Smart Money Detection & Unusual Activity
Options Flow
Sentiment gauge, call/put premium breakdown, block trade detection and unusual activity scanner — the same flow signals institutional desks watch.
No account needed to look at it on AAPL. Live market data on every plan, and you can cancel any time.
ApexVol Terminal
Options analytics, live.
Chains, IV rank, expected move and dealer positioning for 5,500+ US stocks and ETFs.
Free on AAPL, no account. Trial: no charge if you cancel before it ends.
What is Options Flow?
Options Flow Options Flow tracks options order flow patterns to detect institutional activity, unusual volume, block trades and sentiment shifts that may signal informed positioning.
Includes smart money identification algorithms that flag orders matching institutional patterns.
ApexVol Terminal
Options analytics, live.
Chains, IV rank, expected move and dealer positioning for 5,500+ US stocks and ETFs.
- Live chains and Greeks
- IV rank and percentile
- Expected move and GEX
- Screener and strategy P&L
Free on AAPL, no account. Trial: no charge if you cancel before it ends.
Inside the module
Every panel,
and its job.
What the screen opens with, part by part.
Sentiment Gauge
Bullish-to-bearish dial from net premium flow
Block Trade Detection
Flags large single-order prints from institutional accounts
Unusual Activity Scanner
Highlights anomalous volume-to-OI ratios
Strike Heatmap
Shows where flow concentrates across strikes
Why it matters
What this buys you
on the desk.
How traders read Options Flow when they are looking for an edge worth taking.
Follow Institutional Positioning
Block trades and sweep orders above threshold size are flagged automatically. When a fund buys 5,000 contracts in a single sweep, you see it in real time.
Read Market Sentiment Quantitatively
The sentiment gauge scores net call vs put premium from -100 (max bearish) to +100 (max bullish). No more guessing — you have a number.
Find Where the Action Is
The strike heatmap shows exactly which strikes are attracting volume. Heavy call volume at a specific strike often signals a directional bet or hedge adjustment.
How it works
From a ticker
to a decision.
The order the screen expects you to work in.
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Check Sentiment
Read the gauge for overall bullish/bearish lean
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Scan for Blocks
Look for large institutional-sized orders
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Review the Heatmap
See which strikes are attracting the most activity
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Cross-Reference
Combine flow signals with IV Intelligence for confirmation
Use cases
When you would
reach for it.
- Momentum Confirmation
- Use call-heavy flow as confirmation for a bullish technical breakout.
- Contrarian Signals
- Extreme put flow with high IV rank can signal a washout — potential for a reversal.
- Earnings Positioning
- Watch for unusual pre-earnings flow to gauge institutional expectations.
Questions
What people ask
about this screen.
What counts as unusual activity?
Volume exceeding open interest by 3x or more, single orders above institutional thresholds, and sweep orders that hit multiple exchanges simultaneously.
How is the sentiment score calculated?
Net call premium minus net put premium, normalised to a -100 to +100 scale. Positive means more bullish flow, negative means more bearish.
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Now run it.
Options Flow is one pane of the Terminal, and it opens on AAPL without an account. Every plan points the same module at the other 5,500 tickers.
Real market data, not a sandbox. See it live on AAPL.