Recipe · Flow scanner
Confirm stock gainers with the option-flow recipe
A paid Cookbook that lists the session’s biggest single-name stock gainers and scores whether their option flow confirms or diverges from the cash move.
Official template: Top Gainers — Flow Confirmation · Updated 2026-09-11
The job
Do not buy a gainer list until you see whether options agreed with the rally.
What this recipe computes
- The session’s biggest single-name stock gainers.
- Whether each name’s option flow (sentiment and delta exposure) confirms or diverges from that move.
What it does not claim
- Confirmation is not a buy signal or a measured hit rate.
- Net DEX here is today’s flow direction, not dealer inventory.
- It does not cover losers, short squeezes, or dark-pool prints.
How to read it
Step 1
Run the confirmation recipe
Open Top Gainers — Flow Confirmation for the latest session.
Step 2
Separate confirmed from diverged
A cash rally with opposing or empty options flow is a different story from one with matching call premium.
Step 3
Inspect the name
Use Rank or Option Trades when you need the tape and walls behind one gainer.
Frequently asked questions
- Does confirmed flow mean the rally continues?
- No. The recipe scores whether options agreed with the move that already happened. It does not forecast the next session.
- What is DEX in this report?
- Delta exposure from the session’s option trades — flow direction for the day, not a market-maker inventory number.
Related glossary
- Option flowOption flow is the time-and-sales stream of options prints: contract, size, premium, and inferred aggressor side.
- Delta exposure (DEX)DEX estimates share-equivalent directional weight of an options trade, roughly delta × size (with the usual multiplier).
- Unusual options activity (UOA)UOA flags contracts or underlyings trading far above recent norms in volume, size, or premium. It is an attention screen, not a directional signal.
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.
- Options Flow for Swing TradersSwing traders care about positioning that can last more than a day: unusual flow, OI confirmation, and walls for multi-day levels.
Related recipes
Open Top Gainers — Flow Confirmation in TradingFlow
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