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NOW

ServiceNow, Inc.Close $119.36EOD only
Max Pain
$115.00
Next expiry Jun 5, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.80
3.2% from close
Price Gap
-4.36
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
86
High premium
P/C OI
0.86
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 4, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jun 4, 2026 close
NOW Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 5, 2026

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

Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Price breaks below 110 with increased put volume.
Invalidation: Price reclaims 115 and holds.
Confidence:
5 / 10
base 5; -1 GEX/flow contradict; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -0.5 spot 3.1% from MP; +0.5 VIX 22

Watch next session: 110; 112; 108; 115

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$59.0M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 0.92

P/C OI ratio: 0.85

Mixed flow with bearish lean: net premium negative, put buying, but heavy OTM call volume and dealer long gamma (GEX +8.3M) provide support. High VIX and negative macro favor downside, but near-term limited.

Notable Prints

#1
NOW 2026-06-05 $116.00 Call
Vol: 3,881
OI: 240
Vol/OI: 16.2x
IV: 36.9%
Notional: ~$16K
Intent: lottery

Read-through: bull

#2
NOW 2026-06-05 $117.00 Call
Vol: 3,007
OI: 250
Vol/OI: 12.0x
IV: 44.9%
Notional: ~$9K
Intent: lottery

Read-through: bull

#3
NOW 2026-06-05 $111.00 Put
Vol: 3,197
OI: 336
Vol/OI: 9.5x
IV: 35.6%
Notional: ~$3K
Intent: hedge
Dual read: spec

Read-through: bear

#4
NOW 2026-06-12 $111.00 Put
Vol: 1,259
OI: 160
Vol/OI: 7.9x
IV: 65.0%
Notional: ~$438K
Intent: roll

Read-through: bear

#5
NOW 2026-06-05 $113.00 Call
Vol: 1,541
OI: 232
Vol/OI: 6.6x
IV: 9.6%
Notional: ~$23K
Intent: lottery

Read-through: neut

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Heavy call sweeps at 116-117, 113-114 for weekly; 112 call next week. New longs.

Put additions: Put sweeps at 111 weekly/next week; 108 put next week; long-dated 120 put opened.

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX +8.3M, DEX +45.5M shares positive. Net premium -58.9M mixed. Gamma pinning.

OI clusters: Put OI concentration 13,053 at 92 (gamma flip); small call OI at 116-117.

Hedging evidence: Long-dated 120 put with 62% IV indicates institutional hedge. Weekly put sweeps for protection.

Max pain context: Spot below MP; gamma pinning expected to pull price toward MP. VIX 21.5 supports mean reversion.

Signal vs Noise

~Call sweeps at low strikes with high vol/OI ratio are signal of bullish positioning.
~Put sweeps across expiries and long-dated put are signal of hedging.
~GEX positive and gamma flip at 92 indicate strong put support as signal.
~Net premium negative despite positive GEX is signal of mixed institutional flow.

Key Conclusions

📈Call sweeps at low strikes suggest bullish bet on move toward MP.
🛡️Heavy put hedging and negative net premium indicate downside risk.
⚖️Mixed signals; gamma pinning may consolidate near MP but high VIX adds uncertainty.
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