Using Options Flow
The biggest options trades as they happen, and how to read them.
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Options Flow lists large options trades in real time: the stock, whether it's a call or put, the strike, the expiry, the size and the money spent (premium).
What to Look For
- Sweeps: orders split across exchanges to fill fast, often a sign of urgency.
- Above the ask: the buyer paid up, which usually means they wanted in.
- Short-dated, out-of-the-money calls or puts: aggressive bets on a quick move.
- Repeated trades in the same stock and direction.
Filter by stock, call or put, size or expiry, and select any trade to open the stock.
Good to know. A single big trade can be one leg of a hedge or a spread. Look for patterns, not single prints.
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