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iShares Silver TrustClose $68.36EOD only

Max Pain

$69.00

Next expiry May 29, 2026

Expected Move

±$1.49

2.2% from close

Price Gap

+0.64

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Low premium

P/C OI

0.53

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

8.0/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: May 28, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

May 28, 2026 close

SLV Flow Report

Analysis based on market close April 14, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

7.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 6.7% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18.36

Watch next session: Follow any follow-through call buying at $71-$74 (OI + volume on $71/$72 strikes); Track changes at the $70 gamma flip — see if dealers hedge by buying underlying (supports) or unwind (weakens pin)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$124.7M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.49 — call-dominant (strong)

P/C OI ratio: 0.58 — moderate call positioning advantage

Large, concentrated call buying is the dominant flow: net premium of +$124.7M with P/C volume 0.49 and heavy premium at $71, $70, $72 and $80 strikes. Dealers sit with positive GEX ($+274.5M) and DEX (+316.7M shares), which supports pinning around the $70-$74 zone and creates a bullish structural backdrop unless large put selling or unwind shows up.

Notable Prints

SLV 2026-04-24 $71.00 Call

Vol: 88,314

OI: 1,142

Vol/OI: 77.3x

IV: 58.1%

Notional: ~$30.46M

Intent: Fresh directional call buying (bullish exposure) concentrated into the April 24 expiry.

Dual read: Aggressive buy to open (bullish) OR large sell-to-open/overwrite by an institutional seller monetizing premium (less likely given net premium flows).

Read-through: Most significant single print today — aligns with net premium and GEX positivity; likely a large directional bullish position pushing short-delta onto dealers who will hedge by buying underlying into bumps, which supports near-term upside and reinforces the $70-$74 pin range.

SLV 2026-05-22 $80.00 Call

Vol: 10,602

OI: 176

Vol/OI: 60.2x

IV: 60.8%

Notional: ~$3.00M

Intent: Long-dated upside directional exposure or calendar/synthetic leg for higher targets.

Dual read: Bought for directional upside (bullish) OR sold as part of a diagonal spread (neutral-to-bullish).

Read-through: Signal that institutions are not only buying near-term calls but are adding longer-dated upside exposure in the $80 area — consistent with a bullish view and with the structural $80-$105 call OI wall noted in Key Levels.

SLV 2026-05-01 $67.00 Put

Vol: 8,195

OI: 225

Vol/OI: 36.4x

IV: 56.4%

Notional: ~$1.25M

Intent: Protective put purchases or put spreads (hedge) against existing long positions.

Dual read: Bought protective puts (risk-limiting) OR sold as part of a structured trade (collar leg).

Read-through: Smaller put flow vs heavy call flow — represents tactical downside protection rather than a directional bearish bet. Supports the idea institutions are managing long exposure rather than initiating large net shorts.

SLV 2026-05-08 $90.00 Call

Vol: 5,031

OI: 242

Vol/OI: 20.8x

IV: 68.1%

Notional: ~$0.36M

Intent: Long-dated upside exposure — speculative or part of a wider bullish structure.

Dual read: Long call (bullish) OR vertical/diagonal component (neutral-to-bullish).

Read-through: Smaller notional but part of a theme: dealers face call-driven net exposures further out the curve, keeping GEX positive and supporting longer-term upside skew.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: $70-$80 strikes concentrated across near-term and longer expirations (notably heavy net premium at $71, $70, $72 and meaningful OI at $80-$105).

Put additions: Smaller protective put flow centered around $67-$70 (examples: $67.00 5/01 and $67.50 4/24), consistent with hedging rather than directional shorting.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX $274.5M and DEX +316.7M shares align with the bullish flow regime and pinning behavior near the gamma flip (~$70).

OI clusters: Major call OI concentrations at $70.00 (70,160 OI), $80.00 (50,108 OI), $75.00 (26,262 OI) and larger long-dated call walls at $80-$105; put OI clusters present at $60.00 (39,552 OI) and $70.00 (38,057 OI) but net premium is call-dominant.

Hedging evidence: Evidence of protective hedging — puts at $67-$70 appear sized for protection, not accumulation. Limited collar signals; overall activity reads as buy-call + buy-protective-put (risk-managed bullish).

Max pain context: Max pain pins around $68 (and lower near-dated MPs $67.50/$65) but MP trend is rising. Spot $72.04 sits above MP and dealers' positive GEX suggests pinning pressure toward the $70 gamma flip while call flows push upside tension toward the $74-$76 EM bounds.

Signal vs Noise

~Several near-dated expiries (4/15, 4/24) — prints close to those expiries can include expiration-related rolls; check for contemporaneous opening further-dated positions before reading as fresh direction.

~High notional at $71 call is directional, but smaller long-dated calls (e.g., $86, $90) could be part of spread structures — treat isolated low-notional prints as potential spread legs until confirmed.

~Dealer inventory adjustments/gamma hedging around the $70 gamma flip will produce two-way flows; delta-hedge buying by dealers is reactive, not necessarily fresh bullish conviction from buyers.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium +$124.7M and P/C volume 0.49 point to a clear institutional bullish tilt concentrated at $70-$74 and longer-dated $80s.

📌Gamma pinning around ~$70 (gamma flip ~ $70; GEX +$274.5M) makes $70-$74 a likely magnet; dealer hedging will create support into dips.

🔍The SLV 4/24 $71 call print (~88.3k vol, notional ~$30.5M) is the highest-confidence signal of fresh bullish directional size today.

🛡️Put flow is present but smaller and concentrated as protection ($67-$70); reads as hedging against long exposure rather than a bearish accumulation.

⚖️Watch for follow-through: if additional large call buys appear at $71-$74 or dealers continue to buy underlying into volatility, the bullish thesis is confirmed; a switch to heavy put accumulation near $68-$70 would invalidate it.

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