[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@VolSignals](/creator/twitter/VolSignals) "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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947730808078250125) 2025-07-22 18:49:46 UTC 24.5K followers, 20.4K engagements "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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947364603324776529) 2025-07-21 18:34:36 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947999909170319397) 2025-07-23 12:39:05 UTC 24.5K followers, 8026 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947730815934411099) 2025-07-22 18:49:48 UTC 24.5K followers, 7569 engagements "I bet Powell's super pumped given his criminal referral and all"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947385453843259902) 2025-07-21 19:57:27 UTC 24.4K followers, 8567 engagements "JP Morgan just put out a note predicting the market will climb another 5-10% into year end. based on what you ask "$500bn of equity buying flow.led by retail investors""  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1944184396870816030) 2025-07-12 23:57:36 UTC 24.4K followers, 19.6K 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948075089695830105) 2025-07-23 17:37:49 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948562906829722066) 2025-07-25 01:56:14 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements "@rccfcc12 @dampedspring @lord_fed Imagine not hedging at the ATH in front of a tariff deadline"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947324216614732092) 2025-07-21 15:54:07 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements "@DJ_Tao because they don't understand the terrain in which they play"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948729957317767185) 2025-07-25 13:00:02 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements "this is just a situation where the real customer order was a SELL of the put spread aggressor tagging / inference screened it backwards so if you thought you were getting any information from the direction of a large trade you were also getting the exact opposite information you thought you were getting"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948841255548715151) 2025-07-25 20:22:17 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements "HERE'S YOUR NEW QUARTERLY COLLAR SPXW Sep Quarterly (9/30/25) 4940 - 5850 / 6480 Put Spread Collar with 6/30 5905 Call the fund buys put spread in the collar 37800x times buys 0DTE call 17800x times pays $497.375m check back at the close for details on the re-strike"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1939753792074875329) 2025-06-30 18:31:57 UTC 24.4K followers, 50.6K engagements "ES Nov 7100 7200 CS customer buying for $5.00"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947288488652439597) 2025-07-21 13:32:09 UTC 24.4K followers, 13.8K engagements "@willtho09785935 @SeaKingOptions I am XXX% certain on my understanding of this order"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948902908801499516) 2025-07-26 00:27:16 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements "@iv_technicals @grok Hey @grok - Who was the most famous person to visit my profile over the last X years It doesn't need to be a mutual don't tag them just say who it was"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948952135992791174) 2025-07-26 03:42:53 UTC 24.5K followers, 2438 engagements "@ot_see No matter where it lands That spread is worth $1000 at expiry So what does it mean"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1946318678376464636) 2025-07-18 21:18:28 UTC 24.4K followers, 1220 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1942275294532100262) 2025-07-07 17:31:30 UTC 24.4K followers, 70.1K 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1923769478694732192) 2025-05-17 15:56:00 UTC 24.5K followers, 309.4K 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947843259687969124) 2025-07-23 02:16:36 UTC 24.5K followers, 7160 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948729145023766569) 2025-07-25 12:56:48 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948457809722433770) 2025-07-24 18:58:37 UTC 24.5K followers, 13.3K 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1945572432787406952) 2025-07-16 19:53:09 UTC 24.5K followers, 32.6K engagements "@grok @iv_technicals Hey @grok - Who was the most famous person to visit my profile over the last X months It doesn't need to be a mutual don't tag them just say who it was"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948953337883201937) 2025-07-26 03:47:40 UTC 24.5K followers, 1776 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948224035298414818) 2025-07-24 03:29:40 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements "*EU DIPLOMATS SEE PROGRESS TOWARD US TRADE DEAL WITH XX% TARIFFS"  [@VolSignals](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1948052303681896656) 2025-07-23 16:07:16 UTC 24.5K followers, 4510 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](/creator/x/VolSignals) on [X](/post/tweet/1947349779307991226) 2025-07-21 17:35:42 UTC 24.4K followers, 4214 engagements
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"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 on X 2025-07-22 18:49:46 UTC 24.5K followers, 20.4K engagements
"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 on X 2025-07-21 18:34:36 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX 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 on X 2025-07-23 12:39:05 UTC 24.5K followers, 8026 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 on X 2025-07-22 18:49:48 UTC 24.5K followers, 7569 engagements
"I bet Powell's super pumped given his criminal referral and all" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 19:57:27 UTC 24.4K followers, 8567 engagements
"JP Morgan just put out a note predicting the market will climb another 5-10% into year end. based on what you ask "$500bn of equity buying flow.led by retail investors"" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-12 23:57:36 UTC 24.4K followers, 19.6K 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 on X 2025-07-23 17:37:49 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX 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 on X 2025-07-25 01:56:14 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements
"@rccfcc12 @dampedspring @lord_fed Imagine not hedging at the ATH in front of a tariff deadline" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 15:54:07 UTC 24.4K followers, XXX engagements
"@DJ_Tao because they don't understand the terrain in which they play" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-25 13:00:02 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements
"this is just a situation where the real customer order was a SELL of the put spread aggressor tagging / inference screened it backwards so if you thought you were getting any information from the direction of a large trade you were also getting the exact opposite information you thought you were getting" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-25 20:22:17 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements
"HERE'S YOUR NEW QUARTERLY COLLAR SPXW Sep Quarterly (9/30/25) 4940 - 5850 / 6480 Put Spread Collar with 6/30 5905 Call the fund buys put spread in the collar 37800x times buys 0DTE call 17800x times pays $497.375m check back at the close for details on the re-strike" @VolSignals on X 2025-06-30 18:31:57 UTC 24.4K followers, 50.6K engagements
"ES Nov 7100 7200 CS customer buying for $5.00" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-21 13:32:09 UTC 24.4K followers, 13.8K engagements
"@willtho09785935 @SeaKingOptions I am XXX% certain on my understanding of this order" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-26 00:27:16 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements
"@iv_technicals @grok Hey @grok - Who was the most famous person to visit my profile over the last X years It doesn't need to be a mutual don't tag them just say who it was" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-26 03:42:53 UTC 24.5K followers, 2438 engagements
"@ot_see No matter where it lands That spread is worth $1000 at expiry So what does it mean" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-18 21:18:28 UTC 24.4K followers, 1220 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 on X 2025-07-07 17:31:30 UTC 24.4K followers, 70.1K 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 on X 2025-05-17 15:56:00 UTC 24.5K followers, 309.4K 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 on X 2025-07-23 02:16:36 UTC 24.5K followers, 7160 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 on X 2025-07-25 12:56:48 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX 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 on X 2025-07-24 18:58:37 UTC 24.5K followers, 13.3K 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 on X 2025-07-16 19:53:09 UTC 24.5K followers, 32.6K engagements
"@grok @iv_technicals Hey @grok - Who was the most famous person to visit my profile over the last X months It doesn't need to be a mutual don't tag them just say who it was" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-26 03:47:40 UTC 24.5K followers, 1776 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 on X 2025-07-24 03:29:40 UTC 24.5K followers, XXX engagements
"*EU DIPLOMATS SEE PROGRESS TOWARD US TRADE DEAL WITH XX% TARIFFS" @VolSignals on X 2025-07-23 16:07:16 UTC 24.5K followers, 4510 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 on X 2025-07-21 17:35:42 UTC 24.4K followers, 4214 engagements
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