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NOW

ServiceNow, Inc.Close $102.15EOD only
Max Pain
$108.00
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.43
6.3% from close
Price Gap
+5.85
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
90
High premium
P/C OI
0.82
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.5/10
Bearish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 12, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 12, 2026 close
NOW Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 12, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Net premium remains negative, put/call volume ratio rises above 1, and spot breaks below gamma flip near 75.
Invalidation: Strong bounce on high volume or net premium turns positive, violating bearish flow.
Confidence:
7 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; -1 spot 5.4% from MP; +1 VIX 18

Watch next session: Monitor gamma flip at 75; Spot action relative to $100 strike

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$27.9M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 0.84

P/C OI ratio: 0.82

Heavy put buying drives net premium negative and dealers short gamma (-$34M). DEX positive cushions downside. Unusual call activity near $100 suggests resistance. Bearish bias unless spot reclaims $100.

Notable Prints

#1
NOW 2026-06-12 $102.00 Call
Vol: 3,462
OI: 177
Vol/OI: 19.6x
IV: 19.7%
Notional: ~$87K
Intent: Speculative buy or closing
Dual read: Closes short call

Read-through: High vol/OI, low IV

#2
NOW 2026-06-18 $65.00 Put
Vol: 15,011
OI: 1,350
Vol/OI: 11.1x
IV: 139.1%
Notional: ~$45K
Intent: Put sale for premium
Dual read: Tail hedge buy

Read-through: Massive volume, high IV

#3
NOW 2026-06-26 $115.00 Call
Vol: 5,707
OI: 760
Vol/OI: 7.5x
IV: 60.0%
Notional: ~$685K
Intent: Bullish bet

Read-through: Speculative upside

#4
NOW 2026-06-12 $100.00 Call
Vol: 3,268
OI: 520
Vol/OI: 6.3x
IV: 61.7%
Notional: ~$748K
Intent: Directional trade
Dual read: Position closing

Read-through: Near ATM, same-day

#5
NOW 2026-06-12 $101.00 Call
Vol: 1,324
OI: 218
Vol/OI: 6.1x
IV: 50.9%
Notional: ~$199K
Intent: Speculative

Read-through: Same-day, low premium

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Near-dated OTM calls with high vol/oi ratios (102,100,101,103); 115C 6/26

Put additions: Heavy 6/18 65P (15k vol), 97P,99P and long-dated 95P for 10/16

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX -$34.2M, DEX +42.3M shares; calls vs puts mixed, spot below MP

OI clusters: Put OI concentrated near 75 (gamma flip); call OI sparse above 115

Hedging evidence: Far OTM puts (65P) tail hedges; long-dated 95P downside protection

Max pain context: Spot below MP, not pinning; gamma flip at 75

Signal vs Noise

~High vol/oi on near-dated calls (102,100,101,103) and 6/18 65P indicates real positioning
~Large OI at 75P and sparse call OI beyond 115 is structural
~Random small prints (<3x vol/oi) are noise

Key Conclusions

🔄Mixed flow: calls added near term, puts hedging downside; net premium negative suggests cautious bias.
⚠️Spot below MP with gamma flip at 75; large put OI concentration could pin price near support levels.
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