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PLTR

Palantir Technologies Inc.Close $156.54EOD only
Max Pain
$136.00
Next expiry Jun 5, 2026
Expected Move
±$9.38
6.0% from close
Price Gap
-20.54
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
100
High premium
P/C OI
0.93
Balanced positioning
Consensus
9.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: May 29, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 29, 2026 close
PLTR Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 13, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasNeutral (slight bullish tilt)
Confirmation: Sustained call premium flow at $130-$140 (net premium flipping positive on those strikes) with spot holding above $132 and volume building into $135 MP
Invalidation: Follow-on large, sustained put buying (net premium staying negative) that pushes spot below $130 with rising IV
Confidence:
5.5 / 10
base 6.0; -0.5 mixed/net premium negative vs call-heavy volume; +0.0 GEX pinning already priced

Watch next session: Volume/flow into $135 strikes (calls or puts) around Apr-17 expiry; Short-dated put prints at $129-$133 — see if follow-through continues or is one-day hedging

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$71.3M (net premium negative — headline bearish indicator but conflicted)

P/C volume ratio: 0.44 — call-dominant by volume

P/C OI ratio: 0.98 — OI roughly balanced (no extreme put-wall buildup), moderate call lean in OI clusters

Intraday and near-term flow is mixed: retail/flow players are buying calls (P/C volume 0.44) and large call OI walls sit at 140–155, while concentrated, unusual short-dated put prints at 129–134 (Apr-17) look like protective hedges or directional short-dated puts. Dealers sit with positive GEX (+$21.9M) and a pinning structure around $132–137, which favors consolidation/pin behavior into Apr expiries rather than a one-way move.

Notable Prints

#1
PLTR 2026-04-17 $133.00 PUT
Vol: 7,470
OI: 528
Vol/OI: 14.2x
IV: 50.4%
Notional: ~$2,517,390
Intent: Protective/short-dated directional put buying (hedge or tactical bearish bet into Apr-17)
Dual read: Bought puts (bearish/hedge) OR sold to open as part of a more complex spread (less likely given vol/OI ratio)

Read-through: Large, concentrated activity on Apr-17 puts at-the-money signals short-term risk-off/hedging demand; supports pinch toward max pain rather than a clean bullish breakout.

#2
PLTR 2026-04-17 $134.00 PUT
Vol: 5,063
OI: 427
Vol/OI: 11.9x
IV: 50.1%
Notional: ~$1,994,722
Intent: Near-dated protective/ directional put buying
Dual read: Buyer-initiated protection vs short-dated speculative puts

Read-through: Reinforces $133 print — clustered short-dated put demand immediately around spot increases skew of downside protection into next expiry.

#3
PLTR 2026-04-17 $132.00 PUT
Vol: 5,996
OI: 1,036
Vol/OI: 5.8x
IV: 50.3%
Notional: ~$1,750,320
Intent: Short-dated hedge (ITM/at-the-money protection into Apr expiry)
Dual read: Protective buys vs roll/close activity by short sellers

Read-through: Volume concentrated across adjacent strikes (132-134) — likely protective positioning by holders or traders buying downside insurance into Apr-17.

#4
PLTR 2026-04-17 $129.00 PUT
Vol: 9,168
OI: 1,649
Vol/OI: 5.6x
IV: 51.7%
Notional: ~$1,595,136
Intent: Near-dated put accumulation further OTM — hedging or directional buying
Dual read: Protective layering (buying multiple strikes) OR speculative downside spread leg

Read-through: Larger absolute volume at $129 shows hedging extends a few points lower — increases probability dealers will hedge by buying shares on dips to $129–$132 range.

#5
PLTR 2026-04-17 $134.00 CALL
Vol: 12
OI: 3,842
Vol/OI: 3.3x
IV: 50.7%
Notional: ~$3,063,933
Intent: Fresh call buying into the same short-dated expiry (possible two-way flow: directional call buyers or opening call-sells by dealers hedged with stock)
Dual read: Aggressive call buying (bullish) OR large call-sell (overwriting) by institutions looking to collect premium

Read-through: High call volume at $134 combined with short-dated put buys suggests heavy two-way positioning around Apr-17 — supports pin behavior near $132–135 rather than directional breakout.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated call OI at $140.00 (29,434), $150.00 (27,081/30,354/24,558 aggregated), and $135.00 (18,472) — flow shows call accumulation and premium at 130–140 strikes (Top Premium Flow: $130 and $135 positive net).

Put additions: Near-term protective put flow clustered at $129–134 (heavy Apr-17 prints) and persistent OI at $130.00 (20,912) and $120.00 (20,974) — evidence of layered downside protection.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX $21.9M and GEX concentrations at $132, $133, $135, $137, $140 align with pinning behavior and two-sided flow; dealers likely to dampen moves near these pins.

OI clusters: Largest call OI clusters: $140 (29,434), $150 series (27k–30k aggregated), $135 (18,472); Put OI clusters: $130 (20,912), $120 (20,974), $100 (18,715). These create resistance in the $140–145 band and a put floor near $120–130.

Hedging evidence: Clear short-dated protective put buying into Apr-17 (132–134) consistent with client hedges or tactical insurance. Limited evidence of systematic large collars; activity looks like isolated protection plus large call walls held by long-dated sellers/holders.

Max pain context: Max pain is flat at $135 across near expirations and sits just above spot; combined with positive GEX pin magnets at $132–137, the market structure and flow favor consolidation toward $135 into near-term expiries.

Signal vs Noise

~Apr-17 concentrated puts at $129–134 likely include expiration/hedge flows (buying protection into the next expiry) — not a multi-week structural positioning change by itself.
~Large call OI at $150 and $155 are structural holdings or covered-call walls (resistance) rather than immediate breakout signals; these are longer-dated/size OI clusters.
~Top Premium Flow entries at extremely far strikes in the feed (e.g., $330/$350 items) are out-of-universe for near-spot moves and should be treated as noise or non-PLTR cross-symbol artifacts for near-term directional read.

Key Conclusions

🔁Mixed flow: heavy short-dated put buying (Apr-17 $129–134) coexists with strong call OI at $130–150 — two-way positioning suggests pinning rather than directional breakout.
📌Pin zone near $132–135: multiple GEX concentration points ($132, $133, $135, $137) plus flat Max Pain at $135 make $135 the primary magnet into expiries.
🛡️Short-dated protection visible: the Apr-17 put prints (~$1.7M–$2.5M notional per strike) are meaningful hedges that increase downside support via dealer buying on dips.
🚧Resistance cluster at $140–145 (heavy call OI) creates a call-wall in the upper range of expected move — a break above would require sustained call buying or liquidation of those walls.
👀Watch how flow evolves into Apr-17: continued put buys that push spot < $130 would signal downside conviction; otherwise, expect consolidation near $132–135.
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