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PLTR

Palantir Technologies Inc.Close $135.26EOD only
Max Pain
$133.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$5.53
4.1% from close
Price Gap
-2.26
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
0
Low premium
P/C OI
1.00
Balanced positioning
Consensus
7.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: May 19, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 19, 2026 close
PLTR Flow Report
Analysis based on market close May 15, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Continued aggressive call buying, low put/call volume ratio, positive GEX.
Invalidation: Break below $120 gamma flip or surge in put volumes.
Confidence:
9 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +1 spot 0.7% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18

Watch next session: $134 call activity; gamma flip $120

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$21.5M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.46

P/C OI ratio: 0.94

Aggressive call buying dominates, especially weekly $134 calls. Positive GEX and low P/C ratio offset market weakness. High confidence bullish bias.

Notable Prints

#1
PLTR 2026-05-15 $134.00 Call
Vol: 34,485
OI: 3,894
Vol/OI: 8.9x
IV: 7.7%
Notional: ~$621K
Intent: Closing

Read-through: Neutral

#2
PLTR 2026-06-05 $200.00 Call
Vol: 3,096
OI: 354
Vol/OI: 8.8x
IV: 71.9%
Notional: ~$46K
Intent: Speculative

Read-through: Bullish

#3
PLTR 2026-05-22 $117.00 Put
Vol: 1,745
OI: 255
Vol/OI: 6.8x
IV: 54.0%
Notional: ~$33K
Intent: Hedge

Read-through: Bearish

#4
PLTR 2026-05-22 $141.00 Call
Vol: 3,563
OI: 626
Vol/OI: 5.7x
IV: 46.2%
Notional: ~$442K
Intent: Bullish

Read-through: Bullish

#5
PLTR 2026-05-15 $185.00 Put
Vol: 630
OI: 111
Vol/OI: 5.7x
IV: 296.1%
Notional: ~$3.2M
Intent: ITM closing
Dual read: Exercise

Read-through: Neutral

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Aggressive call buying at $134 and $200 strikes (vol/oi 8.9/8.8).

Put additions: Modest put buying at $117 and $134 (vol/oi 6.8/4.2).

GEX/DEX consistency: Bullish: positive gamma ($8.6M) and delta ($92.4M) align.

OI clusters: Weekly expiry: $134 (3.9k) and $136 (0.96k) call OI clusters.

Hedging evidence: Puts at $117 and $134 indicate downside hedging.

Max pain context: Spot at max pain; gamma flip at $120 supports pinning.

Signal vs Noise

~High vol/oi on $134C and $200C signals real accumulation, not noise.
~Put buying at $117 with moderate volume is a hedging signal, not noise.

Key Conclusions

📈Aggressive call accumulation at $134 and $200 shows institutional bullishness.
⚠️Hedging via $117 puts signals caution despite bullish flow.
🟢Positive gamma and delta, spot near max pain, pinning likely.
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