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NFLX

Netflix, Inc.Close $107.79EOD only
Max Pain
$95.00
Next expiry Apr 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$7.92
7.3% from close
Price Gap
-12.79
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 16, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Apr 16, 2026 close
NFLX Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Net positive GEX (+$18.6M), flow regime bullish with pinning, heavy call prints (4/17-4/24/5/8) and spot ~MP support; low put-call vol ratio
Invalidation: Sustained spot decline below short-term strikes/MP or large negative flow/rapid VIX spike that flips gamma from pinning to negative
Confidence:
9 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +1 spot 0.3% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: Monitor 4/24/5/8 call expiry prints and OI changes; Track spot vs MP moves and intraday GEX/dex swings; Watch VIX and large put prints

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$87.8M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.52

P/C OI ratio: 0.88

Bullish, pinning regime: dealers short gamma supported by large call flow and positive GEX; keep watching expiries and spot/VIX for signs of flip.

Notable Prints

#1
NFLX 2026-05-22 $88.00 Put
Vol: 11,343
OI: 184
Vol/OI: 61.6x
IV: 30.8%
Notional: ~$749K
Intent: protective/long-put buy
Dual read: portfolio hedge vs directional short

Read-through: tail downside protection

#2
NFLX 2026-04-24 $97.00 Call
Vol: 20,526
OI: 381
Vol/OI: 53.9x
IV: 29.8%
Notional: ~$3.8M
Intent: urgent directional call buy
Dual read: gamma play vs speculative long

Read-through: near-term bullish pressure

#3
NFLX 2026-04-24 $98.00 Call
Vol: 30,245
OI: 644
Vol/OI: 47.0x
IV: 29.9%
Notional: ~$4.2M
Intent: directional call buy
Dual read: lot sweep vs spread leg

Read-through: short-dated upside demand

#4
NFLX 2026-04-17 $97.00 Call
Vol: 59,566
OI: 1,682
Vol/OI: 35.4x
IV: 4.7%
Notional: ~$2.1M
Intent: intraday gamma/buying
Dual read: dealer hedge vs speculation

Read-through: very short-term upside squeeze risk

#5
NFLX 2026-05-08 $100.00 Call
Vol: 9,007
OI: 379
Vol/OI: 23.8x
IV: 30.3%
Notional: ~$1.6M
Intent: directional call buy
Dual read: directional vs calendar leg

Read-through: bullish medium-term

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Short-dated call activity clustered 96–101 for Apr17/Apr24; May calls at 97–100 noted but many prints have low OI behind them.

Put additions: Notable longer-dated put print at May22 $88 indicating tail protection interest; overall put OI skewed ~20–30% below spot in measured strikes.

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX +$18.6M and DEX +141.7M shares are consistent with recent bullish net flow but do not prove sustained dealer pinning—could reflect transient flow or print-driven distortions; confidence: moderate-low.

OI clusters: Largest verified OI: Apr17 $99 ≈2.6k, Apr17 $97 ≈1.7k; many 96–101 prints show single-day prints with OI <500, so some moves are print-driven noise vs true clusters.

Hedging evidence: Mix of short-dated call selling and isolated long-dated put buys suggests partial hedging/collar behavior but evidence is mixed and sized unevenly.

Max pain context: Spot ~0.3% from theoretical MP; gamma regime suggests potential pin risk but causality is uncertain given low-OI prints.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: concentrated short-dated call flow at 96–101 with verified multi-k OI at select strikes.
~Signal: May22 $88 long-dated put is a clear tail-protection print.
~Noise: numerous intraday high-volume prints with OI <500—likely transient/flow-prints, treat impact as lower confidence.

Key Conclusions

📌Short-dated call selling clustered 96–101 likely biases dealer hedging toward resistance/pin risk, but causation is moderate-low confidence due to some low-OI prints.
🛡️May22 $88 put shows institutional tail-protection demand; overall positioning mixes bullish flow with selective protection.

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