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SLV

iShares Silver TrustClose $63.39EOD only
Max Pain
$63.50
Next expiry Jun 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.47
2.3% from close
Price Gap
+0.11
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
85
High premium
P/C OI
0.51
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 16, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 16, 2026 close
SLV Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 17, 2026

Historical consensus-supported lens with full content, report chain context, and metric rail.

Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Sustained break below $62 with rising put volume.
Invalidation: Close above $63.50 on strong call buying.
Confidence:
5 / 10
base 5; -1 GEX/flow contradict; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -0.5 spot 4.6% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18

Watch next session: Monitor $62 support; Watch $63.50 resistance

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$117.4M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 0.58

P/C OI ratio: 0.51

Mixed flow: heavy put buying at $62-$63, but call OI ratio elevated. Net premium negative indicates bearish hedging. Positive GEX ($40M) offers support. Broader market weakness favors downside bias.

Notable Prints

#1
SLV 2026-06-17 $62.00 Put
Vol: 9,521
OI: 683
Vol/OI: 13.9x
IV: 0.0%
Notional: ~$904K
Intent: Bearish
Dual read: Hedge

Read-through: Drop

#2
SLV 2026-06-24 $63.00 Put
Vol: 1,800
OI: 133
Vol/OI: 13.5x
IV: 36.3%
Notional: ~$511K
Intent: Bearish
Dual read: Hedge

Read-through: Drop

#3
SLV 2026-07-02 $67.00 Call
Vol: 3,598
OI: 271
Vol/OI: 13.3x
IV: 51.4%
Notional: ~$245K
Intent: Bullish
Dual read: Spec

Read-through: Rally

#4
SLV 2026-07-24 $72.00 Call
Vol: 6,320
OI: 605
Vol/OI: 10.4x
IV: 50.9%
Notional: ~$556K
Intent: Bullish
Dual read: Spec

Read-through: Rally

#5
SLV 2026-06-22 $60.00 Put
Vol: 5,628
OI: 565
Vol/OI: 10.0x
IV: 39.6%
Notional: ~$507K
Intent: Bearish
Dual read: Hedge

Read-through: Drop

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Speculative call buying at 67/72/70 strikes; low OI, not institutional.

Put additions: Dominant put hedging at 60-63 strikes; heavy OI, bearish signal.

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX positive, DEX long; but heavy put hedging tempers bullish bias.

OI clusters: Put OI cluster at 60-62.5; spot below, pinning support.

Hedging evidence: Put hedging via aggressive buying at 60-63 strikes.

Max pain context: Spot 4.6% below MP; pinning upward expected.

Signal vs Noise

~Large put volume at 62/63/60 strikes is real hedging signal.
~Deep OTM put at 49 likely noise or lottery.
~Call buying at 70+ strikes speculative, not institutional.
~Dealer long gamma supports pinning, a real signal.

Key Conclusions

🛡️Institutions hedging downside with puts at 60-63; spot near $58.6.
🎯Dealer long gamma may pin price near $60; max pain above.
🚀Speculative call buying at $70+; optimism, not conviction.
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