See how today’s option premium executed

What this recipe computes

• Premium, share, trade count and average ticket per execution style.
• Exclusive buckets, with multi-leg and combo codes classified before sweeps.
• Single-name flow for the completed session.

What it does not claim

• "Single-fill" is one aggregated fill, not a dark-pool print.
• None of it is dealer inventory, and none of it establishes intent.
• A sweep reads as urgency; it does not reveal who was urgent or why.

How to read it

1. Step 1

   Read the split

   How premium executed is a different question from how large it was or which way it leaned.

2. Step 2

   Watch the average ticket

   Combo codes carry large average tickets because they collapse several fills.

3. Step 3

   Go to the codes

   The Execution-Style Read shows the raw activity codes the feed stored, unmapped.

Frequently asked questions

Is a sweep smart money?

A sweep means an order crossed multiple exchanges to fill immediately, which reads as urgency. It says nothing about who sent it or whether they were right.

Are block trades dark pool prints?

No. These are exchange-reported option trades bucketed by the feed’s own activity codes. This data set contains no off-exchange or order-book information.

Related glossary

• Options sweepA sweep is a large order filled across multiple exchanges in rapid succession, usually to grab available liquidity quickly.
• Options block tradeAn options block is a large single print, or same-second aggregate, sized well above typical retail clips.
• Aggressor side (bid / ask)Aggressor side estimates who crossed the spread: prints at or above the ask often look like aggressive buying; at or below the bid, aggressive selling. Mid is ambiguous.
• Smart money flowIn scanners, “smart money” usually means large or institutional-style prints. It is a size heuristic, not account identity.

Related personas

• Options Flow for Day TradersDay traders need speed with a filter: see what is printing now, rank what is unusual, then validate structure before risking capital. TradingFlow is built for that same-session loop.
• Real-Time Option Flow for ScalpersScalping with options flow is attention management. KPI cards and tight filters shrink the tape to tradable bursts; structure is a quick invalidation check, not a multi-hour thesis.

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