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Net Flow
Net Flow is a proprietary tool that can be viewed from the Net Flow page. The Net Flow chart provides real time data based on options activity for any individual equity, as opposed to Market Tide which tracks the market as a whole. Using this data you can get a feel for how the options market is being traded.
Ticker wide call and put activity is aggregated and the ‘net value’ is displayed using green (call) and red (put). The underlying price of the selected equity (yellow) is overlaid against the net call and put values.
For example:
- $15,000 in calls transacted at the ask has the effect of increasing the daily net call premium by $15,000.
- $10,000 in calls transacted at the bid has the effect of decreasing the daily net call premium by $10,000.
The resulting net premium from both of these trades would be $5000 (+ $15,000 - $10,000).
Transactions taking place at the mid are not accounted for.
In theory:
The sentiment for the selected equity becomes increasingly bullish if:
1. The aggregated CALL PREMIUM is increasing at a faster rate.
2. The aggregated PUT PREMIUM is decreasing at a faster rate.
The sentiment for the selected equity becomes increasingly bearish if:
1. The aggregated CALL PREMIUM is decreasing at a faster rate.
2. The aggregated PUT PREMIUM is increasing at a faster rate.
Note: each transaction has a |$2m| max contribution to the net premium.
Net Flow Resources:
The Net Flow charts are available on the website, the mobile application, and also as a command using both the Discord bot and Twitter bot. Use command `/netflow TICKER`.
Net Flow charts are also available via the Flow Popup.
Twitter Video on the Net Flow Concept