[Options Notes] Monitoring Unusual Activity: potentially detecting large institutional trading moves

For options traders, Options Unusual Activity can be a helpful tool for analysis.

By tracking these unusual activities, investors can monitor the moves of large institutions and potentially uncover more investment opportunities.

Options Unusual Activity refers to a sudden and significant increase in the trading volume or turnover of a particular option. This may indicate the expectations of investors, which may include large institutional investors.

Liquidity: Institutional investors have significant buying and selling power, helping them to potentially take advantage of trading opportunities in the options market.

Access to Information: Financial institutions usually have a more comprehensive understanding in the companies they invest in than individual investors.

Advanced tools: Financial institutions can use more advanced tools and hire professional traders, thus making more informed decisions.

Step 1: Detailed Quote page of the stock > [Options] > [Options Unusual Activity] > [Filter]

Step 2: Customize filters to get information about your target options unusual movements.

We can filter unusual activities by setting conditions first. Then we can narrow down the results by using technical indicators or our experience.

That's what today's lesson is all about. Please leave a comment if you have any questions or thoughts about it.