- Pinpoint areas of concentrated liquidity and positioning
- Identify strikes with significant flow (high score)
- See the relationship between option price and score
- Detecting core hedging zones: Look for areas with both a high score and high price (institutional hedging)
- Spotting speculative outliers: Find low-priced strikes with sudden spikes in score (tail risk or speculative bets)
- Comparing expiries: Easily contrast pricing dynamics and flow across different expiration dates
Typical Patterns
| Pattern | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| High price + high score (deep green/pink ITM cells) | Core liquidity zones — often hedging activity from institutions. |
| Low price + mid score | OTM speculative or cheap optionality with meaningful flow. |
| Sudden score spike at low price | Speculative positioning (tail bets, upside or downside plays). |
| Flat / pale row | Little to no activity at that expiry. |