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Options CVD
Options CVD: read the flow behind the move
A clear guide to SPX, SPY and QQQ options flow, including Split, Net and Compare.
Options CVD
Two flow charts. One price response.
How to read futures cumulative delta, options CVD and price together.
Session studies
Two call-flow extremes. Two ES reversals.
September 1: a burst of SPX call buying appears near the morning high, then heavy call selling appears near the afternoon low.
Session studies
SPY CVD gives the clue. QQQ gives the stronger rebound.
August 31: a SPY CVD divergence flags the afternoon low. QQQ then rebounds farther than ES in percentage terms.
Session studies
QQQ CVD divergence at the second ES high.
August 28: QQQ options CVD makes a higher high while ES fails to exceed its first morning high—a bearish divergence before the selloff.
Session studies
SPX call selling ends. QQQ rebounds.
September 9: SPX call flow breaks away from SPY and QQQ, then the market turns higher as the selling ends.
Session studies
Buying all day. Price going nowhere.
September 8: an ES session with rising cumulative delta, weak price and two sharp changes in character.
Session studies
A sharp SPX call imbalance. A rebound to study.
A September 8 look at a −17,000 SPX call CVD reading and the QQQ rebound that followed.
Dealer context
Atlas: give the flow a location
How Atlas dealer levels may add location to a CVD setup.
Dealer context
Amon Hen: the platform behind options CVD
A quick tour of Amon Hen, our work with HelmFi and the tools we use most.
Futures cumulative delta
Cumulative delta: what it tells you—and what it cannot
A clear guide to what cumulative delta measures and how to read it beside price.
Research & risk
From a trading idea to a strategy you can actually test
Turn a chart idea into clear rules that can be tested.
Research & risk
Risk, expectancy and drawdown: look beyond win rate
See how win rate, average wins, average losses and costs work together.