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Unusual Options Activity

Find options with higher volumes vs open interest

By Adnan Waheed
May 7, 2021

It is important to see the trends related to options market activity to uncover new trades ideas and more.

  • Unusual Options Activity reflects options contracts that are trading at a higher volume relative to the contract's open interest.

  • Unusual Options can provide insight on what "smart money" is doing with large volume orders, signaling

    • new positions and

    • potentially a big move in the underlying asset.

  • When the last price is at or above the ask price the strike price highlighted in green.

  • User can filter records based on 

    • An Exchange

    • Index Members

    • Groups

    • Collections

    • Watchlist

  • Additional filters can also be applied at

    • Symbol type

    • Sectors

    • Market Cap

    • Implied Volatility

    • and more.

To access: From the top menu, click on Options > Unusual Activity

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