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What does it mean when a flow trade has been crossed out in red?

A trade that is crossed out in red or struck-out has been nullified/cancelled

DOCUSIGN (DOCU) Unusual Options Activity Debrief

Docusign Unusual Options activity breakdown, and a brief discussion into the usage of vertical spreads

Non-Standard Options (NS)

What does it mean if a ticker has a number next to it? (ie, DELL1)

4 Ways to Trade Options

4 Ways to Trade Options

There are many different types of complex options strategies, but at the end of the day there are only 4 ways to transact an option

Subscription, Billing, and Account assistance

General information on your Unusual Whales account and subscription

Options Definitions and Unusual Whales Glossary

Options Definitions and Unusual Whales Glossary

General options definitions and Unusual Whales terminology

Setting up the FREE Unusual Whales Discord bot

Setup and troubleshooting documentation for the Unusual Whales DIscord bot

Getting started with the Unusual Whales Discord server

Setup and general information about the Unusual Whales Discord server

Flow Basics: Trades marked with 'Buy', 'Sell', and 'None'

NONE is a new side value that has been added in order to help distinguish flow data that may be misleading. The side of the trade will be NONE for trades that meeting any of the following conditions: all Cross trades + all trades with the following Trade codes: LATE/OPEN/OPNL/OSEQ

What is a 'Floor' trade?

A floor trader trades exclusively for their own account. Trades made by these traders will be marked by the flag ‘Floor.’

What is an intermarket options sweep?

An intermarket options sweep (ISO, or sweep-to-fill) occurs when a broker splits an order into many parts in order to get the best possible pricings currently offered on the market.

What is a 'Cross' trade?

A 'Cross' trade occurs when a broker (not to be confused with a brokerage) executes buy and sell orders for the same asset across different client accounts and then reports them on an exchange.