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SOFI

SoFi Technologies, Inc.Close $19.03EOD only
Max Pain
$17.00
Next expiry Apr 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.47
2.4% from close
Price Gap
-2.03
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
100
High premium
P/C OI
0.52
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.5/10
Consensus signal
Published snapshot: Apr 16, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Apr 16, 2026 close
SOFI Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 17, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Large positive GEX (+$317M) and DEX (+140M shares), pinning gamma regime, concentrated put OI below spot supporting upside squeeze/pin.
Invalidation: Sustained spot decline toward gamma-flip (~$15) or renewed heavy put buying/IV spike that overwhelms positive GEX; VIX jump/market sell-off.
Confidence:
8 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 14.3% from MP; +1 VIX 17

Watch next session: Follow follow-through in heavy put/call prints (4/24 expirations); Monitor spot vs gamma-flip ~15 and distance to MP; Watch IV and VIX for stress signs; Track net premium and GEX movement

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$32.8M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.38

P/C OI ratio: 0.53

Flow is strongly bullish: heavy positive GEX and pinning gamma with concentrated short-dated put OI supporting a pin/upside bias; risk if spot breaches gamma-flip or volatility surges.

Notable Prints

#1
SOFI 2026-04-24 $13.50 Put
Vol: 6,551
OI: 239
Vol/OI: 27.4x
IV: 118.8%
Notional: ~$13K
Intent: Deep-OTM sell
Dual read: Tail-risk buy / flow wash

Read-through: Large notional tail exposure

#2
SOFI 2026-04-17 $19.50 Put
Vol: 22,696
OI: 1,238
Vol/OI: 18.3x
IV: 17.2%
Notional: ~$159K
Intent: Dealer hedge/sell
Dual read: Speculative put buy / dealer hedge

Read-through: Short-term downside protection, pin risk

#3
SOFI 2026-04-24 $21.50 Call
Vol: 4,588
OI: 1,187
Vol/OI: 3.9x
IV: 56.6%
Notional: ~$41K
Intent: Call sell/hedge
Dual read: Directional call buy / dealer sell

Read-through: Upside cap pressure

#4
SOFI 2026-04-24 $21.00 Put
Vol: 1,009
OI: 318
Vol/OI: 3.2x
IV: 51.0%
Notional: ~$171K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#5
SOFI 2026-05-15 $2.00 Call
Vol: 832
OI: 335
Vol/OI: 2.5x
IV: 696.1%
Notional: ~$1.5M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Call demand concentrated in Apr–Dec at ~21.5–23.0 strikes (notable sizes but mixed tenure).

Put additions: Put accumulation clustered ~19.0–21.5 (meaningful OI at 19.0); very-low-premium (<$0.05) prints excluded as noisy.

GEX/DEX consistency: Flow is generally bullish; GEX +$317M and DEX +$140M support upside skew, though short-term gamma and news can flip dynamics.

OI clusters: Largest, reliable OI: 19.0 puts and 21.5/23.0 calls. Small, penny-priced strikes exist but are treated as noise, not directional anchors.

Hedging evidence: Evidence of downside hedging/collars and elevated IV on short-dated puts consistent with protective buying.

Max pain context: Max Pain sits below spot; probability-weighted scenarios: 40–60% drift toward 19–21 into nearby expiries if gamma persists, 30% range-bound, 10–30% breakout if volatility spikes or catalysts arrive; time decay and new flow can alter these odds.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: Concentrated, non-penny put OI at 19 implies material protective interest and pin risk.
~Signal: Call buildup at 21–23 plus positive GEX supports upside bias absent large IV shocks.
~Noise: Sub-cent and very-low-premium prints excluded — they carry negligible directional conviction.
~Noise: Isolated tiny-volume expiries with extreme IV are unreliable signals.

Key Conclusions

📌Flow and GEX tilt bullish with conditional pin risk to 19–21; treat this as a probability, not certainty.
⚠️Material put OI creates asymmetric downside tail risk despite upside tilt; manage size and gamma exposure.

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