My name is Arnie Singer. I’ve been trading options for several years and have found that watching flow gives a unique window into what the “smart money” might be positioning for. I emphasize might, because there’s absolutely no way to know for sure what the intention is behind these large trades. What seems like bullish action could very well be a hedge against a much larger short position, and what appears to be bearish might be hedging a larger bullish position.

Accepting that uncertainty (which you always have to do as a trader), when large, aggressive call or put sweeps start clustering at specific strikes and expirations — especially around key chart levels — it often signals something worth paying attention to and possibly following.

I built this site to share what I’m seeing in that flow — the real-time footprints of institutional money moving through the market. I use this data to spot setups that look worth watching, analyze the chart for confirmation, and share my take on how it might play out.

All of the flow screenshots on this site come from BlackBoxStocks, where I’m a paying member. It’s a great site that I highly recommend. Their platform provides real-time options flow data, highlighting large, unusual, or repeated trades. I use that feed to find patterns — consistent buying or selling pressure, volume spikes, and sweeps that align with technical levels — and combine that with my own chart analysis.

Each post here follows the same structure:

• A quick overview of the ticker and what caught my attention.

• A look at the Options Flow — strikes, expirations, size, and why it stands out.

• The Technical Setup — how the chart looks and where key levels sit.

• The Trade — my read on what it might mean and what I’m watching next.

I don’t post every flow play that shows up — just those that really get my attention and that I feel capable of presenting and explaining in a clear and concise way that makes sense and can potentially be helpful to you. Therefore, there will be days, or stretches of days, when I won’t post at all.

When a setup develops further — the move confirms, reverses, or new flow comes in — I post a Flow Update to show how it played out. The goal isn’t to call trades or make predictions, but to track how institutional activity interacts with price action in real time, so that you can make your own decisions about whether to trade it or not.

I’m not affiliated with BlackBoxStocks or any trading platform, and none of this is financial advice. It’s simply my process, shared publicly — a running record of how I study the flow, read the charts, and try to understand what’s really moving the market so that I can potentially make some money trading it. I always disclose whether I have a personal position in the flow that I am writing about.

Oh, one more thing — I wrote a book called Trading Mistakes: 20 Errors to Avoid for Trading Success. 😇