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Unusual options heat map and Top Lists.
The short answer: The Unusual Options Activity channel in the Trade Ideas Web Dashboard shows a heat map of stocks with unusual options volume, above two Top Lists: High Call Options Volume and High Put Options Volume. Hover any tile for a snapshot chart. TI Pro, the desktop software, has the same data for scanning.
In one minute
Unusual options activity heat map, in one minute
One channel: the Unusual Options Activity channel puts two Top Lists (Screeners), High Call Options Volume and High Put Options Volume, above a heat map of the stocks with unusual options activity.
Color and size: each tile is a stock, colored by its move, so the biggest movers stand out.
Hover to check: hover a tile for a snapshot chart without leaving the page.
Channel
What the channel shows
Key point
The Web Dashboard has a ready-made Unusual Options Activity channel. In the video below (from 3:59) Daniel opens it on the October 9, 2026 session: the two options volume Top Lists (Screeners) sit at the top, the heat map titled Friday's Unusual Options Activity sits below, and a Stock Race panel sits under that.
Starts at 3:59, where the Unusual Options Activity channel opens. Recorded October 11, 2026 on data from the October 9 session; account details blurred.
Top Lists (Screeners)
High Call and High Put Options Volume Top Lists
The High Call Options Volume Top List scrolls the stocks with heavy call volume, and the High Put Options Volume Top List does the same for puts. Each tile shows the stock's price and its change in dollars and percent. Top Lists are Trade Ideas' stock screener; in a live session they update every 15 seconds.
Key point
Trade Ideas covers U.S.-listed stocks. Its options data is volume-based: it flags unusual options volume on a stock, not individual contracts or order flow.
Heat map
How to read the heat map
The heat map groups the stocks in the channel. The drop-down above it sorts by change from the close (the default in the video) and other measures. Green tiles are up, red tiles are down, and the label shows the percent move. Hover over a tile and a snapshot chart opens, so you can check the stock without clicking.
Keep in mind
Unusual options volume tells you something is drawing attention. It does not tell you which way a stock will go. Treat it as a reason to look closer, not as a signal on its own.
Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
Where to use it
In the Web Dashboard and TI Pro
The channel shown here is in the Web Dashboard, and the live version is at trade-ideas.com/unusual-options-activity/. In TI Pro, the downloadable desktop software, the same unusual options data is available to scan and sort with Streaming Alerts (Scanner) and Top Lists (Screeners). See the streaming stock screener page for how the two work together.
Access
Where it runs
Key point
Open the channel in any browser, Mac included; open a free account to sign in. Prefer desktop software? TI Pro installs on Windows and runs on a Mac under Parallels. See plans and prices.
FAQ
Unusual options activity FAQ
Your windows, arranged the way you want them.What is unusual options activity?
Options volume on a stock that is well above its normal level. It shows a stock is drawing attention, not which way it will move.
Where is the unusual options activity heat map?
In the Trade Ideas Web Dashboard, on the Unusual Options Activity channel, in any browser.
What are the High Call and High Put Options Volume lists?
Two Top Lists (Screeners) on the same channel. One scrolls stocks with heavy call volume, the other stocks with heavy put volume, each with price and change.
Does Trade Ideas show options order flow?
No. Trade Ideas covers U.S.-listed stocks, and its options data is volume-based. It flags unusual options volume, not individual contracts.
Is it in TI Pro too?
Yes. TI Pro, the downloadable desktop software, has the same unusual options data to scan with Streaming Alerts and Top Lists.
How do I read the heat map?
Each tile is a stock. Green is up and red is down, with the percent move on the tile. Hover a tile for a snapshot chart.
Does unusual options activity mean a stock will rise?
No. It can come before a move either way, or before nothing at all. Past results, including backtests, don't guarantee future results.
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