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SOXL

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3XClose $229.57EOD only
Max Pain
$240.00
Next expiry Jun 26, 2026
Expected Move
±$38.73
16.9% from close
Price Gap
+10.43
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
74
High premium
P/C OI
1.56
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
4.0/10
Bearish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 24, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 24, 2026 close
SOXL Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 25, 2026

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

Flow Verdict

BiasMixed
Confirmation: Spot holds above $235 or call volume persists at $260+
Invalidation: Break below $212.5 or surge in put volume ratio
Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 6.4% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: 235 strike; 260 strike

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$177.9M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 2.21

P/C OI ratio: 1.60

Mixed flow with heavy put volume (PCR >2) but positive GEX pinning. Notable large put at $235 and call at $260 suggest both downside hedging and upside bets. Far OTM put at $46 adds bearish speculation. High vol regime.

Notable Prints

#1
SOXL 2026-07-02 $235.00 Put
Vol: 362
OI: 105
Vol/OI: 3.5x
IV: 178.2%
Notional: ~$637K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#2
SOXL 2026-06-26 $79.00 Put
Vol: 1,014
OI: 314
Vol/OI: 3.2x
IV: 540.6%
Notional: ~$3K
Intent: Tail hedge
Dual read: Lottery ticket

Read-through: Extreme OTM put

#3
SOXL 2026-07-02 $275.00 Call
Vol: 428
OI: 144
Vol/OI: 3.0x
IV: 182.6%
Notional: ~$718K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#4
SOXL 2026-06-26 $212.50 Put
Vol: 750
OI: 277
Vol/OI: 2.7x
IV: 186.1%
Notional: ~$135K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#5
SOXL 2026-06-26 $227.50 Call
Vol: 407
OI: 152
Vol/OI: 2.7x
IV: 227.6%
Notional: ~$1.3M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Calls added at 227.5, 242.5, 250, 260, 265, 275 strikes (unusual vol)

Put additions: Puts added at 46, 79, 212.5, 235 strikes (deep OTM and near the money)

GEX/DEX consistency: Consistent – GEX +$1.2M, DEX +30.3M shares; dealers long gamma/delta, pinning possible but uncertain

OI clusters: Largest OI near 200 (gamma flip based on put OI 4,961); also strikes with unusual prints

Hedging evidence: Deep OTM puts (46,79) suggest downside hedging; OTM calls (275) potential upside insurance

Max pain context: Spot above MP 6.4%; MP path could pull price lower despite gamma support

Signal vs Noise

~Deep OTM put volume (79,46) likely noise/highly speculative
~High put/call ratio (2.21) may reflect hedging skew not bearish conviction
~Distance of spot 6.4% from MP introduces uncertainty in pinning

Key Conclusions

⚖️Gamma pinning plausible but deep OTM puts and MP distance add uncertainty.
⚠️High put/call ratio and speculative strikes suggest hedging, not bearish conviction.
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