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9 recapsUpdated 2026-08-19Free to read
Weekly research from the Profit Builders desk

Every week, recapped.

Where the institutional money went. Which QUALIFIED signals fired and where they closed. Dealer gamma reads, accumulation patterns, the prints that mattered.

Each recap is written against that week's scanner output. We don't cherry-pick winners — we publish the same recap whether the tape was clean or whether the biggest prints closed red. The recaps are free; the engine that produces them is at profitbuilders.io/methodology.

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By the Profit Builders deskEvery weekCoverage since 2026-04-16
2026 · 08

August 2026

1 recap

Aug 10–14
2026

We Just Started Tracking SpaceX Options Flow — Here's Week One

We added SPCX (SpaceX) to the scanner on August 7. Its first full week: 4,581 signals, $665M in premium. Here's what else stood out August 10-14, and what our scanner caught in real time.

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2026 · 07

July 2026

1 recap

Jul 7–11
2026

Options Flow Recap July 7–11 — $18.67B in Institutional Premium

$18.67B in options premium crossed the scanner July 7–11: 76,576 signals, 533 graded A, 68% buy lean. Top names: MU $2.02B, SNDK $1.80B, QQQ $1.71B.

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2026 · 04

April 2026

7 recaps

Apr 24
Fri

$169M in Institutional Premium

NVDA led $3.93B in total options premium on April 24. Institutional blocks, sweep accumulation, and AMD puts closed at +4813%.

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Apr 23
Thu

$125M in Institutional Premium

TSLA pulled $125M across 830 signals on April 23. Total tape hit $3.16B with 326 Grade A prints. Here's what the flow showed.

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Apr 22
Wed

TSLA Led the Tape April 22 — $80M in Institutional Premium

TSLA drew $80M across 666 signals on April 22. Total premium hit $2.70B with 312 Grade A prints. Here's what the tape showed.

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Apr 21
Tue

$76.8M in Institutional Premium

TSLA dominated April 21 options flow with $76.8M across 611 signals. Total market premium hit $3.14B. Here's what the tape showed.

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Apr 20
Mon

NVDA Dominated April 20 — $316M in Institutional Flow

NVDA led a $3.54B tape on April 20, 2026. 391 Grade A signals, 63% buy-side lean, and one name that wouldn't stop printing.

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Apr 17
Fri

April 17 Options Flow: $4.26B Swept Across a Neutral Tape

April 17 saw $4.26B in options premium with a near-perfect buy/sell split. META drew an eight-figure sweep. Here's what the tape showed.

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Apr 16
Thu

Options Flow Recap – April 16, 2026: $4.22B Hit the Tape

April 16 options flow: $4.22B in premium, 344 Grade A signals, and an eight-figure NVDA block that demands attention.

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