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Options Flow & Dark Pools
"A primer on tracking abnormal whale activity and evaluating sweep trades."
Following the smart money.
What is Options Flow?
Options flow tracks large, institutional block trades or multi-exchange sweeps happening in real-time. Unusually large, out-of-the-money options purchased with aggressive urgency often indicate that institutions possess conviction on a near-term directional move.
Dark Pools
Institutions use dark pools to execute massive share blocks anonymously, preventing retail panic or front-running. Spikes in dark pool prints at specific price levels often act as massive forward-looking support or resistance zones.
By synthesizing these streams into the Alpha Terminal, Trentarev allows you to see the true weight of institutional backing behind seemingly random price movements.