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NVIDIA CorporationClose $220.78EOD only

Max Pain

$212.50

Next expiry May 13, 2026

Expected Move

±$4.07

1.8% from close

Price Gap

-8.28

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

100

High premium

P/C OI

0.82

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

6.5/10

Consensus signal

Published snapshot: May 12, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

May 12, 2026 close

NVDA Flow Report

Analysis based on market close May 13, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 5.0% from MP; +1 VIX 18

Watch next session: Monitor spot vs $227.5 and $225; Watch VIX for sustained decline

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$1.7B bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.40

P/C OI ratio: 0.82

Aggressive short-dated call buying and put selling pinning NVDA near $227.5. Massive $225 put volume signals strong support. Bullish flow regime and positive net premium favor upside. Near-term bias higher despite elevated VIX.

Notable Prints

NVDA 2026-05-13 $225.00 Put

Vol: 294,421

OI: 651

Vol/OI: 452.3x

IV: 4.9%

Notional: ~$294K

Intent: Opening hedge

Dual read: Also speculation

Read-through: Bearish positioning

NVDA 2026-05-13 $227.50 Put

Vol: 53,985

OI: 208

Vol/OI: 259.5x

IV: 10.4%

Notional: ~$8.5M

Intent: Opening position

Read-through: High vol/oi

NVDA 2026-06-12 $265.00 Call

Vol: 31,757

OI: 291

Vol/OI: 109.1x

IV: 50.5%

Notional: ~$8.0M

Intent: Bullish call buy

Dual read: Might be short

Read-through: Bullish speculation

NVDA 2026-05-13 $222.50 Put

Vol: 164,149

OI: 3,929

Vol/OI: 41.8x

IV: 13.3%

Notional: ~$164K

Intent: Opening put

Dual read: Hedge or bet

Read-through: Bearish tilt

NVDA 2026-05-13 $230.00 Put

Vol: 5,616

OI: 145

Vol/OI: 38.7x

IV: 23.2%

Notional: ~$2.5M

Intent: Opening

Read-through: Moderate vol

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Jun 265C/245C vol/oi >20x; biggest OI at 227.5C (16.9k)

Put additions: Huge vol at 225P (294k), 222.5P (164k), 227.5P (54k) near expiry

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes: +$1.3B GEX, +518M DEX align bullish

OI clusters: 227.5C 16.9k, 225P OI 651 (vol spike), gamma flip ~190

Hedging evidence: Puts at 225-230 on 5/13-5/15 hedge downside

Max pain context: Spot ~230, MP below, regime 'Above' with pinning

Signal vs Noise

~5/13 225P vol 294k with <$0.01 last likely noise (closing)

~5/13 227.5C vol 495k with 16.9k OI signal new bullish bets

~Jun 265C/245C vol/oi >29 signal institutional call buying

Key Conclusions

📊Bullish flow + GEX pinning support spot above MP; net premium $1.7B

⚠️Spot 5% above MP; heavy put hedges at 225-230 signal downside caution

📈Unusual June call volume at 245/265 indicates institutional bullish positioning

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