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SLV

iShares Silver TrustClose $58.91EOD only
Max Pain
$61.00
Next expiry Jun 24, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.60
2.7% from close
Price Gap
+2.09
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
4
Low premium
P/C OI
0.52
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
4.5/10
Downside lean
Published snapshot: Jun 22, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 22, 2026 close
SLV Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 23, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Spot below gamma flip at $50; heavy put buying at 52,53 strikes sustains bearish pressure.
Invalidation: Clear break above $58 call resistance or gamma flip at $50 reverses bias.
Confidence:
6.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; -1 spot 7.1% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: Monitor SLV for hold below $52 support; break accelerates downside.

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$66.4M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 0.72

P/C OI ratio: 0.51

Net negative flow -$66M with aggressive put buying at 52/53. Calls at 57-58 insufficient. High vol, spot below gamma flip favors downside.

Notable Prints

#1
SLV 2026-06-24 $53.00 Put
Vol: 2,734
OI: 180
Vol/OI: 15.2x
IV: 53.5%
Notional: ~$30K
Intent: Bearish
Dual read: Hedge

Read-through: New put positions

#2
SLV 2026-06-26 $52.00 Put
Vol: 4,980
OI: 444
Vol/OI: 11.2x
IV: 61.1%
Notional: ~$120K
Intent: Bearish
Dual read: Gamma hedge

Read-through: Aggressive put buying

#3
SLV 2026-06-26 $58.00 Call
Vol: 1,232
OI: 131
Vol/OI: 9.4x
IV: 47.7%
Notional: ~$41K
Intent: Bullish
Dual read: Short covering

Read-through: Speculative call

#4
SLV 2026-07-17 $55.50 Put
Vol: 8,979
OI: 1,016
Vol/OI: 8.8x
IV: 44.2%
Notional: ~$2.2M
Intent: Hedge
Dual read: Protective

Read-through: Large put volume

#5
SLV 2026-06-26 $53.00 Put
Vol: 3,952
OI: 502
Vol/OI: 7.9x
IV: 57.8%
Notional: ~$158K
Intent: Bearish
Dual read: Closing

Read-through: Repeated put activity

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Minor call buying $57-58, likely noise.

Put additions: Aggressive put buying at $53, $52, $55.5, $48 across weeks/months.

GEX/DEX consistency: Consistent: put flow -> MMs short gamma, long delta.

OI clusters: Put OI clustered at $52, $53, $55.5, $48.

Hedging evidence: Spread activity likely; collars around $55-$58.

Max pain context: MP ~$55; spot $50.3, below MP suggests upward pin.

Signal vs Noise

~Negative net premium ($66M) confirms bearish institutional flow.
~Call volume at $57-58 is small vs put volume, likely noise.
~Large put OI at $48 (Sept) is real tail hedge.

Key Conclusions

🐻Institutions aggressively accumulating puts below spot, expecting downside or hedging.
⚠️Negative gamma and positive delta amplify any move; high VIX adds risk.
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