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SOFI

SoFi Technologies, Inc.Close $18.22EOD only
Max Pain
$16.00
Next expiry Jun 5, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.14
6.3% from close
Price Gap
-2.22
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
86
High premium
P/C OI
0.49
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: May 29, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 29, 2026 close
SOFI Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 14, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Continuation of net premium positive flow (net premium > $15M) with P/C volume ratio < 0.6 and further call premium concentrated at $17-$20 (especially rising $19 OI or new call buying >$2.5M)
Invalidation: Net premium flips negative or P/C volume ratio rises above 1.0; sustained put buying at $16-$17 that increases put OI by >20% into next session
Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 5.4% from MP; +0.5 VIX 18.4

Watch next session: $19.00 call OI / flow (watch for add to the $89,884 OI or incremental call buying at $19); Immediate short-dated put prints at $16-$17 (would signal defensive rotation)

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$20.4M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.42 — call-dominant (strong call flow today)

P/C OI ratio: 0.55 — moderate call lean in positioning

Flow is clearly call-biased: large concentrated call premium at near‑spot strikes ($17-$20) and net premium +$20.4M. Dealers are long gamma (GEX +$167.3M), producing pinning behavior around $17-$19; top OI on calls (notably $19/$22) implies call-side protection and potential call-wall resistance, but current flow is forcing dealers to buy spot into upside move, supporting a near-term bullish bias.

Notable Prints

#1
SOFI 2026-04-17 $18.00 Call
Vol: 30,875
OI: 44,178
Vol/OI: 0.7x
IV: 51.8%
Notional: $4,498,555 premium (per Top Premium Flow) — ~ $449.9M delta-adjusted underlying exposure
Intent: Fresh directional call buying (bullish accumulation ahead of short-dated pinning)
Dual read: Could be buyers initiating long calls (bullish) or dealers/clients rolling/adding covered calls — but volume size and net premium point toward directional buying

Read-through: Large call premium concentrated at $18 forces dealer hedging (buy underlying), reinforcing upside pressure into the 2‑day EM bound ($17.15-$18.67).

#2
SOFI 2026-04-17 $17.00 Call
Vol: 13,888
OI: 46,063
Vol/OI: 0.3x
IV: 62.1%
Notional: $4,253,765 premium (per Top Premium Flow) — ~ $425.4M delta-adjusted underlying exposure
Intent: Aggressive near-the-money bullish positioning / roll into short-dated calls
Dual read: Long calls (bullish) or buy-back/roll of previously written calls (neutral); net premium and P/C skew favor bullish read

Read-through: Heavy activity at the $17 strike coincides with MP at $17 (4/17), suggesting both directional buying and possible pinning dynamics as gamma sells into expiry.

#3
SOFI 2026-04-17 $17.50 Put
Vol: 11,846
OI: 1,517
Vol/OI: 7.8x
IV: 52.1%
Notional: Unusual notional (last $0.22) — premium interest roughly $2.6k to $3k per 100 contracts shown; still meaningful as short-dated put demand
Intent: Protective hedging or short-dated speculative put buying
Dual read: Could be genuine downside hedge (protective puts) or traders selling into call gamma (complex structures); high vol/OI suggests targeted short-dated hedges into 4/17 expiry

Read-through: Short-dated put buy centered at $17.50 is defensive but small vs call premium; it tempers the bullish read but given overall call dominance it's more likely selective hedging rather than a regime flip.

#4
SOFI $19.00 Calls (multi-exp / OI wall)
Vol: 13,352
OI: 89,884
Vol/OI: 0.1x
IV: 53.1%
Notional: Call OI wall with $1,481,640 premium flow at $19 (Top Premium Flow) — structural notional large (call-wall ~89,884 contracts creates meaningful dealer gamma)
Intent: Positioning/portfolio protection or systematic call-sell blocks creating a call wall
Dual read: Large persistent OI often reflects longer-dated covered call writing or structured product hedges (neutral-to-bullish underlying exposure)

Read-through: The $19 call OI concentration (+6.1% from spot) acts as a magnet/resistance; dealers will sell into rallies near $19, but current incremental bullish flow is eroding that resistance via dealer hedging buys.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Significant call additions concentrated at $17.00-$20.00 (largest premium at $17 and $18; big OI at $19 and $22 persists). Top Premium Flow: $17 ($4,253,765), $18 ($4,498,555), $20 ($3,773,625).

Put additions: Put interest clustered at $16.00 and $15.00 (Put OI 60,386 at $16 and 71,092 at $15 across expiries). Near-term odd short-dated put buying at $17.50 exists but is smaller vs call flow.

GEX/DEX consistency: Yes — positive Total GEX $167.3M and DEX +121.0M shares align with bullish flow and pinning regime; dealers are long gamma and likely buying spot into upside option flow.

OI clusters: $19.00 call wall (89,884 OI), $22.00 call cluster (88,854 OI), $16.00 put cluster (60,386 OI), $15.00 put floor (~71,092 & 29,275 OI aggregated). Near-term call clusters at $17-$18 (46k / 44k / 41k) create concentrated gamma zones.

Hedging evidence: Some short-dated protective puts (notably $17.50 4/17 and $16-$15 longer-dated put OI) — evidence of selective hedging rather than broad-scale collaring. No dominant collar activity visible; call-buying dominates premium flows.

Max pain context: Max pain pins at ~$17 across near expirations (4/17 MP $17) reinforcing dealer incentive to pin; spot sits above MP which, combined with positive GEX, suggests dealers will buy into dips toward $17 and supply calls around $19.

Signal vs Noise

~Deep OTM $11 puts (multiple expiries) — likely structural tail protection or cheap speculative verticals; not directional for near-term price.
~$2.00 and $1.00 calls with outsized IV (very deep ITM/odd strikes) — likely corporate/position-specific or spreads, treat as noise for directional read.
~High vol/OI on very short-dated expiries (rolls into 4/17): some prints (e.g., $17.50 put 4/24 vs 4/17) look like expiration roll/hedge activity, not fresh directional conviction.
~Large standing call OI at $19/$22 is structural positioning (covered-call or structured exposures), not necessarily immediate buying pressure — interpret as resistance until broken by fresh call premium.

Key Conclusions

🐂Net premium +$20.4M with P/C volume 0.42 — clear call-dominant day supporting bullish near-term bias
📌Gamma pinning around $17-$19: MP at $17 and near-term GEX concentration (+$43.8M at $19, +$25.1M at $18, +$29.6M at $17.50) create a magnet/resistance band
🛡️Selective short-dated put buys ($17.50 4/17) indicate tactical hedging but are small relative to call flow — look for escalation to signal a regime change
🔎Watch $19.00: large OI wall (89,884) is the key resistance; continued call-buying that forces dealer hedges will reduce its effectiveness and confirm bullish breakout
🧭Key actionable levels inside ±10% of spot: supports near $17.00 and $16.00; resistances near $18.00 and $19.00 — use these to monitor dealer gamma responses
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