Trade Ideas tracks options activity on every US stock and shows you the stocks where it's unusual: today's options volume against the stock's normal day, and which way the bets lean. It's a stock scanner that reads the options market.
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Unusual options activity: the busiest names at a glance, ranked live.
The short answer
Key point
Yes, Trade Ideas tracks options. It monitors options activity across all US stocks and has dedicated Unusual Options Volume channels in both the Web Dashboard and TI Pro, the downloadable desktop platform. When a stock's options trade far above their normal pace, it shows up, ranked, alongside the stock's own price and volume. Trade Ideas finds the stock; it doesn't list individual options orders.
What you can track: call volume, put volume, total contracts, options volume % and put/call ratio
You can track five options measures on every US stock, each a filter with its own help page:
Call Volume: how many call contracts have traded today.
Put Volume: how many put contracts have traded today.
Put/Call Ratio: put volume divided by call volume. A high number leans puts; a low one leans calls.
The options volume filter in Trade Ideas.
Where you see it
The Web Dashboard: the Unusual Options Volume channels, with the Unusual Options Activity heat map and Top Lists, show the busiest names, and Top Lists update every 15 seconds. It opens with a free account (delayed data).
TI Pro: the Unusual Options Volume channels on the Channel Bar, plus these five measures in any Top List or Streaming Alerts window you build, or ask the AI Assistant to build one for you.
Trader tip
Pair options with the stock's own story: add Relative Volume and Volume Today (%) to see whether the stock is moving with its options, and the breaking news scanner to see why. Sort a Top List by Options Volume Today (%) to put the most unusual names on top.
What Trade Ideas does not do with options
No order-by-order options flow. Trade Ideas doesn't list each options trade by strike, expiration and premium, and it doesn't tag sweeps or blocks. Dedicated flow tools do that; see the best unusual options activity scanners.
Stocks, not contracts. Trade Ideas scans US-listed stocks. Its options data is volume-based filters that point you to the stock.
Many traders use both: Trade Ideas to spot the stock where options are lighting up across the whole market, and a flow tool to read the individual orders.
Trade Ideas options: questions
Does Trade Ideas track options?
Yes. Trade Ideas monitors options activity across all US stocks and has dedicated Unusual Options Volume channels in both the Web Dashboard and TI Pro, the downloadable desktop platform, built on the Options Volume Today (%) filter.
Can Trade Ideas find unusual options activity?
Yes. It compares each stock's options volume today with its normal day and ranks the most unusual names. The Unusual Options Activity heat map and Top Lists update every 15 seconds.
Can I track call volume and put volume in Trade Ideas?
Yes. Trade Ideas tracks Call Volume, Put Volume, Total Contracts Volume, Options Volume % and the Put/Call Ratio for every US stock, and you can filter or sort any Top List or Streaming Alerts window by them.
Does Trade Ideas show the put/call ratio?
Yes. The Put/Call Ratio filter compares puts with calls, so you can see which way the bets lean.
Does Trade Ideas show options flow, sweeps or blocks?
No. Trade Ideas doesn't list individual options orders by strike, expiration and premium. It finds the stocks where options volume is unusual. A dedicated flow tool shows the orders.
Is the unusual options activity view free?
Yes, with a free account, just an email and no card. The Web Dashboard's Unusual Options Activity heat map and Top Lists open on delayed data. Real-time data comes with TI Standard and TI Premium.
