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ORCL

Oracle CorporationClose $244.58EOD only
Max Pain
$205.00
Next expiry Jun 5, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.33
2.6% from close
Price Gap
-39.58
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
97
High premium
P/C OI
0.87
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 2, 2026 close
ORCL Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Large positive GEX (+$276M), net premium inflow, dex +68M and pinning regime with heavy short-dated flow (Apr17 expiries)
Invalidation: Spot ~12.9% from MP and concentrated short-dated put prints — sustained downside price action or GEX erosion would negate bullish tilt
Confidence:
8 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 12.9% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: Track Apr‑17 expiry trade/rolling and OI changes; Monitor spot movement vs MP and any rapid GEX decline; Watch put-heavy strikes 175–185 and IV moves

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$45.3M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.52

P/C OI ratio: 0.70

Bullish flow: dealer gamma long/pinning, big positive GEX and retail buy flows concentrated in short-dated expiries; downside risk if spot reverts toward concentrated put strikes or GEX flips.

Notable Prints

#1
ORCL 2026-05-22 $140.00 Put
Vol: 5,186
OI: 236
Vol/OI: 22.0x
IV: 54.5%
Notional: ~$700K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#2
ORCL 2026-04-24 $180.00 Put
Vol: 4,439
OI: 319
Vol/OI: 13.9x
IV: 49.2%
Notional: ~$3.5M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#3
ORCL 2026-04-24 $185.00 Put
Vol: 1,405
OI: 101
Vol/OI: 13.9x
IV: 50.6%
Notional: ~$1.6M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#4
ORCL 2026-04-17 $177.50 Call
Vol: 23,143
OI: 2,863
Vol/OI: 8.1x
IV: 13.3%
Notional: ~$23K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#5
ORCL 2026-04-17 $175.00 Put
Vol: 28,484
OI: 4,045
Vol/OI: 7.0x
IV: 6.8%
Notional: ~$684K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Limited recent call buying; retail/short-dated nominal calls (177.5) spike vs low IV.

Put additions: Significant put flow concentrated at 175–185 near-dated expiries and multi-expiry puts (May 120–160, May 22 140).

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX +276M and DEX +68M correlate with bullish pinning pressure toward 175–185, but correlation is not causation; retail activity, odd‑lot prints and gamma trading could also drive moves.

OI clusters: Largest OI at 175/177.5/180 strikes (short-dated) and sizable May put clusters around 140–160.

Hedging evidence: Patterns consistent with institutional hedges/collars (heavy short-dated puts plus longer dated protective puts).

Max pain context: Spot ~12.9% above MP; this could contribute to pinning into 175–185 near expiries, yet noisy prints and alternative drivers make outcomes uncertain.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: GEX+/DEX+ net buying consistent with pinning pressure into 175–185.
~Signal: Heavy short-dated put OI (175–185) indicates institutional hedging or directional bearish exposure being bought.
~Noise: Extremely high IV single prints (250 put) and tiny-price call print (177.5 last=0.01) likely odd‑lot or spree fills.
~Noise: Volume spikes at distant strikes with low OI/very high IV are unreliable for positioning.

Key Conclusions

📌Flow and GEX/DEX correlate with pinning pressure around 175–185, but other drivers could dominate.
🛡️Heavy short-dated put activity plus longer-dated protective puts reads as institutional hedging/collar behavior.
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