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PLTR

Palantir Technologies Inc.Close $128.47EOD only
Max Pain
$133.00
Next expiry Jun 26, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.82
5.3% from close
Price Gap
+4.53
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
100
High premium
P/C OI
0.89
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 18, 2026 close
PLTR Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 18, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Sustained call volume dominance and net premium positive; large call OI building at 127-130 strikes.
Invalidation: Spot break below gamma flip at 120 or shift to put-heavy flow.
Confidence:
6 / 10
base 5; -1 GEX/flow contradict; +1 spot 0.4% from MP; +1 VIX 16

Watch next session: 128 strike; 130 strike

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$529.5M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.53

P/C OI ratio: 0.89

PLTR sees heavy call buying across weekly expirations with massive volume at OTM strikes. Net premium surges, put/call ratio confirms bullish bias. GEX negative but offset by strong call flow. Key gamma flip at 120 provides downside buffer. High volatility regime favors long gamma.

Notable Prints

#1
PLTR 2026-06-18 $127.00 Call
Vol: 19,569
OI: 527
Vol/OI: 37.1x
IV: 30.0%
Notional: ~$3.2M
Intent: Bullish opening
Dual read: Spread pair

Read-through: Bullish

#2
PLTR 2026-06-26 $128.00 Call
Vol: 9,912
OI: 275
Vol/OI: 36.0x
IV: 44.3%
Notional: ~$3.7M
Intent: Bullish opening
Dual read: Near-ATM roll

Read-through: Bullish

#3
PLTR 2026-06-18 $126.00 Call
Vol: 6,904
OI: 205
Vol/OI: 33.7x
IV: 51.9%
Notional: ~$1.8M
Intent: Bullish opening
Dual read: ITM call buy

Read-through: Bullish

#4
PLTR 2026-06-26 $129.00 Call
Vol: 11,129
OI: 352
Vol/OI: 31.6x
IV: 44.8%
Notional: ~$3.6M
Intent: Bullish opening
Dual read: Weekly call

Read-through: Bullish

#5
PLTR 2026-06-18 $129.00 Call
Vol: 30,993
OI: 1,153
Vol/OI: 26.9x
IV: 6.3%
Notional: ~$31K
Intent: Speculative lotto
Dual read: Closing trade

Read-through: Neutral

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Heavy call buying $127-$131 Jun18/26 vols >10k.

Put additions: Minimal puts; put/call vol ratio 0.53; $126 put small.

GEX/DEX consistency: Bullish flow but GEX -$81M (short gamma) vs DEX +93.8M shares (long delta); inconsistent.

OI clusters: Top OI: $128c (1898), $126p (1490). Gamma flip at $120 (25k puts).

Hedging evidence: Dealers likely buy stock to hedge short gamma; $126 put hedges downside.

Max pain context: Spot at MP; regime At; pinning expected.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: Confidence base 6, positive net premium, low put/call ratio.
~Noise: Deep OTM $129c (30k vol, $0.01) speculative; ignore.
~Signal: Multiple unusual call prints with vol/oi >15 indicate real flow.

Key Conclusions

📈Bullish call flow from institutions.
⚠️Neg GEX could pin spot near MP.
📌Near MP, pinning expected.
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