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WDC

Western Digital CorporationClose $670.75EOD only
Max Pain
$670.00
Next expiry Jun 26, 2026
Expected Move
±$62.98
9.4% from close
Price Gap
-0.75
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
21
Low premium
P/C OI
1.37
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
7.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 23, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 23, 2026 close
WDC Flow Report
Analysis based on market close June 24, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBearish
Confirmation: Sustained put skew above 1.3 and spot rejection at $500 gamma flip
Invalidation: Call volume spikes pushing put/call ratio below 1.0 and price reclaiming MP
Confidence:
4 / 10
base 5; -1 GEX/flow contradict; -0.5 spot 3.9% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: $500 gamma flip; weekly $325/$410 put OI

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$81.4M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 1.39

P/C OI ratio: 1.37

Heavy put flow dominates with 1.39 P/C vol ratio despite $81M net premium, suggesting hedging/bearish bets. Spot below $500 gamma flip (22% of OI), high vol, mixed flow regime. Unusual prints: aggressive puts at $570 and $335.

Notable Prints

#1
WDC 2026-07-17 $570.00 Put
Vol: 774
OI: 235
Vol/OI: 3.3x
IV: 101.1%
Notional: ~$3.0M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#2
WDC 2026-07-02 $800.00 Call
Vol: 642
OI: 243
Vol/OI: 2.6x
IV: 100.4%
Notional: ~$281K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#3
WDC 2026-06-26 $325.00 Put
Vol: 333
OI: 129
Vol/OI: 2.6x
IV: 258.6%
Notional: ~$2K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#4
WDC 2026-06-26 $410.00 Put
Vol: 544
OI: 233
Vol/OI: 2.3x
IV: 285.0%
Notional: ~$10K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#5
WDC 2026-07-17 $90.00 Put
Vol: 966
OI: 469
Vol/OI: 2.1x
IV: 266.4%
Notional: ~$4K
Intent: Tail risk hedge for crash
Dual read: Cheap lottery ticket

Read-through: Fear of extreme downside

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Small call buying at 800 (7/2) and 645/690 (6/26), but minimal.

Put additions: Heavy put accumulation at 570 (7/17), 325/390/410 (6/26), 500 (8/21), 90 (7/17), 335 (7/24).

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX negative (-$478K) but DEX positive (+10.8M shares), mixed signals.

OI clusters: Put OI concentrated 22.3% below spot per gamma flip note.

Hedging evidence: Aggressive put buying across multiple expirations suggests downside hedging.

Max pain context: Spot below MP (525 vs ~550), likely to grind lower.

Signal vs Noise

~High put/call ratio (1.39 vol, 1.37 OI) is real defensive flow, not noise.
~Unusual put prints at 570 (7/17) with 3.3x vol/OI signal major downside positioning.
~Call prints at 800 (7/2) are noise (low OI, OTM lottery).

Key Conclusions

🐻Institutions loading puts across strikes and expirations, signaling bearish sentiment.
GEX negative but DEX positive creates conflicting delta exposure, market may chop.
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