The Options Flow Cheat Sheet
Every filter the institutional-flow filter pipeline applies to grade options flow. The institutional-flow filter framework, premium and Vol/OI thresholds, sweep vs block decoder, accumulation checklist, and the morning edge routine — on one printable page.
Yesterday's institutional flow. Every weekday at 8:45 AM ET.
Top QUALIFIED prints, accumulation patterns, closed-position P&L. No fluff. Free.
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Six frameworks. One page. Enough to work a live scanner.
Each of nine exclusion rules a signal must clear to earn QUALIFIED — Vol/OI ratio, DTE, fill aggression, market maker detection, and five more.
What separates a QUALIFIED signal from a PASS, plus the WHALE, LARGE, and ACCUMULATION flags that add context without creating a higher grade.
How to read urgency versus planned positioning from the execution type — and what the fill price tells you about conviction direction.
Thresholds at a glance — under 2x, 5x+, 20x+. What each range says about whether the flow is new institutional money or recycled positioning.
The four criteria for confirming institutional accumulation — same contract, repeat prints, aggressive fills, elevated Vol/OI.
The 30-minute window at the open where the most actionable flow hits the tape. What to scan first and what to ignore until later.
Yesterday's institutional flow. Every weekday at 8:45 AM ET.
Top QUALIFIED prints, accumulation patterns, closed-position P&L. No fluff. Free.
FAQ
One page covering six frameworks: the institutional-flow filter pipeline, the QUALIFIED/PASS filter criteria, the sweep vs block decoder, a Vol/OI reference table, the accumulation checklist, and the morning edge routine.
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A printable web page designed to fit on one sheet of paper. Hit Cmd+P (Mac) or Ctrl+P (Windows) to save it as a PDF or print a physical copy for your desk.
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