFLX260417P00107000 and NFLX260417P00055000): aggressive buying or a sustained bid would cap upside and reduce bullish conviction

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$106.8M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.73

P/C OI ratio: 0.82

Call demand remains the headline (net premium +$106.8M) concentrated at $110$120, but substantial short-dated put activity ahead of earnings alters the near-term picture. Notably, the 4/17 $107 put (Vol=1,786, OI=572) and a high-IV deep-OTM $55 put (Vol=398, IV=237.5%) indicate material protective/tail-hedge flows that reduce conviction in an unabated short-term rally; the net is still call-leaning but with meaningful hedging skew into the earnings window.

Notable Prints

NFLX260417C00117000

Vol: 5,185

OI: 645

Vol/OI: 8.0x

IV: 97.3%

Notional: ~$482K

Intent: Directional call buying into front-week (opening fresh upside exposure ahead of earnings/short-dated gamma squeeze)

Dual read: Could partly be market-makers laying off short-gamma risk (buying calls) vs an outright directional long; volume 5,185 vs OI 645 (8.0x) favors fresh buys

Read-through: Significant front-week call demand at $117 (9% OTM) supports near-term upside pressure toward the $115$117 band and reinforces dealer positive GEX/pinning bias

NFLX260417P00107000

Vol: 1,786

OI: 572

Vol/OI: 3.1x

IV: 99.1%

Notional: ~$6.3M

Intent: Aggressive short-dated protective put buying ahead of earnings (defensive hedging)

Dual read: Primarily looks like buyer-initiated paid protection rather than a position close; size (1,786 contracts) materially exceeds comparable front-week put prints and likely reflects institutional downside insurance

Read-through: This print meaningfully increases near-term put skew and acts as a short-term cap — dealers will need to short-delta/hedge the position, which could blunt upside into expiry unless calls significantly outpace further put demand

NFLX260417P00055000

Vol: 398

OI: 131

Vol/OI: 3.0x

IV: 237.5%

Notional: ~$11.9K

Intent: Deep-OTM tail-hedge or structured component (very high IV)

Dual read: Could be a cheap one-off buyer buying extreme tail protection or part of a larger structured product; high IV suggests premium for crash protection was expensive and thus purposeful

Read-through: Even small notional, the extreme IV and distance imply explicit tail-hedging interest that steepens short-dated skew and may cause dealers to manage convexity aggressively around earnings

NFLX260515C00122000

Vol: 3,420

OI: 949

Vol/OI: 3.6x

IV: 42.3%

Notional: ~$393K

Intent: Medium-dated call accumulation (speculative/institutional upside exposure into mid-May)

Dual read: Could be part of call spreads or structured purchases funded by puts, but vol 3,420 vs OI 949 (3.6x) and IV 42.3% suggests fresh openings

Read-through: Adds to call-side positioning at the $122 area (13% OTM) contributing to the longer-dated call wall/gamma at $120$140 and reinforcing asymmetric upside convexity for dealers

NFLX260529C00105000

Vol: 522

OI: 115

Vol/OI: 4.5x

IV: 44.7%

Notional: ~$377K

Intent: Long-dated ITM call activity (May 29 $105 ITM) likely directional long or roll from front-dated calls

Dual read: Could be conversion/synthetic mechanics (close short puts + buy calls) but vol/OI 4.5x with IV 44.7% favors fresh directional allocation or roll

Read-through: ITM May calls at $105 increase open interest inside current spot, pointing to institutional willingness to own delta exposure into the summer

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $110$122 strikes (heavy premium at $110; OI clusters at $120/$140; flows into $122 exp 5/15 and $120.50 exp 6/18) institutions are adding upside exposure across near- and mid-dates.

Put additions: More substantial than previously described: significant short-dated paid protection at 4/17 $107 (Vol=1,786, OI=572) and ITM $112 puts (Vol=509) plus deep-OTM $55 tail hedges (IV=237.5%) and some mid-dated protection at $95 (5/08). These are sized to materially influence short-term skew and dealer hedging.

GEX/DEX consistency: Partially consistent: while net flow and GEX remain positive (+$312.8M) supporting pinning above spot, the concentrated short-dated put buying forces dealers into additional delta-hedges that can dampen upside in the immediate term despite the overall call accumulation.

OI clusters: Largest structural OI remains call-centric ($120.00 CALL OI=163,198; $140.00 CALL OI=160,817) creating longer-term upside walls; near-term OI and GEX concentrations at $112.00 (+$28.3M) and $110.00 (+$14.2M) are primary short-term magnets, but front-week put flows insert friction into movement toward those levels.

Hedging evidence: Clear: large short-dated protective puts and expensive deep-OTM tail buys ahead of earnings are explicit hedging. Dealers will likely be short-delta from these buys and may buy stock into downdrafts and sell into rallies, complicating pure call-driven upside even as longer-dated call accumulation persists.

Max pain context: Max pain pins sit well below spot ($95–$99 across near expiries) but near-term GEX pinning is above spot ($110/$112): positioning and recent call flow are orienting the pin higher than MP, creating a short-term magnet around $110–$112 despite longer-dated MP levels.

Signal vs Noise

~Very short-dated front-week prints (4/17) have elevated IV (≈99%) — some of the volume is earnings-driven hedging rather than pure directional conviction.

~Large OI at very far OTM puts (e.g., $5.00/$4.50 puts) are structural and not relevant to near-term directional signals.

~High notional concentrated calls at $120/$140 with massive OI are long-term structural positioning; single-day flows in those strikes can be dealer inventory management rather than fresh directional bets.

~Small-volume far-OTM activity (e.g., $55 puts) likely noise or cheap tail hedges given tiny notional and extreme distance from spot.

Key Conclusions

🐂Overall flow is bullish: net premium +$106.8M and concentrated call demand around $110–$120 supports upside into the EM band ($99.93–$115.48) and pins near $110–$112.

⚠️Earnings distortion: extremely elevated front-week IV (99.7% 4/17 ATM) and paid short-dated puts ($112, $107) mean front-week flow may be protective — watch tomorrow's unwind for confirmation.

📌Gamma/pinning setup: dealers are long-GEX (+$312.8M) with near-term GEX concentration at $112 and $110 — these levels are the primary magnets and likely to see mean reversion activity.

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