Analyze Flow

Track institutional options flow, unusual options activity, and smart money movements with advanced flow analysis.

Usage

When analyzing options flow, implement comprehensive tracking of institutional activity:

Required Parameters

• Symbol: Underlying ticker or "ALL" for market-wide
• Timeframe: real-time, 1d, 5d, 30d
• Flow Type: calls, puts, both
• Min Premium: Minimum trade value to track
• Sentiment: bullish, bearish, neutral, all

Implementation

1. Options Flow Analyzer

class OptionsFlowAnalyzer {
    constructor() {
        this.dataSources = {
            primary: process.env.OPTIONS_FLOW_API,
            cboe: 'https://www.cboe.com/api',
            opra: process.env.OPRA_FEED,
            unusual: process.env.UNUSUAL_WHALES_API
        };

        this.flowThresholds = {
            institutional: 1000000,  // $1M premium
            unusual: 100000,         // $100K premium
            retail: 10000           // $10K premium
        };
    }

    async analyzeFlow(params) {
        const {
…

2. Flow Display Interface

class FlowDisplay {
    displayAnalysis(analysis) {
        return `
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                   OPTIONS FLOW ANALYSIS                        ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Symbol:        ${analysis.symbol.padEnd(48)} ║
║ Timeframe:     ${analysis.timeframe.padEnd(48)} ║
║ Sentiment:     ${this.formatSentiment(analysis.flowSummary.sentiment).padEnd(48)} ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║                     FLOW SUMMARY                               ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Call Volume:   ${this.formatNumber(analysis.flowSummary.callVolume).padEnd(48)} ║
║ Put Volume:    ${this.formatNumber(analysis.flowSummary.putVolume).padEnd(48)} ║
║ P/C Ratio:     ${analysis.flowSummary.putCallRatio.toFixed(2).padEnd(48)} ║
║ Call Premium:  ${this.formatMoney(analysis.flowSummary.callPremium).padEnd(48)} ║
║ Put Premium:   ${this.formatMoney(analysis.flowSummary.putPremium).padEnd(48)} ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
…

3. Real-Time Flow Monitoring

class FlowMonitor {
    constructor() {
        this.analyzer = new OptionsFlowAnalyzer();
        this.alerts = [];
        this.watchlist = new Set();
    }

    async startMonitoring(params) {
        console.log('Starting options flow monitoring...');

        const monitoringInterval = setInterval(async () => {
            try {
                const flows = await this.analyzer.fetchRealtimeFlow();

                for (const flow of flows) {
                    // Check for alerts
                    if (this.shouldAlert(flow)) {
                        await this.triggerAlert(flow);
…

Error Handling

try {
    const analyzer = new OptionsFlowAnalyzer();
    const analysis = await analyzer.analyzeFlow({
        symbol: 'SPY',
        timeframe: '1d',
        flowType: 'both',
        minPremium: 100000,
        sentiment: 'all'
    });

    const display = new FlowDisplay();
    console.log(display.displayAnalysis(analysis));

    // Start real-time monitoring
    const monitor = new FlowMonitor();
    monitor.watchlist.add('SPY');
    monitor.watchlist.add('QQQ');
    await monitor.startMonitoring();
…

This command provides comprehensive options flow analysis with institutional tracking, unusual activity detection, and smart money identification.