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11 Jan, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Since folks are asking for examples since the "how to save filters" thread (), here are some @unusual_whales Flow searches to help you get started.

These are NOT the only ways to filter the Flow. You'll come up with your own, in time.

Share yours, too!
Example 1

Sizable orders, not deep ITM, by time. Good for watching live during the day.

unusualwhales.com/flow?limit=250…

Filters:
- Order sizes of 150 more contracts.
- Size (of order) over open interest (OI).
- Deep ITM trades excluded.
- Sorted descending by time.
Example 2

Large premium orders, sorted by size. Good for historical review for the day.

unusualwhales.com/flow?limit=250…

Filters:
- Greater than or equal to $​25,000 premiums.
- Size (of order) over open interest (OI).
- Sorted descending by size of orders.
- Intraday only.
Example 3

Short-dated, single leg, OTM with lower spot prices.

unusualwhales.com/flow?excluded_…

Filters:
- Greater than or equal to $​100K prems
- Spot range of up to $​1.20
- Ask-side only
- No ETFs, indices, LEAPs, bid-side
- DTE up to 14 days
- OTM only
- Single legs only
Example 4

Largest bets happening but with the largest market cap tickers removed.

unusualwhales.com/flow?limit=250…

Filters:
- Greater than or equal to $​100,000 premiums
- No ETFs, indeces, or upcoming dividends
- DTE only up to 60 days out
- TSLA, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, and AAPL *removed*
Please note I never look at just "ask side" or just calls, for instance. I think you always need to look at the overall flow to understand the real positions.

It is especially important when trades are happening at mid prices, or if you are anticipating purchases at the bid.
Always open to other examples and suggestions. There are many ways to look at this, and the more we try to explain/work together on figuring out the best ways, the better off we shall all be!

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13 Jan
There is a new @unusual_whales Hottest Chains & Tickers page: unusualwhales.com/flow/hot_chain…

This is a new and exciting, albeit easily misunderstood tool.

So, as always, please allow me to explain:
To get to the page without a link, it's actually sort of hidden (I suspect to test it out!).

I highlighted and ninja'd the link to click on from the current page (here: unusualwhales.com/flow/hot_chains).

Or just use this link to get there directly: unusualwhales.com/flow/hot_chain… Sneaky sneaky! Click on the...
This is what the new page looks like.

It has some unique columns I have not seen elsewhere on the flow, such as "OHLC" and "Acc factor", so I feel obligated to review these as best I can.

I will review every column, though, so feel free to skip to whichever definition you need: Image
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31 Dec 21
$ZI - 🌊🔍 Flow Deep Dive per @unusual_whales 📆📈 - No filters on the below post. Highlighted the unusual trade I am going to look into, the 4K and 2.5K contracts on the $70 and $65 strike call options for 21-Jan.

TL;DR: I think they rolled their strike up and bought more.
Click on the ↕ emoji (where my cursor is) to view the trades that came in together (potentially) as a part of a strategy.
That opens up this panel which shows us the relevant trades that came in together.

On the $65C, we can see that the volume on the day was about the size of this order in fact, but the open interest was 3.8K...so we simply cannot know if they were bought or sold to open.
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31 Dec 21
I've caught a few folks mistakenly interpreting the "pillboxes" at the top of the @unusual_whales flow.

Those are the bits of information above the flow feed itself.

I've labeled them here, A through H to go through them. I'll also explain where some calculations come from.
A: Market state shows today's date, along with the single ticker you are viewing. Or just shows "MarketState" if viewing greater than one ticker.
B: Put/call ratio is put volume divided by call volume. Put/call ratio is very important and can be an indication of sentiment shifting.

P/C greater than .7 means more puts are being bought than calls, so the trend is getting bearish.

P/C .7 to .5 is getting more bullish.
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30 Dec 21
Folks sometimes will look at the @unusual_whales flow and point to some of the tags as being indicators to take an entry, make an exit, or to outright avoid a trade altogether.

For instance, sometimes there are trades that come through marked as "floor". What is a "floor" trade?
Floor traders work on the floor of an exchange.

When a floor trader executes a trade, exclusively for their own account, it must be reported on an exchange by the "floor" tag.

That's it.

Well...
...Except for the fact they might be initiating a trade on behalf of a client for any other reason or with knowledge from said client(s).

But that's hearsay (literally?).

This is a pretty cool video showing off floor traders from a couple of decades ago:
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30 Dec 21
BEWARE OF DIVIDEND DATES!

You might want to avoid trading calls surrounding a stock's ex-dividend date!

$MDLZ goes exdiv TOMORROW 30-Dec!
But the Flow shows a lot of call volume coming ahead of the ex-div date!

- You might be seeing market makers that are looking to capture as much of the dividend as possible, who are looking to exercise deep ITM call options.
But why do MMs trade pre-div dates?
- To capture as much of the dividend as possible, two market makers enter into an agreement to trade deep-in-the-money call options back and forth with each other on the day prior to the ex-dividend date.
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29 Dec 21
Here are some @unusual_whales Flow searches to help you get started.

These are NOT the only ways to filter the Flow.

You will develop your own style, in time. These are just examples to help you get started.
Example 1

Sizable orders, not deep ITM, by time. Good for watching live during the day.

unusualwhales.com/flow?limit=250…

Filters:
- Order sizes of 150 more contracts.
- Size (of order) over open interest (OI).
- Deep ITM trades excluded.
- Sorted descending by time.
Example 2

Large premium orders, sorted by size. Good for historical review for the day.

unusualwhales.com/flow?limit=250…

Filters:
- Greater than or equal to $​25,000 premiums.
- Size (of order) over open interest (OI).
- Sorted descending by size of orders.
- Intraday only.
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