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Today's tape pulse0DTE gauges · share · regime
SPY 0DTE share of total volume
67%Elevated
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What · the percentage of all SPY options contracts that traded today and also expire today. Computed against SPY's complete options chain, every expiration including LEAPS.

Cadence · refreshed 3× daily at ~10:45 AM, ~1:45 PM, and post-close ET. Today's reading is intraday-cumulative through the most recent snapshot.

Baseline · vs EOD baseline (n=93) averaging 58%. z-score +1.1.

Comparison · today is post-close final. Baseline is the same-checkpoint history. We never compare an intraday checkpoint against EOD-only baselines.

How to read · reads above baseline often coincide with event days like CPI, FOMC, or single-stock catalysts that move the index. Reads below baseline tend to track quiet sideways tape.

Source
post-close final
Baseline
58% · vs EOD baseline (n=93)
SPY mix today
7.2M 0DTE / 10.7M
Today's evolution
  1. ~10:45 AM56% 
  2. ~11:45 AM62%+6 pts
  3. ~1:45 PM66%+5 pts
  4. Close67%+1 pts
79%mean 58% · 93d26%today 67%
4/13trailing 94 EOD sessions8/27

88th percentile of the last 94 EOD sessions · range 33-72% · today is unusually elevated

Across the index cohort · SPY · QQQ · IWM · SPX · NDX · RUT

Cohort 0DTE volume today15.8MLimited EOD history (n=21) · steady vs 5d
Cohort 0DTE premium today$7.2BLimited EOD history (n=21) · steady vs 5d
Today's tape owner5 of 6 institution-ledAbove 21d avg 4.3
Gamma flip-$33.97SPY below flip
VIX14.511D 11.52 · 9D 12.10
OPEX
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What · OPEX is the monthly options expiration, the third Friday of every month, when the bulk of monthly equity option contracts settle.

Why it matters · dealers spend the prior week hedging the gamma exposure of expiring positions. As contracts roll off the board on Friday morning, those hedges unwind in size. The result is often a sharp pickup in tape volatility late in the OPEX week, a vol crush in front-month implieds, and large pinning effects around heavily-owned strikes.

How to use · treat reads inside an OPEX week with extra context. Unusual cohort flows or sweep activity this close to expiration are often dealer-driven mechanical rebalancing rather than directional conviction.

22 daysuntil next monthly OPEX
Intraday evolutionwindow-over-window deltas
Cohort positioning · open · lunch · close

Who's driving the day
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What · retail and institutional call-versus-put lean per row, scored from −100 (all puts) to +100 (all calls). Open value on the left, latest window on the right.

Divergence · cohorts on opposite sides. One side is wrong.

Cohort flip · a side changed sign during the day. Positioning is shifting.

Aligned · both cohorts agree. Conviction signal.

Retail and institutional call-vs-put lean per row, scored −100 (all puts) to +100 (all calls). Open on left, latest window on right.

~10:45 AM live~1:45 PM liveClose live
TickerRetail call biasopen · latest (scale −100 to +100)Institutional call biasopen · latest (scale −100 to +100)Readhover any tag for the interpretation
SPY+76→+22-11→+11
Block trade tape
Notable options flow
Cohort positioningopen · lunch · close · prior 21 trading days
Cohort divergence · 21-day window

Institutions vs retail, prior 21 trading days

~1:45 PM live

Above the line institutions outvoted retail. Below the line retail outvoted institutions. The pair worth watching is when the ETF and its sister index land on opposite sides.

S&P 500

Institutions dominate both SPY and SPX hard. When alignment runs this hot, watch for follow-through.

SPYRetail-leaning
SPY cohort ratio · 21-day trajectory · hover for daily readingsINST1×RETAIL
Historical heatmaplast 21 sessions
21-day context

When does each ticker break its own pattern?
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What · every ticker has its own normal lean. The row label shows that structural baseline (heavily retail, leaning institutional, and so on).

Amber · today leaned more retail than usual for this ticker.

Blue · today leaned more institutional than usual.

Shade · darker means a bigger move from baseline.

Tip · today's column has an amber outline.

Each row shows a ticker's structural lean. Cell color flags today's deviation: amber = more retail than usual, blue = more institutional. Today's column is outlined.

RUT ran noticeably more retail-leaning than its 21-day norm today. Worth a careful read.

Jul 29Aug 7Aug 18Today
SPYHeavily institutional tape
Pattern activityrecurring setups
Pattern activity · 30-day window

How often each setup has fired
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What · counts non-noisy divergence patterns over the trailing 30 sessions per ticker. The chip leading each row is that ticker's dominant pattern.

Active setup · today's active setup is highlighted in teal.

Nd ago · the most recent prior occurrence of that pattern.

Counts non-noisy divergence patterns over the trailing 30 sessions per ticker. Today's active setup is highlighted in teal.

S&P 500

SPYS&P 500 ETFNo patterns fired in the past 30 sessions.
SPXS&P 500 index
  • 2×Aligned bullish2d ago

Nasdaq-100

QQQNasdaq-100 ETF
  • 3×Aligned bearish3d ago
NDXNasdaq-100 index
  • 1×Aligned bullish1d ago

Russell 2000

IWMRussell 2000 ETF
Pattern track recordretrospective
30-day track record

How the model's cohort calls have played out
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What · every non-noisy pattern from the last 30 sessions, scored against the next 1, 3, and 5 sessions on SPY, QQQ, and IWM.

Why fires stay small · a scoreboard, not a victory lap. The model only fires when both cohort z-scores push past 1.5σ in opposing directions. That is a high bar by design.

Every non-noisy pattern from the last 30 sessions, scored T+1 / T+3 / T+5 on SPY, QQQ, and IWM.

Aligned bearish fired 6 times in the last 30 days, 4/6 (67%) resolved in the called direction by T+3.

PatternFiresT+1 hitsT+3 hitsT+5 hitsAvg T+3
Aligned bearish62/64/63/3+0.99%
Aligned bullish30/30/31/3-0.79%
COHORT FLIP
· institutional
SPX-86→-99+22→+35DIVERGENCE· widening
QQQ+100→+100-8→+11COHORT FLIP· institutional
NDX+81→+77+20→+52ALIGNED BULL· strengthening
IWM+100→+98+20→+72ALIGNED BULL· strengthening
RUT+85→+82+82→+20ALIGNED BULL· fading
Read tags: DIVERGENCE retail and institutions on opposite sides at the latest read; one is wrong. COHORT FLIP one or both sides switched sign during the day. INSTITUTIONAL LEAD institutions positioning while retail sits out (often the cleanest smart-money read). RETAIL LEAD retail positioning while institutions sit out (historically a fade signal). ALIGNED BULL/BEAR both cohorts same direction; conviction signal. QUIET neither side meaningful today.
Today
2.41×
21d mean
4.39×
5d mean
2.89×
SPXInstitutional
SPX cohort ratio · 21-day trajectory · hover for daily readingsINST1×RETAIL
Today
2.61×
21d mean
1.30×
5d mean
1.13×

Nasdaq-100

Both QQQ and NDX skew institutional-pattern today, continuation, not divergence.

QQQRetail-leaning
QQQ cohort ratio · 21-day trajectory · hover for daily readingsINST1×RETAIL
Today
2.52×
21d mean
3.53×
5d mean
2.31×
NDXInstitutional
NDX cohort ratio · 21-day trajectory · hover for daily readingsINST1×RETAIL

Russell 2000

Divergent cohort splits

Institutions are leaning IWM while retail crowds RUT, a real divergence worth a second look.

IWMRetail-leaning
IWM cohort ratio · 21-day trajectory · hover for daily readingsINST1×RETAIL
Today
1.63×
21d mean
1.90×
5d mean
1.30×
RUTInstitutional
RUT cohort ratio · 21-day trajectory · hover for daily readingsINST1×RETAIL
21-day trajectory Today 21d mean 5d mean
in line with usual
SPXRoughly balanced
Today: slightly more institutional-leaning than usual
QQQInstitutional-leaning tape
in line with usual
NDXInstitutional-leaning tape
in line with usual
IWMInstitutional-leaning tape
in line with usual
RUTRoughly balanced
Today: more retail-leaning than usual
More retail-leaning than this ticker's baselineTypical for this tickerMore institutional-leaning than this ticker's baseline
1×
Aligned bearish
4d ago
RUTRussell 2000 index
  • 3×Aligned bearish4d ago
  • 1×Aligned bullish16d ago
Based on 22 sessions of history. 60/90-day windows degenerate until ≥60 trading days accrue, surfaced via tooltip.
Today
2.06×
21d mean
3.35×
5d mean
4.11×
Today
0.22×
21d mean
2.15×
5d mean
1.29×
Notable options flowscanner · open · midmorning · midday · close
Short-DTE flow · 0–12 DTE · refreshed ~10:45 AM, ~11:45 AM, ~1:45 PM, ~4:45 PM ET

Where premium concentrated today
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What · single-contract scans across four windows, gated to premium of $150K+, vol/OI of 1.0+, and OTM/ATM strikes, with pump-and-fade filters.

Why four scans · each scan catches a different cohort: positions opened off the bell, an early read at midmorning, what builds across the full midday window, and what gets taken into the close. About 1,800 contracts per window pass the gates; the top 20 to 50 surface here.

Lean · the contract's directional thesis, not a price target.

%OTM · signed distance from spot. Calls render positive, puts negative. |%OTM| of 5%+ renders bolder.

Vol/OI · today's volume vs yesterday's open interest. Above 1.0× means mostly new positions.

Tip · click any column header to sort.

First hour of trading

9:30 – 10:30 AM ET

45 surfaced · Institutional positions surfaced at the open (up to 50)

37 calls·8 puts4.6× call-skewed
TickerLeanActivityChainΔ%Cohort
1○CRM$245 C 1DTE−1%▲ Bull9:55 AM11×$3.6M$50.0M+20.61%Software
2○AVGO$370 C 8DTE+0.7%▲ Bull9:35 AM10×$15.1M$45.4M+3.37%Tech Mega
3○CRWD$220 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull9:45 AM2.5×$2.6M$49.8M+19.04%Software
4○NVDA$225 C 8DTE−0.2%▲ Bull10:04 AM3.1×$19.7M$389.3M+7.39%Tech Mega
5○CRWV$92 P 8DTE+3%▼ Bear10:18 AM6.9×$1.1M$7.0M+1.49%AI Infra
6○MSTR🔥$130 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull9:56 AM0.5×$5.0M$42.6M+7.99%Crypto/Fin
7○ALAB$295 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull9:52 AM1.0×$2.5M$7.4M+4.09%Other
8○PANW$390 C 8DTE+3%▲ Bull9:52 AM0.4×$610K$3.9M+11.11%Software
9○MSFT$500 C 1DTE−0.7%▲ Bull9:56 AM2.2×$5.1M$29.5M+1.53%Tech Mega
10○AMZN$255 P 1DTE−0.7%▼ Bear9:53 AM4.5×$3.0M$30.7M-1.26%Tech Mega
11○TSLA$355 C 1DTE+1%▲ Bull9:52 AM3.5×$8.1M$181.4M+1.56%Tech Mega
12○META$580 C 1DTE−0.3%▲ Bull9:49 AM1.5×$5.7M$50.1M+0.93%Tech Mega
13○ADBE$285 C 1DTE−0.3%▲ Bull9:53 AM0.8×$540K$1.6M+4.58%Software
14○NOW$135 C 1DTE−3%▲ Bull9:41 AM1.1×$1.3M$8.3M+10.48%Software
15○MU$940 C 1DTE+0.8%▲ Bull9:59 AM3.2×$7.5M$131.8M-0.76%Semis
16○PLTR$180 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull9:41 AM0.6×$6.3M$47.8M+3.92%Software
17○SNOW$332.50 C 8DTE+0.1%▲ Bull9:52 AM1.2×$623K$1.8M+5.39%Software
18○XOM$160 C 8DTE+2%▲ Bull9:54 AM3.2×$262K$397K-0.64%Energy
19○UBER$79 C 8DTE+3%▲ Bull9:46 AM3.4×$179K$921K-2.47%Industrial
20○BAC$62 P 1DTE+1%▼ Bear9:49 AM0.7×$389K$1.4M-1.44%Banks
21○CRDO$245 C 1DTE+3%▲ Bull9:40 AM4.0×$438K$1.8M+5.33%Other
22○AAPL$312.50 C 1DTE+0.9%▲ Bull9:53 AM4.2×$3.5M$25.7M-1.17%Tech Mega
23○BABA🔥$120 C 8DTE+3%▲ Bull10:01 AM2.7×$333K$1.6M-2.95%China ADR
24○WMT🔥$102 C 8DTE−0.6%▲ Bull10:10 AM2.0×$200K$1.2M-1.59%Consumer
25○INTC$90 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull9:52 AM0.5×$1.8M$15.6M+3.58%Semis
26○COIN🔥$190 C 1DTE+1%▲ Bull10:00 AM0.8×$1.1M$8.8M+3.58%Crypto/Fin
27○DELL$480 P 1DTE+3%▼ Bear9:53 AM0.7×$602K$3.2M+0.72%Other
28○SNPS$440 C 8DTE−2%▲ Bull9:40 AM2.5×$273K$1.9M+9.56%Other
29○IBIT🔥$44 C 8DTE−3%▲ Bull9:46 AM0.8×$1.7M$4.0M+1.69%Crypto/Fin
30○HOOD🔥$110 C 1DTE−0.3%▲ Bull9:46 AM0.2×$725K$4.8M+1.74%Crypto/Fin
31○CAT$810 P 8DTE−0.4%▼ Bear9:46 AM2.8×$575K$662K-1.09%Industrial
32○SNDK$1500 P 1DTE+0.6%▼ Bear9:53 AM1.1×$6.6M$86.2M-0.64%Semis
33○ARM$257.50 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull10:16 AM0.8×$1.6M$9.0M+3.98%Semis
34○IREN$40 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull9:41 AM0.3×$506K$4.6M+3.61%AI Infra
35○HPQ$29 P 1DTE+2%▼ Bear10:01 AM1.3×$403K$1.0M-7.27%Other
36○AMD$480 C 1DTE+0.8%▲ Bull9:47 AM0.6×$2.0M$22.2M-0.97%Semis
37○DRAM$58 C 1DTE+2%▲ Bull9:53 AM0.7×$320K$6.0M+0.71%Other
38○SKHY$160 C 1DTE−0.7%▲ Bull9:54 AM0.4×$562K$5.4M+1.93%Other
39○NBIS$220 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull9:52 AM0.6×$1.6M$12.6M+5.02%AI Infra
40○CRCL🔥$95 C 1DTE+2%▲ Bull9:47 AM0.7×$472K$2.6M+3.76%Crypto/Fin
41○BMNR🔥$25.50 C 8DTE−0.7%▲ Bull9:46 AM1.3×$235K$1.5M+3.27%Crypto/Fin
42○TSM$415 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull9:58 AM0.4×$534K$2.4M+1.60%Semis
43○SOFI$19 C 1DTE−1.0%▲ Bull9:48 AM0.3×$366K$1.7M+1.86%Crypto/Fin
44○SMCI$38 C 1DTE−0.9%▲ Bull9:46 AM0.3×$446K$2.8M+2.67%Semis
45○MRNA🔥$140 P 1DTE−2%▼ Bear9:47 AM0.5×$395K$4.4M-4.49%Health

Midmorning

10:30 – 11:30 AM ET

25 surfaced · Early read on the 10:30–11:30 ET window (up to 25) · the ↻ mark flags contracts that also made the midday top 50

22 calls·3 puts7.3× call-skewed
TickerLeanActivityChainΔ%Cohort
1○MSTR🔥$140 C 8DTE+2%▲ Bull10:52 AM5.3×$4.0M$80.6M+11.24%Crypto/Fin
2○CRM↻$250 C 1DTE−0.2%▲ Bull10:49 AM1.5×$1.5M$68.4M+21.63%Software
3○CRWD$220 C 8DTE−2%▲ Bull10:47 AM0.4×$695K$60.3M+18.66%Software
4○TSLA$352.50 C 1DTE−0.2%▲ Bull10:51 AM4.3×$8.5M$286.5M+2.04%Tech Mega
5○NVDA$225 C 8DTE−0.2%▲ Bull10:42 AM1.9×$12.0M$542.3M+7.48%Tech Mega
6○PANW↻$385 C 8DTE+1%▲ Bull10:41 AM0.4×$462K$7.9M+11.89%Software
7○CRCL🔥↻$90 P 8DTE−5%▼ Bear11:05 AM4.1×$826K$4.9M+4.69%Crypto/Fin
8○NBIS$222.50 C 1DTE+2%▲ Bull10:40 AM7.0×$1.8M$19.4M+2.07%AI Infra
9○IGV$105 P 8DTE−4%▼ Bear10:54 AM8.8×$106K$901K+6.91%Software
10○BMNR🔥↻$26.50 C 1DTE+2%▲ Bull10:50 AM13×$642K$3.3M+4.18%Crypto/Fin
11○MU↻$930 C 1DTE+1%▲ Bull10:58 AM3.6×$4.6M$201.4M-2.36%Semis
12○ADBE$290 C 1DTE+0.2%▲ Bull10:57 AM0.8×$232K$3.0M+5.81%Software
13○AMD$480 C 1DTE+0.8%▲ Bull10:51 AM0.3×$907K$32.8M-1.01%Semis
14○TSM↻$420 C 1DTE−1%▲ Bull10:52 AM1.0×$3.5M$14.0M+1.78%Semis
15○PLTR↻$185 C 1DTE−0.2%▲ Bull10:50 AM1.3×$3.3M$67.8M+4.38%Software
16○NVDL↻$38.50 C 1DTE+6%▲ Bull10:59 AM4.9×$192K$4.3M+14.57%Other
17○META↻$575 C 1DTE+0.4%▲ Bull11:00 AM2.0×$2.6M$81.0M-0.63%Tech Mega
18○HOOD🔥$115 C 8DTE+3%▲ Bull10:54 AM0.9×$454K$8.6M+2.42%Crypto/Fin
19○COIN🔥$200 C 1DTE+4%▲ Bull11:02 AM0.6×$909K$20.7M+5.76%Crypto/Fin
20○IBIT🔥↻$46 C 8DTE+0.7%▲ Bull10:49 AM3.4×$678K$9.0M+2.55%Crypto/Fin
21○WMT🔥$102 C 1DTE−0.8%▲ Bull10:57 AM2.9×$157K$2.4M-1.50%Consumer
22○INTC↻$92 C 1DTE+1%▲ Bull10:56 AM1.1×$1.1M$31.2M+3.19%Semis
23○OKTA↻$170 C 1DTE+0.5%▲ Bull11:01 AM2.1×$450K$8.8M+25.85%Software
24○XLE$62 P 4DTE+0.5%▼ Bear11:06 AM20×$179K$454K-1.16%Other
25○MSFT$490 C 1DTE−3%▲ Bull10:32 AM0.4×$1.9M$47.2M+1.28%Tech Mega

Midday session

10:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET

48 surfaced · New positions emerging after the morning print (up to 50)

40 calls·8 puts5.0× call-skewed
TickerLeanActivityChainΔ%Cohort
1○NVDA$227.50 C 1DTE−0.2%▲ Bull11:51 AM2.3×$25.7M$1114.3M+7.86%Tech Mega
2○MSTR🔥$141 C 8DTE+3%▲ Bull12:08 PM91×$5.1M$194.6M+12.89%Crypto/Fin
3○MU↻$930 C 1DTE−0.6%▲ Bull11:43 AM7.6×$8.0M$491.7M-1.99%Semis
4○PLTR↻$185 C 1DTE−0.5%▲ Bull11:25 AM2.4×$6.7M$115.8M+4.21%Software
5○CRWD$225 C 1DTE−1%▲ Bull12:03 PM2.1×$1.1M$90.4M+20.25%Software
6○MRNA🔥$125 P 8DTE−12%▼ Bear12:44 PM16×$940K$21.2M-5.78%Health
7○CRM↻$250 C 1DTE−0.8%▲ Bull11:46 AM3.8×$3.1M$110.8M+22.39%Software
8○COIN🔥$195 C 8DTE+2%▲ Bull11:33 AM3.2×$3.6M$54.1M+5.15%Crypto/Fin
9○SNDK$1500 C 1DTE+1%▲ Bull12:02 PM1.8×$6.8M$372.8M-2.33%Semis
10○TSLA$360 C 1DTE+1%▲ Bull11:46 AM3.6×$7.5M$471.7M+2.55%Tech Mega
11○IBIT🔥↻$46 C 8DTE+2%▲ Bull11:35 AM6.0×$1.2M$20.0M+2.33%Crypto/Fin
12○HOOD🔥$111 C 8DTE+1%▲ Bull12:22 PM5.4×$933K$19.3M+1.08%Crypto/Fin
13○BE$220 C 1DTE+1.0%▲ Bull11:39 AM1.0×$925K$19.1M-1.06%Nuclear
14○DELL$475 C 8DTE+0.6%▲ Bull11:59 AM2.8×$700K$20.6M+1.61%Other
15○OKTA↻$170 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull11:24 AM4.1×$1.1M$20.4M+27.97%Software
16○SKHY$170 C 8DTE+5%▲ Bull11:22 AM0.9×$300K$8.5M+1.67%Other
17○MRVL$240 P 1DTE−0.6%▼ Bear11:59 AM1.0×$4.8M$159.5M-9.18%Semis
18○IREN$41 C 1DTE+1%▲ Bull11:52 AM1.2×$835K$34.7M-6.25%AI Infra
19○BABA🔥$120 C 8DTE+3%▲ Bull11:54 AM3.0×$319K$16.3M-3.28%China ADR
20○CRCL🔥↻$90 P 8DTE−4%▼ Bear11:07 AM4.2×$844K$9.8M+5.61%Crypto/Fin
21○META↻$575 C 1DTE+0.7%▲ Bull11:32 AM3.5×$4.3M$133.8M-0.87%Tech Mega
22○TSM↻$420 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull11:01 AM1.1×$3.8M$52.6M+1.90%Semis
23○WMT🔥$103 C 8DTE+0.4%▲ Bull11:34 AM1.3×$284K$10.2M-1.62%Consumer
24○BMNR🔥↻$26.50 C 1DTE+3%▲ Bull10:56 AM14×$722K$8.7M+4.42%Crypto/Fin
25○XLK$191 C 8DTE+1%▲ Bull12:37 PM14×$289K$3.0M+3.16%Other
26○AMZN$257.50 C 1DTE+0.5%▲ Bull12:08 PM5.8×$1.9M$138.7M-1.56%Tech Mega
27○AMD$475 C 1DTE−0.4%▲ Bull12:02 PM1.7×$2.1M$73.1M-1.38%Semis
28○GDX$102 P 1DTE−2%▼ Bear11:36 AM2.6×$498K$7.6M+1.24%Other
29○DRAM$58 P 4DTE+2%▼ Bear11:06 AM7.1×$162K$6.5M+0.78%Other
30○ADSK$270 C 1DTE−0.2%▲ Bull10:58 AM4.1×$418K$3.0M+0.73%Other
31○NVDL↻$38.50 C 1DTE+4%▲ Bull11:04 AM5.2×$207K$7.6M+14.99%Other
32○INTC↻$92 C 1DTE−0.1%▲ Bull11:31 AM1.9×$1.6M$59.0M+3.27%Semis
33○CRWV$90 C 1DTE+4%▲ Bull11:48 AM0.5×$380K$22.5M-2.41%AI Infra
34○SMH$570 C 1DTE−0.5%▲ Bull12:29 PM0.5×$3.6M$18.1M+2.20%Semis
35○MSFT$500 C 1DTE−1%▲ Bull11:35 AM1.3×$3.9M$99.2M+1.36%Tech Mega
36○PANW↻$385 C 8DTE+0.6%▲ Bull10:51 AM0.4×$516K$13.1M+12.46%Software
37○UNH$402.50 P 1DTE+2%▼ Bear10:42 AM2.2×$286K$2.4M-1.47%Health
38○SNOW$325 C 8DTE−1%▲ Bull11:37 AM0.3×$444K$6.1M+4.21%Software
39○NOW$137 C 1DTE−1%▲ Bull11:36 AM1.4×$250K$18.3M+9.35%Software
40○AVGO$370 C 8DTE−0.4%▲ Bull12:06 PM0.7×$1.2M$101.0M+4.33%Tech Mega
41○XOM$160 C 8DTE+2%▲ Bull11:48 AM1.2×$94K$3.2M-1.06%Energy
42○LLY$1200 C 1DTE+2%▲ Bull12:09 PM1.0×$184K$1.8M-1.18%Health
43○COST$940 P 8DTE+0.6%▼ Bear11:53 AM0.6×$68K$4.9M-1.86%Consumer
44○CAT$815 C 1DTE−0.2%▲ Bull12:04 PM0.6×$78K$3.1M-0.74%Industrial
45○JPM$352.50 P 1DTE−0.5%▼ Bear11:41 AM1.9×$127K$5.1M-0.64%Banks
46○BAC$61 C 8DTE−0.3%▲ Bull11:41 AM1.8×$69K$3.5M-1.48%Banks
47○UBER$76 C 1DTE−1%▲ Bull11:43 AM0.5×$70K$2.2M-2.13%Industrial
48○ORCL$150 C 1DTE−1%▲ Bull11:44 AM0.6×$800K$20.7M+1.83%Tech Mega

Last hour conviction

3:00 – 4:00 PM ET

20 surfaced · Positions taken into the close. DTE 1–12, expected held overnight (up to 20)

18 calls·2 puts9.0× call-skewed
TickerLeanActivityChainΔ%Cohort
1○MSTR🔥$140 C 8DTE+2%▲ Bull3:36 PM7.6×$6.1M$194.6M+11.47%Crypto/Fin
2○CRM$252.50 C 1DTE+0.2%▲ Bull3:42 PM25×$1.2M$110.8M+22.56%Software
3○NVDA$222.50 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull3:39 PM0.3×$10.4M$1114.3M+8.28%Tech Mega
4○CRWD$230 C 8DTE+0.9%▲ Bull3:42 PM1.3×$555K$90.4M+20.50%Software
5○IREN$42 C 1DTE+4%▲ Bull3:29 PM1.5×$1.9M$34.7M+3.49%AI Infra
6○MU$930 C 1DTE−0.4%▲ Bull3:39 PM4.4×$5.3M$491.7M-0.73%Semis
7○DELL$500 C 8DTE+6%▲ Bull3:58 PM0.6×$943K$20.6M+1.98%Other
8○AVGO$370 C 8DTE−0.4%▲ Bull3:34 PM0.6×$1.1M$101.0M+4.47%Tech Mega
9○AMZN$257.50 C 1DTE+0.5%▲ Bull3:37 PM3.8×$1.1M$138.7M-1.57%Tech Mega
10○PANW$390 C 8DTE+2%▲ Bull3:29 PM0.1×$138K$13.1M+13.32%Software
11○WMT🔥$102 C 8DTE−0.6%▲ Bull3:30 PM1.4×$128K$10.2M-1.64%Consumer
12○LITE$950 C 8DTE−0.6%▲ Bull3:45 PM0.3×$993K$37.8M+1.36%Semis
13○WDAY$200 C 1DTE+3%▲ Bull3:24 PM0.5×$665K$6.9M-2.30%Other
14○TSLA$360 C 8DTE+1%▲ Bull3:23 PM1.1×$3.9M$471.7M+2.46%Tech Mega
15○BABA🔥$115 P 8DTE−1%▼ Bear3:36 PM0.9×$193K$16.3M-2.99%China ADR
16○INTC$90 C 1DTE−2%▲ Bull3:45 PM0.3×$1.0M$59.0M+4.16%Semis
17○CAT$815 C 1DTE−0.2%▲ Bull3:01 PM3.7×$402K$3.1M-0.60%Industrial
18○PLTR$190 C 8DTE+2%▲ Bull3:36 PM0.5×$1.5M$115.8M+4.48%Software
19○COIN🔥$187.50 P 8DTE−2%▼ Bear3:43 PM1.8×$213K$54.1M+4.80%Crypto/Fin
20○KO$89 C 8DTE−0.1%▲ Bull3:40 PM1.4×$356K$1.9M-1.13%Other
🚀 high · ⭐ med · ○ low conviction🔥 volume accelerating ≥1.4× baseline↻ contract carried across midmorning + midday
Accumulation patternsmulti-window stacks
Multi-contract build · 3–90 DTE · refreshed ~1:45 PM ET

Names being accumulated across the chain
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What · per-ticker rows where 5 or more qualifying contracts on one direction (70% call or 80% put dominance, $2M total premium) cluster across multiple strikes and expirations.

Floors · per contract: volume 1,000+, premium $200K+, within ±10% of spot, 3 to 90 DTE, vol/OI 1.0+ for calls or 1.5+ for puts.

📅 ER · earnings within 5 trading days. Premium floor auto-adjusted for IV inflation.

Δ% · high means the stock already moved. Low means options are building before the move.

Tip · click any row for contract detail.

Per-ticker rows where 5+ contracts on one side cluster across multiple strikes and expirations. 11 surfaced today.

#TickerSide#CExpStkTotal $Dom%Δ%Cohort
1▸ NVDA▲ Bull63914$359.0M82%+8.22%Tech Mega
2▸ MU▲ Bull20511$89.2M93%-1.07%Semis
3▸ TSLA▲ Bull28414$77.0M77%+2.49%Tech Mega
4▸ MSTR▲ Bull15311$53.6M93%+12.02%Crypto/Fin
5▸ CRM▲ Bull1265$33.3M90%+22.61%Software
6▸ MRVL📅 ER today▲ Bull625$25.6M88%-1.98%Semis
7▸ PLTR▲ Bull828$20.9M75%+4.13%Software
8▸ COIN▲ Bull524$14.0M86%+4.66%Crypto/Fin
9▸ GLD▲ Bull534$5.1M95%+0.18%Metals
10▸ SLV▲ Bull543$8.9M100%+1.62%Metals
11▸ BABA▲ Bull534$8.4M91%-3.05%China ADR
📅 ER earnings within 5 trading daysHigh Δ% stock already moved · Low Δ% options building before the move
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What · top-ranked institutional cash-equity blocks for this session.

Single · pre-close institutional blocks of $20M or more.

MOC · 4:00 PM market-on-close auctions.

Rank · each row's rank is its position in this ticker's 10-year history for that bucket. A #1 print is the biggest of its kind in a decade.

Link · the 🔗 icon flags tickers the options scanner also surfaced today. Click to highlight matching rows in Notable Flow and Accumulation Patterns below.

cash-equity · ranked 10-yr prints · live
Thu Aug 27 sessionLast scan: close · next at ~10:45 AM ET tomorrow · 🔗 9 with options confluence
TimeTickerTypeTagsShares @ PriceVenueUnderlying Exposure
16:00QCOM#3⚡Single$512.6M3.11M @ $164.78dark
16:00U#4⚡Single$129.1M2.97M @ $43.49dark
10:49TQQQ#4⚡Single⚡3x$75.5M1.04M @ $72.53dark~$226.5M Nasdaq 100
CloseMSTU#10⚡MOC⚡2x$2.0M57K @ $35.34MOC~$4.0M MSTR
16:00GOOG#11⚡Single$701.3M2.08M @ $337.71dark
CloseTOST#11⚡MOC$67.3M1.91M @ $35.17MOC
15:43QID#11⚡Single⚡-2x$13.3M945K @ $14.11dark~$26.7M Nasdaq 100
16:00GM#13⚡Single$176.0M2.04M @ $86.18dark
CloseGS#15⚡MOC$793.9M763K @ $1040.87MOC
CloseSOXL#15⚡MOC⚡3x$218.4M1.78M @ $123.05MOC~$655.3M SOX
16:04ANF#15⚡Single$41.4M284K @ $145.75lit
16:04ORCL#16⚡Single$872.3M5.74M @ $151.94lit
16:00PLTR#17⚡Single$435.9M2.34M @ $185.93dark
CloseORCL#18⚡MOC$872.3M5.74M @ $151.94MOC
16:05MSFT#18⚡Single$840.8M1.66M @ $505.06dark
16:00BAC#20⚡Single$458.8M7.50M @ $61.17lit
CloseWDC#22⚡MOC$574.4M1.24M @ $462.00MOC
CloseANF#22⚡MOC$41.4M284K @ $145.75MOC
13:06SSO#23⚡Single⚡2x$109.4M1.53M @ $71.29dark~$218.8M S&P 500
15:45QID#23⚡Single⚡-2x$9.4M670K @ $14.10dark~$18.9M Nasdaq 100
12:54VBR#24⚡Single$110.7M445K @ $248.56dark
16:01ROKU#24⚡Single$44.2M283K @ $156.25dark
12:50SSO#26Single⚡2x$105.9M1.49M @ $71.24dark~$211.7M S&P 500
09:55MSFD#26Single⚡-2x$685K66K @ $10.33dark~$1.4M MSFT
16:01XLU#29Single$51.8M1.20M @ $43.18dark
16:00GOOGL#30Single$393.1M1.15M @ $340.65dark
13:14SSO#30Single⚡2x$83.7M1.17M @ $71.32dark~$167.3M S&P 500
16:00ROKU#30Single$40.7M260K @ $156.25dark
16:00BAC#32Single$354.1M5.79M @ $61.17dark
15:43QID#32Single⚡-2x$8.5M603K @ $14.11dark~$17.0M Nasdaq 100
16:05NVDA#33Single$691.8M3.03M @ $227.98dark
16:00MA#33Single$330.4M558K @ $591.73lit
16:00NBIS#34Single$141.6M648K @ $218.48dark
16:00ABNB#36Single$50.8M275K @ $184.40dark
16:05HOOD#37Single$79.3M723K @ $109.76dark
16:09MELI#46Single$57.9M30K @ $1930.75dark
15:37IEF#49Single$434.6M4.66M @ $93.19dark
13:53AFRM#49Single$9.9M129K @ $76.72dark
13:57↳#50Single$9.9M129K @ $76.68dark

Single Pre-close institutional single printMOC Market-on-close auction⚡ Top 25 in 10-yr history⚡3x Leveraged / inverse ETF🔗 Click to highlight matching rows in the options table above