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NVDA

NVIDIA CorporationClose $210.69EOD only
Max Pain
$205.00
Next expiry Jun 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$4.39
2.1% from close
Price Gap
-5.69
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
100
High premium
P/C OI
0.88
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 18, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jun 18, 2026 close
NVDA Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 22, 2026

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

Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Hold gamma flip, net premium pos, call lead.
Invalidation: Break gamma flip, net premium neg, put lead.
Confidence:
9 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +1 spot 0.6% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: gamma flip $200; OTM call close; VIX

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$242.2M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.50

P/C OI ratio: 0.83

Bullish flow heavy call buying 210-215; large puts 212.50 hedge. Gamma pinning near MP. Net premium positive supports upside.

Notable Prints

#1
NVDA 2026-06-22 $212.50 Put
Vol: 50,034
OI: 1,526
Vol/OI: 32.8x
IV: 68.0%
Notional: ~$20.2M
Intent: Hedge
Dual read: Vol trade

Read-through: Bearish

#2
NVDA 2026-06-22 $212.50 Call
Vol: 239,870
OI: 8,948
Vol/OI: 26.8x
IV: 16.4%
Notional: ~$240K
Intent: Spec
Dual read: Lottery

Read-through: Bullish

#3
NVDA 2026-06-24 $220.00 Put
Vol: 4,239
OI: 161
Vol/OI: 26.3x
IV: 65.6%
Notional: ~$5.2M
Intent: Protect
Dual read: Bearish bet

Read-through: Bearish

#4
NVDA 2026-06-22 $207.50 Put
Vol: 188,255
OI: 7,856
Vol/OI: 24.0x
IV: 6.8%
Notional: ~$188K
Intent: Prem sell
Dual read: Tail hedge

Read-through: Neutral

#5
NVDA 2026-07-31 $300.00 Call
Vol: 5,639
OI: 236
Vol/OI: 23.9x
IV: 49.5%
Notional: ~$85K
Intent: Spec
Dual read: Long shot

Read-through: Bullish

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: 210/215/212.5 strikes with massive volume

Put additions: 207.5/210/212.5 puts with high vol; likely hedges

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX $383.8M, DEX 342.1M shares; bullish alignment

OI clusters: 210C 12.6k, 215C 13k; 210P 9k, 207.5P 7.9k

Hedging evidence: OTM put prints at 212.5/207.5 hedge call positions

Max pain context: Spot at max pain; gamma flip 200 pinning

Signal vs Noise

~210/215 calls >20x vol/oi signal accumulation
~212.5/207.5 put high vol likely hedging noise
~Net premium +$242M confirms bullish flow

Key Conclusions

🚀Aggressive call accumulation at 210-215 strikes, vol/oi >20x, institutional bullish.
🛡️Put hedging at 212.5/207.5 protects positions, not bearish signal.
📈Positive net premium and GEX pinning support gamma squeeze potential.
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