| name | alphagbm-unusual-activity |
| description | Detects unusual options activity and smart money signals. Monitors volume/OI ratio spikes, large block trades, unusual strike/expiry combinations, and net premium flow. Triggers: "unusual options activity", "smart money AAPL", "large trades NVDA", "who's buying TSLA puts", "options flow", "block trades", "sweep orders", "unusual volume", "dark pool activity", "whale trades" |
| globs | mock-data/unusual-activity/** |
AlphaGBM Unusual Options Activity
Detects unusual options activity and classifies smart money signals to help you follow institutional positioning.
What This Skill Does
| Concept | Description |
|---|---|
| Volume/OI Ratio | When today's volume far exceeds open interest, it signals new positioning |
| Block Trade | A single large transaction (typically 100+ contracts) executed at one price |
| Sweep Order | Aggressive order that sweeps across multiple exchanges to get filled fast — indicates urgency |
| Premium Flow | Net dollar amount of call vs put premium — shows directional conviction |
| Sentiment Classification | Categorizes activity as bullish sweep, bearish block, hedging, or earnings positioning |
| Historical Accuracy | How often past unusual activity correctly predicted direction |
How to Use
Input: A ticker symbol or market-wide scan request.
Output:
- Unusual activity list: timestamp, strike, expiry, type (call/put), volume, OI, premium, trade classification
- Sentiment classification per trade (bullish sweep, bearish block, hedging, earnings positioning)
- Net premium flow (calls vs puts in dollar terms)
- Historical accuracy: how often similar signals preceded the expected move
- Aggregated smart money score
Example Queries:
unusual options activity— Market-wide scan of today's most unusual tradessmart money AAPL— Institutional flow signals for Applelarge trades NVDA— Block and sweep orders for NVIDIAwho's buying TSLA puts— Bearish flow analysis for Teslaoptions flow SPY— Net premium flow for S&P 500 ETF
Mock Data
Mock data files are located in mock-data/unusual-activity/ and include:
aapl-unusual-trades.json— Recent unusual trades for AAPLmarket-wide-scan.json— Top 20 unusual activity signals across all tickersflow-summary.json— Aggregated premium flow by sector
API Endpoint
GET /api/options/unusual-activity/{symbol}
GET /api/options/unusual-activity/scan
Query parameters:
min_premium(int, default 100000) — Minimum trade premium in dollarsmin_vol_oi_ratio(float, default 3.0) — Minimum volume-to-OI ratiotrade_type(string) — Filter: "sweep", "block", "all"sentiment(string) — Filter: "bullish", "bearish", "all"
Response fields: trades[], net_premium_flow, sentiment_summary, smart_money_score, historical_accuracy
Related Skills
| Skill | Relevance |
|---|---|
| alphagbm-options-score | Combines unusual activity into the overall options score |
| alphagbm-market-sentiment | Market-wide context for interpreting flow signals |
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