Emily Hart is a part-time trader and full-time nurse in Columbus, Ohio. She has been using OptionsBell for five months. Recorded August 10, 2026.
How she found OptionsBell
Five months. I work twelve-hour shifts, so I can't watch a screen all day. A friend in my trading group mentioned it. I was skeptical - everything in this space is either too expensive or too complicated. But I signed up and set alerts on the five stocks I own.
The first week, I got an alert on a $3.7M AMD put at 91x Vol/OI. I checked my position, decided to trim, and two days later the stock dropped. That was enough for me.
Does she use the API?
No, I don't code. I use the email alerts. That's the product, for me. But I like that I'm not paying extra for something I don't use.
Unusual Whales charges a separate $150 a month for API access on top of the subscription. FlowAlgo is $149 a month, and you get a paid trial instead of a refund window. OptionsBell is $24.99 and the API's included if I ever want it. I'm not paying for it, but I know it's there.
On the price
$24.99 is less than I spend on coffee in a week. And for that I get the peace of mind of knowing when something big hits on my stocks? Not a hard decision.
Plus there's a 14-day refund if you hate it. I didn't need it, but it's there, and that matters when you're trying something new.
Has it changed how she trades?
I don't feel blind anymore. Before, I'd see a headline and wonder if I should've known. Now I usually do know, because the alert's in my inbox before the news hits.
I'm not a professional trader. I don't have time to watch a terminal. OptionsBell gives me the information I need without making me change my life. That's worth twenty-five dollars.
OptionsBell gives me the information I need without making me change my life.
Emily's setup is as simple as it gets: one alert per holding. The diary post three alerts on the 7:42 to work shows what a week of that looks like.
Full interview transcript
Recorded transcript, lightly edited for readability.
Interviewer: Welcome. Today we're talking with Emily Hart, a part-time trader and full-time nurse in Columbus, Ohio. Emily's been using OptionsBell for five months.
Emily Hart: Five months. I work twelve-hour shifts, so I can't watch a screen all day.
Interviewer: How did you find OptionsBell?
Emily Hart: A friend in my trading group mentioned it. I was skeptical - everything in this space is either too expensive or too complicated. But I signed up and set alerts on the five stocks I own.
The first week, I got an alert on a $3.7M AMD put at 91x Vol/OI. I checked my position, decided to trim, and two days later the stock dropped. That was enough for me.
Interviewer: Do you use the API?
Emily Hart: No, I don't code. I use the email alerts. That's the product, for me. But I like that I'm not paying extra for something I don't use.
Unusual Whales charges a separate $150 a month for API access on top of the subscription. FlowAlgo is $149 a month, and you get a paid trial instead of a refund window. OptionsBell is $24.99 and the API's included if I ever want it. I'm not paying for it, but I know it's there.
Interviewer: What do you tell people who ask about the price?
Emily Hart: $24.99 is less than I spend on coffee in a week. And for that I get the peace of mind of knowing when something big hits on my stocks? Not a hard decision.
Plus there's a 14-day refund if you hate it. I didn't need it, but it's there, and that matters when you're trying something new.
Interviewer: Has it changed how you trade?
Emily Hart: I don't feel blind anymore. Before, I'd see a headline and wonder if I should've known. Now I usually do know, because the alert's in my inbox before the news hits.
I'm not a professional trader. I don't have time to watch a terminal. OptionsBell gives me the information I need without making me change my life. That's worth twenty-five dollars.