Unusual Options Activity
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Institutions just bet $41.3M on a stock you might own. And you don’t know it. Let’s change that.
Hi Thomas,
13 unusual options trades hit your alerts today. The biggest print:
| Ticker | Side | Strike | Expiry | Vol / OI | Premium | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | PUT | $505 | 0d | 346× | $3.7M | 5% |
| FIGR | PUT | $27 | 6d | 143× | $1.9M | 136% |
| MU | PUT | $875 | 1d | 98× | $41.3M | 33% |
| MSFT | CALL | $507.50 | 0d | 97× | $1.2M | 7% |
| MU | CALL | $885 | 0d | 92× | $556K | 9% |
| ADBE | PUT | $210 | 69d | 71× | $7.3M | 53% |
| AAPL | CALL | $307.50 | 2d | 71× | $6.0M | 25% |
| ADBE | PUT | $160 | 69d | 80× | $815K | 63% |
| INTC | CALL | $98 | 0d | 76× | $1.4M | 14% |
| MSFT | CALL | $507.50 | 2d | 68× | $4.6M | 30% |
| INTC | CALL | $97 | 1d | 75× | $749K | 12% |
| PFE | PUT | $27 | 4d | 78× | $365K | 20% |
| MSFT | CALL | $510 | 0d | 68× | $1.8M | 10% |
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Hi Thomas,
13 unusual options trades hit your alerts today. Top print:
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You own stocks. You should know when massive bets land on them.
You're holding, blind
Institutions place large, time-limited options bets on the very stocks you own - often right before the move. Miss them and you ride it out with no idea what's coming.
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WHY EMAIL-FIRST
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OptionsBell is built to be the best options flow service for traders who don’t want a terminal: no alert caps, and the API is included on every plan. Most competitors gate their options flow API behind a higher tier. If you’re evaluating the best options flow service for unusual activity, start with the unusual options activity breakdown or see live options flow in action.
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