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Product•3 min read•2026-08-19

From roadmap to evidence: what TradingFlow is building

TradingFlow's public roadmap shows what is planned, next, in progress, and done, while shipped Rank evidence shows how product work becomes a verifiable workflow.

Market Analysis•12 min read•2026-08-17

Direction Can Be Right and Calls Still Lose: The July-August Single-Name IV Crush

Frank trading's August 17 note said mid-July to mid-August was a crowded dispersion unwind, not a routine earnings crush. Rank Symbols shows the same regime on SPY, MSFT, AMZN, and NVDA.

Market Analysis•9 min read•2026-08-17

A Five-Box Daily Vol Note, Written on SPY

张无忌wepoets publishes the same five boxes every day: gamma pin, skew, VRP, expiry OI, and a named print. This article follows that 冰火岛 note, then fills the boxes on SPY in Rank Symbols and on the tape.

Market Analysis•6 min read•2026-08-16

The Last Tape Said OTM. The Official Close Exercised the QQQ $731 Calls.

On August 14, 2026, QQQ’s last option-tape print sat at $730.24—below the $731 strike. The official close was $732.10. OCC auto-exercise follows the close, not the last tick.

Market Analysis•7 min read•2026-08-15

Not Every Rally Has Flow Behind It: How I Read Top Gainers — Flow Confirmation on TradingFlow

TradingFlow scored 63 single-name gainers on Aug 14 — 50 confirming, 13 neutral, zero diverging. The single biggest mover of the day wasn't one of the confirming names. Here's a real session and what that gap actually means.