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"Great question and that's the corner of the macro/index space that made me shift gears and avoid shorting or selling upside in late June when McElligott at Nomura flagged it in his note. They placed it at 114bn to buy over the coming XX days- which would be exhausting this week. But I know GS has recently warned their models are triggering for significant inflows as well muddy water but yes it's a reason not to short here just yet"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947364603324776529) 2025-07-21 18:34:36 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements


"@TheChavster @Kapindradatta @rccfcc12 today's move driven by the charm effect between XX and 6310 the july 6300 calls that were closed yesterday would actually create suppression this morning or cause this area to be very unstable (which it clearly is not today)"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1945877073727283296) 2025-07-17 16:03:41 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements


"*EU DIPLOMATS SEE PROGRESS TOWARD US TRADE DEAL WITH XX% TARIFFS"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948052303681896656) 2025-07-23 16:07:16 UTC 24.4K followers, 4349 engagements


"Wild. how do we translate the data here Specifically. let's say during this window a XXX lot of the 6330 calls trades at 11:45 when the option has a XX delta and then another 100x trades at 11:55 when the option has a XX delta. XXX total calls trade different deltas at time of trade what do I see happen on this chart in this situation"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948224035298414818) 2025-07-24 03:29:40 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements


"@ot_see No matter where it lands That spread is worth $1000 at expiry So what does it mean"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1946318678376464636) 2025-07-18 21:18:28 UTC 24.4K followers, 1220 engagements


"ES Nov 7100 7200 CS customer buying for $5.00"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947288488652439597) 2025-07-21 13:32:09 UTC 24.4K followers, 13.7K engagements


"*WSJ: WORLD ECNOMIC FORUM PROBE OF KLAUS SCHWAB FINDS UNAUTHORIZED SPENDING AND INAPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR If we can't trust cartoon remixes of Nazi Bond Villains who can we trust"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947999909170319397) 2025-07-23 12:39:05 UTC 24.4K followers, 7783 engagements


"Bloomberg asked PMs and institutional desk managers how recent volatility has impacted trading strategies X out of X PMs say it didn't affect their investment or execution decisions. this is your CONTRA"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947843259687969124) 2025-07-23 02:16:36 UTC 24.4K followers, 7108 engagements


"@DJ_Tao because they don't understand the terrain in which they play"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948729957317767185) 2025-07-25 13:00:02 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements


"@rccfcc12 @dampedspring @lord_fed Imagine not hedging at the ATH in front of a tariff deadline"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947324216614732092) 2025-07-21 15:54:07 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements


"No Sunday spaces tonight Service not great here"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947062546684366970) 2025-07-20 22:34:20 UTC 24.4K followers, 9957 engagements


"WHY IT MATTERS JEPI alone is short tens of thousands of calls expiring within XX days. This may not make the OptionsDepth profile but it's REAL GAMMA. .and like most risks it's eventually recycled into the public markets. (WE ARE STUCK IN JEPI MUD RIGHT NOW) (4/4)"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947730815934411099) 2025-07-22 18:49:48 UTC 24.4K followers, 7519 engagements


"Since most casual observers here aren't in a position to understand any of these trade prints I will help. In order top to bottom: 1) Aug 6350 Calls marked BUY 177x Whether bought or sold it was a trade where two dealers faced each other. Net a wash (no meaning or influence on the profile) 2) July 6235 Calls marked BUY 248x Correct 3) Sep 6290 Calls marked BUY 173x Correct direction but completely meaningless in terms of customer interest. This is one half of a combo trade which is when the bank bringing the trade to the floor for execution includes the hedge as a synthetic (long Call vs"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1942275294532100262) 2025-07-07 17:31:30 UTC 24.4K followers, 70.1K engagements


"If you're not hedging or shorting here good luck"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1945136189511450635) 2025-07-15 14:59:41 UTC 24.4K followers, 146.2K engagements


"@ALstockmarket Shadow gamma is not the proper term- @nntaleb would roll his eyes- what I am referring to is just inventory outside of the listed options used to generate the gamma profiles for all purposes they are held and hedged just like listed options not for public feed however"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948075089695830105) 2025-07-23 17:37:49 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements


"I bet Powell's super pumped given his criminal referral and all"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947385453843259902) 2025-07-21 19:57:27 UTC 24.4K followers, 8567 engagements


"Market Makers don't manipulate price we're trapped by our own hedging requirements. When SPX drifts between long and short strikes our systems start buying and selling futures in ways that create predictable paths. (short thread)"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1923769478694732192) 2025-05-17 15:56:00 UTC 24.4K followers, 308.1K engagements


"*REP. LUNA REFERRS POWELL TO DOJ FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES: FOX NEWS"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947328814977048804) 2025-07-21 16:12:23 UTC 24.4K followers, 5522 engagements


"The only advice I will ever give is that I advise you to think for yourself and take whatever you need to into consideration If I have XX thousand followers then there are XX thousand different sets of circumstances- from account size and type to risk tolerance timeframe experience trading constraints etc. alternative is I just don't state my opinion ever or allude to it which is appealing too"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947327961566245266) 2025-07-21 16:09:00 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements


"SPX NOV 5500 6500 BOX TRADES XXXXXX 7K THAT'S 28000 SPX OPTIONS NEARLY $XXX ZILLION NOTIONAL YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS RIGHT"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1946255095580008738) 2025-07-18 17:05:49 UTC 24.4K followers, 37.8K engagements


"@abhisingh474 Great example of misleading byproducts of the inference approach. It was a 10k lot SELL TO CLOSE"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1945676153970123179) 2025-07-17 02:45:18 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements


"@TSTHZeee @RockyTSTH @StockTraderHub @CheddarFlow this is a large SPX customer puking a speculative directional trade. Customer sold out a put spread they opened a little over a week ago. This was not the only block- they've closed other tenors and similar spreads in ES options as well"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948729145023766569) 2025-07-25 12:56:48 UTC 24.4K followers, XX engagements


"What else is smashing near-dated straddles CLIENTS HEDGING WITH CALENDAR SPREADS They buy options beyond Aug-1 covering the "events" they're concerned about: ✓ Earnings ✓ GDP ✓ July FOMC ✓ Tariff Deadline They sell options expiring before these "events." (1/4)"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947730808078250125) 2025-07-22 18:49:46 UTC 24.4K followers, 20.4K engagements


"brother I got back on the bull (tactically on account of expectations for systematic flows) at 6092 and expected to see pullbacks at 6275 but here we are. Market will assign risk to something soon but it's been remarkably flippant about the FOMC and tariff drama I've opened XX% of my swing size- now for me it's just about being patient enough to wait for more alignment or something to trigger to add the next 30%"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948562906829722066) 2025-07-25 01:56:14 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements


"*TRUMP TAX LAW WILL ADD $3.4T TO DEFICITS OVER DECADE CBO SAYS we're really going to pretend to care about this all of a sudden"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947369621490708826) 2025-07-21 18:54:32 UTC 24.4K followers, 6448 engagements


"Massive trade for OPEX Week July PM 6300 Call customer sells 9.7k to buy 19.4k of the July 25th 6400 Call "up and out" / double-down this has some serious implications now not just for the default path this week. but now for next week as well customer pays $XXX net"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1945572432787406952) 2025-07-16 19:53:09 UTC 24.4K followers, 32.6K engagements


"I might not be in the majority here but I think REDUCING the pattern day trading rule threshold to $2000 actually benefits the average retail user net/net It seems completely ridiculous to bound someone to a holding period when a trade might represent a meaningful percentage of their account balance- I understand the intent but the right rule if you want to protect against degeneracy is to simply not allow options trading at all below certain account thresholds Once you limit the traders ability to manage (close adjust roll) existing positions you are without a doubt INCREASING their risk"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947349779307991226) 2025-07-21 17:35:42 UTC 24.4K followers, 4203 engagements


"Off the desk today. come to check in and I see so much order flow crime its like a scene from the Purge Tag me in when you see SPX or SPY options trades being tweeted Im keeping receipts. Will start sharing this weekend. Im going to be blocked by everyone soon 😬"  
![@VolSignals Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1174510105674571777.png) [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948457809722433770) 2025-07-24 18:58:37 UTC 24.4K followers, 11.3K engagements

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@VolSignals "Great question and that's the corner of the macro/index space that made me shift gears and avoid shorting or selling upside in late June when McElligott at Nomura flagged it in his note. They placed it at 114bn to buy over the coming XX days- which would be exhausting this week. But I know GS has recently warned their models are triggering for significant inflows as well muddy water but yes it's a reason not to short here just yet"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 18:34:36 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements

"@TheChavster @Kapindradatta @rccfcc12 today's move driven by the charm effect between XX and 6310 the july 6300 calls that were closed yesterday would actually create suppression this morning or cause this area to be very unstable (which it clearly is not today)"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-17 16:03:41 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements

"*EU DIPLOMATS SEE PROGRESS TOWARD US TRADE DEAL WITH XX% TARIFFS"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-23 16:07:16 UTC 24.4K followers, 4349 engagements

"Wild. how do we translate the data here Specifically. let's say during this window a XXX lot of the 6330 calls trades at 11:45 when the option has a XX delta and then another 100x trades at 11:55 when the option has a XX delta. XXX total calls trade different deltas at time of trade what do I see happen on this chart in this situation"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-24 03:29:40 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements

"@ot_see No matter where it lands That spread is worth $1000 at expiry So what does it mean"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-18 21:18:28 UTC 24.4K followers, 1220 engagements

"ES Nov 7100 7200 CS customer buying for $5.00"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 13:32:09 UTC 24.4K followers, 13.7K engagements

"*WSJ: WORLD ECNOMIC FORUM PROBE OF KLAUS SCHWAB FINDS UNAUTHORIZED SPENDING AND INAPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR If we can't trust cartoon remixes of Nazi Bond Villains who can we trust"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-23 12:39:05 UTC 24.4K followers, 7783 engagements

"Bloomberg asked PMs and institutional desk managers how recent volatility has impacted trading strategies X out of X PMs say it didn't affect their investment or execution decisions. this is your CONTRA"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-23 02:16:36 UTC 24.4K followers, 7108 engagements

"@DJ_Tao because they don't understand the terrain in which they play"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-25 13:00:02 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements

"@rccfcc12 @dampedspring @lord_fed Imagine not hedging at the ATH in front of a tariff deadline"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 15:54:07 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements

"No Sunday spaces tonight Service not great here"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-20 22:34:20 UTC 24.4K followers, 9957 engagements

"WHY IT MATTERS JEPI alone is short tens of thousands of calls expiring within XX days. This may not make the OptionsDepth profile but it's REAL GAMMA. .and like most risks it's eventually recycled into the public markets. (WE ARE STUCK IN JEPI MUD RIGHT NOW) (4/4)"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-22 18:49:48 UTC 24.4K followers, 7519 engagements

"Since most casual observers here aren't in a position to understand any of these trade prints I will help. In order top to bottom: 1) Aug 6350 Calls marked BUY 177x Whether bought or sold it was a trade where two dealers faced each other. Net a wash (no meaning or influence on the profile) 2) July 6235 Calls marked BUY 248x Correct 3) Sep 6290 Calls marked BUY 173x Correct direction but completely meaningless in terms of customer interest. This is one half of a combo trade which is when the bank bringing the trade to the floor for execution includes the hedge as a synthetic (long Call vs"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-07 17:31:30 UTC 24.4K followers, 70.1K engagements

"If you're not hedging or shorting here good luck"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-15 14:59:41 UTC 24.4K followers, 146.2K engagements

"@ALstockmarket Shadow gamma is not the proper term- @nntaleb would roll his eyes- what I am referring to is just inventory outside of the listed options used to generate the gamma profiles for all purposes they are held and hedged just like listed options not for public feed however"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-23 17:37:49 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements

"I bet Powell's super pumped given his criminal referral and all"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 19:57:27 UTC 24.4K followers, 8567 engagements

"Market Makers don't manipulate price we're trapped by our own hedging requirements. When SPX drifts between long and short strikes our systems start buying and selling futures in ways that create predictable paths. (short thread)"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-05-17 15:56:00 UTC 24.4K followers, 308.1K engagements

"*REP. LUNA REFERRS POWELL TO DOJ FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES: FOX NEWS"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 16:12:23 UTC 24.4K followers, 5522 engagements

"The only advice I will ever give is that I advise you to think for yourself and take whatever you need to into consideration If I have XX thousand followers then there are XX thousand different sets of circumstances- from account size and type to risk tolerance timeframe experience trading constraints etc. alternative is I just don't state my opinion ever or allude to it which is appealing too"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 16:09:00 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements

"SPX NOV 5500 6500 BOX TRADES XXXXXX 7K THAT'S 28000 SPX OPTIONS NEARLY $XXX ZILLION NOTIONAL YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS RIGHT"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-18 17:05:49 UTC 24.4K followers, 37.8K engagements

"@abhisingh474 Great example of misleading byproducts of the inference approach. It was a 10k lot SELL TO CLOSE"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-17 02:45:18 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements

"@TSTHZeee @RockyTSTH @StockTraderHub @CheddarFlow this is a large SPX customer puking a speculative directional trade. Customer sold out a put spread they opened a little over a week ago. This was not the only block- they've closed other tenors and similar spreads in ES options as well"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-25 12:56:48 UTC 24.4K followers, XX engagements

"What else is smashing near-dated straddles CLIENTS HEDGING WITH CALENDAR SPREADS They buy options beyond Aug-1 covering the "events" they're concerned about: ✓ Earnings ✓ GDP ✓ July FOMC ✓ Tariff Deadline They sell options expiring before these "events." (1/4)"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-22 18:49:46 UTC 24.4K followers, 20.4K engagements

"brother I got back on the bull (tactically on account of expectations for systematic flows) at 6092 and expected to see pullbacks at 6275 but here we are. Market will assign risk to something soon but it's been remarkably flippant about the FOMC and tariff drama I've opened XX% of my swing size- now for me it's just about being patient enough to wait for more alignment or something to trigger to add the next 30%"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-25 01:56:14 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements

"*TRUMP TAX LAW WILL ADD $3.4T TO DEFICITS OVER DECADE CBO SAYS we're really going to pretend to care about this all of a sudden"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 18:54:32 UTC 24.4K followers, 6448 engagements

"Massive trade for OPEX Week July PM 6300 Call customer sells 9.7k to buy 19.4k of the July 25th 6400 Call "up and out" / double-down this has some serious implications now not just for the default path this week. but now for next week as well customer pays $XXX net"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-16 19:53:09 UTC 24.4K followers, 32.6K engagements

"I might not be in the majority here but I think REDUCING the pattern day trading rule threshold to $2000 actually benefits the average retail user net/net It seems completely ridiculous to bound someone to a holding period when a trade might represent a meaningful percentage of their account balance- I understand the intent but the right rule if you want to protect against degeneracy is to simply not allow options trading at all below certain account thresholds Once you limit the traders ability to manage (close adjust roll) existing positions you are without a doubt INCREASING their risk"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 17:35:42 UTC 24.4K followers, 4203 engagements

"Off the desk today. come to check in and I see so much order flow crime its like a scene from the Purge Tag me in when you see SPX or SPY options trades being tweeted Im keeping receipts. Will start sharing this weekend. Im going to be blocked by everyone soon 😬"
@VolSignals Avatar @VolSignals on X 2025-07-24 18:58:37 UTC 24.4K followers, 11.3K engagements

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