OPEN Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 7, 2026

Directional Theta Gang Flow Earnings Consensus

Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +1 GEX positive/pinning; +1 GEX/flow weak alignment; +0.5 spot 1.1% from MP

Watch next session: $5.00 call flow / OI changes (wall behavior); Put buying or rising P/C volume at $4.00-$4.50 (would signal hedging or bearish flip)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$253K bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.29 — strongly call-dominant on volume

P/C OI ratio: 0.29 — call-heavy positioning vs puts

Options flow is skewed toward calls, concentrated at the $4.50–$5.00 band with a meaningful call OI wall at $5.00. Positive GEX (+$16.3M) and dealer DEX (+28.0M shares) support pinning behavior around the upper-near spot area; small net premium today reinforces a modest bullish positioning tilt rather than aggressive directional leverage.

Notable Prints

OPEN260424P00004000 PUT exp 2026-04-24 $4.00

Vol: 4,424

OI: 575

Vol/OI: 7.7x

IV: 91.4%

Notional: ~$57.5K

Intent: Protective put accumulation or speculative directional put buying for downside exposure into late-April

Dual read: Could be institutions buying protection (bearish/hedge) or short-sellers opening synthetics; size and elevated vol/OI suggest purposeful positioning rather than passerby flow

Read-through: Meaningful relative to OI (7.7x) — notable put demand at $4.00 but strike sits just outside the strict ±10% band; watch if this accelerates, it could signal larger downside hedging despite overall call bias.

OPEN260508C00005000 CALL exp 2026-05-08 $5.00

Vol: 890

OI: 325

Vol/OI: 2.7x

IV: 87.1%

Notional: ~$28.5K

Intent: Directional call accumulation ahead of later expirations or roll into longer-dated upside exposure

Dual read: Bought calls (bullish) or dealers selling/positioning into a wall (neutral); given larger call OI at $5.00 across chains, likely fresh buy interest pushing OTM long exposure

Read-through: Supports the dominant $5.00 call magnet / wall narrative — incremental fresh demand at the structural call OI concentration.

OPEN260501C00004500 CALL exp 2026-05-01 $4.50 (ITM)

Vol: 476

OI: 310

Vol/OI: 1.5x

IV: 88.7%

Notional: ~$20.5K

Intent: Short-term bullish exposure or roll/extension from near-dated calls into the 5/1 expiry

Dual read: Could be buyers adding ITM call exposure (bullish) or sellers adjusting inventory if taken as spreads (neutral)

Read-through: High volume at the $4.50 strike (10,517 OI present in nearer chains) reinforces dealer hedging activity and a pin-magnet around $4.50–$5.00, consistent with positive GEX.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $4.50–$5.00 calls concentrated across near-term expirations (large OI clusters at $5.00: 23,911 OI and $4.50: 10,517 OI) — fresh premium flow netting +$292,618 at $5.00

Put additions: Notable isolated put accumulation at $4.00 (4,424 vol on OI=575) and existing put OI at $4.00/4.50, but overall put presence is smaller vs call stack

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive total GEX $+16.3M and DEX +28.0M shares align with pinning behavior around the $4.50–$5.00 band and a bullish flow regime

OI clusters: $5.00 call cluster (23,911 OI) is the dominant wall; secondary clusters at $6.00 (15,360 OI) and $4.50 (10,517 OI). Put clusters sit at $4.00 and $4.50 but are smaller than call concentrations.

Hedging evidence: Some protective put activity at $4.00 and $4.50 (put OI 8,707–9,797 in near-term ranges) indicating institutions maintain downside hedges, but not enough to offset net call accumulation; collars possible but not dominant.

Max pain context: Max pain short-term is $4.50 (4/10 & 4/17) and shifts to $5.00 by 4/24 — current spot $4.55 sits above MP and the MP trend is falling, but near-term pins ($4.50–$5.00) match the strong call OI band.

Signal vs Noise

~High call OI at $5.00 partially reflects structural open interest (large existing walls) — single prints there are more likely to interact with dealer hedging than indicate fresh directional conviction unless sustained.

~Some put flow at $4.00 (4/24 print) may be expiration-timed or protective hedges rather than outright bearish directional conviction; treat isolated high vol/OI on longer-dated puts as hedging until repeated.

~Net premium signatures at far strikes ($10, $12, $13) in top premium flow are outside the available near-spot strike set and likely reflect less-relevant tail positioning or sparse activity; focus on $3.50–$5.50 strikes for actionable signals.

Key Conclusions

🐂Call-dominant regime: P/C volume 0.29 and net premium +$253K concentrated at $4.50–$5.00 confirms a bullish tilt with positive dealer GEX (+$16.3M).

📌Pin/wall watch: $5.00 is the structural call wall (23,911 OI) and a GEX concentration (+$5.2M); expect pinning/mean reversion into $4.50–$5.00 unless disrupted.

🛡️Hedge signals: notable put accumulation at $4.00 (4,424 vol on small OI) — could be protective buying; monitor whether this grows into a defensive base.

⚖️Dealer alignment: Positive GEX and DEX indicate dealers are long gamma/bid side — supportive of tightening ranges and pinning around near-term levels ($4.50–$5.00).

👀Watch triggers: sustained call flow into $5.00 or a jump in put volume/OI at $4.00–$4.50 will confirm bullish continuation or a shift to defensive positioning.

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