01 / 06For Serious Retail Traders

Options Flow, Graded by Rules You Can Actually Check

Q: How is this different from a black-box options flow score?

Most flow tools assign a proprietary score or letter grade without publishing the underlying logic. Profit Builders publishes every filter, threshold, and academic/regulatory reference (CBOE Rule 6.11, Hasbrouck 2004, Corrado & Miller 1996) behind each classification, so the methodology is checkable rather than trusted on faith.

Q: Is the classification methodology actually public?

Yes -- the complete methodology, including specific thresholds and academic references, is published at /methodology, not summarized or gated.

Every signal Profit Builders surfaces passes a documented 9-filter engine — sweep detection under CBOE Rule 6.11, NBBO-based aggression classification, vol/OI gates, market-maker filtering, and more — published in full at /methodology. Not an opaque score you're asked to trust.

02 / 06The filters

The 9 filters, briefly

Sweep detection (CBOE Rule 6.11) · Vol/OI ratio gate · Market-maker identification and filtering · NBBO-based direction inference (Hasbrouck 2004) · DTE windows · Premium thresholds · Position-action classification (opening/closing/adjusting) · Deep-ITM screen · Far-OTM screen. Every one of these is documented at /methodology, with the actual thresholds — not a marketing summary of them.

03 / 06Classification

QUALIFIED vs. PASS

A signal that clears all nine gates is classified QUALIFIED. One that fails any gate — insufficient aggression, doesn't meet the volume/OI ratio, flagged as likely market-maker activity — is classified PASS and filtered out of the primary flow view. There's no third opaque tier; every signal is one or the other, and the reason is inspectable. Full explanation: what QUALIFIED and PASS mean.

04 / 06Auditability

Auditability, not a marketed win rate

Every signal's outcome is logged the moment it resolves and checkable publicly — wins and losses both, at /methodology. Profit Builders doesn't lead with a win-rate percentage; the emphasis is on how the classification works, so you can judge the signal quality yourself instead of trusting a badge.

05 / 06FAQ

What does “QUALIFIED” mean on Profit Builders?

A signal is classified QUALIFIED when it passes all nine filters in Profit Builders' documented classification engine. Signals that fail any filter are classified PASS. Full logic at /methodology.

How is this different from a black-box options flow score?

Most flow tools assign a proprietary score without publishing the underlying logic. Profit Builders publishes every filter, threshold, and academic/regulatory reference behind each classification, so the methodology is checkable rather than trusted on faith.

Is the classification methodology actually public?

Yes — the complete methodology, including specific thresholds and academic references, is published at /methodology, not summarized or gated.

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