$ETH options flow — 2026-05-16

eth at $2,236. put/call OI ratio 0.58, calls dominate open interest. put/call volume ratio 3.26, puts crushed calls 3:1 in today's flow. nearest expiry 17may26 max-pain $2,250, atm iv 35.9%. falsifiable: if spot stays below $2,250 into expiry, dealers who hedged the call-heavy O

eth at $2,236. put/call OI ratio 0.58, calls dominate open interest. put/call volume ratio 3.26, puts crushed calls 3:1 in today’s flow. nearest expiry 17may26 max-pain $2,250, atm iv 35.9%.

falsifiable: if spot stays below $2,250 into expiry, dealers who hedged the call-heavy OI by selling spot will need to unwind those shorts, creating a bid that flips gamma from negative to positive. puts are the flow but the structural OI is calls.

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