🐳 Watchlists + @unusual_whales 🐳
Unusual Whales is an incredible tool that can take anyone's trading to the next level. It presents a ton of data, which can often be hard to synthesize.
This thread will provide a simplistic approach to analyzing and utilizing flow data. 🌊
1. Where To Start
Start with the "Hot Chains & Tickers" page. Not only does this display the tickers with the most option volume, but it also shows the most active chains. Better yet, you can filter by sector and market cap.
Below are some specific filter examples:
2. Analysis
The "Intraday Analyst" page is your best friend here. The first thing I do is scroll down to the "Most Active Chains" table.
I'm looking for short-term exp. OTM contracts with heavy volume that look "unusual."
Examples are included below:
$LCID - Closed Wed. 11/3 ~$36.50. 40c weeklies required a 10% move in 2 days to go ITM. $LCID closed at $41.80 on Friday.
$AMD - Closed Tues. 11/2 ~$127.60. 130c got hit hard. Closed the week over $136.
$NVDA - Closed Thurs. 10/28 ~249.40, 250c 🔨. Closed Friday ~255.70.
Weekly OTM strikes with heavy volume can lead to huge moves. Now what makes these so unusual?
- OTM with little time to exp. = urgency
- Heavy volume on a certain strike can mean volatility in that area = good for options
- Vol. much greater OTM than ATM = big move possibility