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USO

United States Oil FundClose $131.30EOD only
Max Pain
$133.00
Next expiry Jun 10, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.22
2.5% from close
Price Gap
+1.70
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
8
Low premium
P/C OI
1.71
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
5.0/10
Consensus signal
Published snapshot: Jun 9, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jun 9, 2026 close
USO Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 9, 2026

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

Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Spot holds above $130 and near-term call activity continues with increasing OI.
Invalidation: Spot breaks below gamma flip at $100 or a surge in put buying at strikes above $130.
Confidence:
8 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +0.5 spot 1.3% from MP; +0.5 VIX 20

Watch next session: USO 2026-06-10 $132.00 Call; USO 2026-06-10 $135.00 Call; USO 2026-06-10 $134.00 Call; USO 2026-06-10 $136.00 Call

Flow Summary

Net premium: -$49.1M bearish

P/C volume ratio: 0.80

P/C OI ratio: 1.71

Aggressive near-term call buying dominates unusual prints, suggesting bullish bets into OPEX despite high put OI and negative net premium. Negative GEX could amplify upside if spot rallies. High confidence derived from strong flow alignment with GEX and spot near MP.

Notable Prints

#1
USO 2026-06-10 $132.00 Call
Vol: 3,277
OI: 196
Vol/OI: 16.7x
IV: 45.8%
Notional: ~$475K
Intent: Bullish

Read-through: Up

#2
USO 2026-06-10 $135.00 Call
Vol: 7,772
OI: 788
Vol/OI: 9.9x
IV: 48.4%
Notional: ~$350K
Intent: Bullish

Read-through: Up

#3
USO 2026-06-10 $134.00 Call
Vol: 1,424
OI: 185
Vol/OI: 7.7x
IV: 46.8%
Notional: ~$97K
Intent: Bullish

Read-through: Up

#4
USO 2026-06-10 $136.00 Call
Vol: 1,611
OI: 254
Vol/OI: 6.3x
IV: 52.6%
Notional: ~$68K
Intent: Bullish

Read-through: Up

#5
USO 2026-06-18 $133.00 Call
Vol: 677
OI: 111
Vol/OI: 6.1x
IV: 53.9%
Notional: ~$280K
Intent: Bullish

Read-through: Up

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Aggressive call buying on Jun10 $132-$136C and Jun18 $133C

Put additions: Puts added at $98, $111, $113, $120 for Jun18-Jul24 expirations

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX -$12.6M short gamma vs DEX +34.9M shares long delta; DEX dominates

OI clusters: Large put OI cluster at $100 (23.8% below spot); call OI sparse above $130

Hedging evidence: Long-dated puts at $98-$120 indicate tail hedging; short-dated calls speculative

Max pain context: Spot below max pain; pinning expected near $130-$135

Signal vs Noise

~High volume/ OI ratios on short-dated OTM calls are real signal
~Put OI concentration below spot signals downside hedging
~Low OI prints likely noise

Key Conclusions

📈Heavy short-dated call buying suggests bullish conviction near expiry
🛡️Long-dated put accumulation reflects downside tail risk hedging
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