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Flow Watch

Institutional options-flow breakdowns, verified against next-day open interest. An occasional segment of The Applied Analyst.

Flow Watch

Monday's Flow — A $10.7M Bear, a Paired Combo, and a Three-Month Ladder
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Jul 28, 2026

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Monday's Flow — A $10.7M Bear, a Paired Combo, and a Three-Month Ladder

Six of Monday's seven whales cleared the overnight open-interest check — one didn't, and was dropped. Plus the book: reductions in $BE and $PEP, and five positions enter their final week.

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All Four Stuck — Plus Four Whales Who Started Backing Out
LockSimple

Jul 27, 2026

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All Four Stuck — Plus Four Whales Who Started Backing Out

Friday's four positions all held. Elsewhere in the book, four big holders quietly reduced.

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Friday's Flow — The Tape Went Defensive, and Two Calls Pushed Back
LockSimple

Jul 26, 2026

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2 min read

Friday's Flow — The Tape Went Defensive, and Two Calls Pushed Back

Friday's whales bought protection — two conviction shorts, and two calls built against the grain. Confirmation Monday.

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Confirmed: Both Hardware Whales Opened and Stuck
LockSimple

Jul 23, 2026

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1 min read

Confirmed: Both Hardware Whales Opened and Stuck

Wednesday's two big call buyers didn't just rent the exposure — the open interest says the positions are real.

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Wednesday's Flow — Software Dumped, Hardware Got the Bid
LockSimple

Jul 23, 2026

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1 min read

Wednesday's Flow — Software Dumped, Hardware Got the Bid

A clear rotation — software sold off hard while the day's two heaviest bets leaned into hardware.

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OptionFlowTracker — July 21: A $17M Bet That Paid Off Fast
LockSimple

Jul 22, 2026

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OptionFlowTracker — July 21: A $17M Bet That Paid Off Fast

A lone trader opens a fresh $17M bet on Bloom Energy — and it's already working.

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The Receipt — July 21: Yesterday's Flows Verified
LockSimple

Jul 21, 2026

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1 min read

The Receipt — July 21: Yesterday's Flows Verified

Two opened and held; one didn't — and we'll own it.

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OptionFlowTracker — July 20: 3 Clean Bulls Against a Fading Tape
LockSimple

Jul 20, 2026

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OptionFlowTracker — July 20: 3 Clean Bulls Against a Fading Tape

A cruise whale doubles down while the mega-caps quietly fade.

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The Receipt — July 20: Friday's Flows Verified
LockSimple

Jul 20, 2026

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The Receipt — July 20: Friday's Flows Verified

10 of 12 confirmed · the standing book is adding · one whale trimmed

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OptionFlowTracker — July 17: A $100M Chip Campaign and a Wall of Put-Selling
LockSimple

Jul 18, 2026

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2 min read

OptionFlowTracker — July 17: A $100M Chip Campaign and a Wall of Put-Selling

12 institutional flows. Nothing confirmed until Monday.

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The Receipt — July 16: All 7 Whale Flows Confirmed by Open Interest
LockSimple

Jul 17, 2026

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2 min read

The Receipt — July 16: All 7 Whale Flows Confirmed by Open Interest

7 flagged → 7 opened → 0 sold before close. Plus: our new hedge-vs-bet screen.

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OptionFlowTracker — July 16: Bloom Energy Whales Load Up, SK Hynix Buys the Dip
LockSimple

Jul 16, 2026

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1 min read

OptionFlowTracker — July 16: Bloom Energy Whales Load Up, SK Hynix Buys the Dip

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The Receipt — Open-Interest Confirmed: July 15 Flows
LockSimple

Jul 16, 2026

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1 min read

The Receipt — Open-Interest Confirmed: July 15 Flows

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Big Tech Gets Bid, Two Whales Cash Out: 3 Bulls, 1 Bear
LockSimple

Jul 16, 2026

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1 min read

Big Tech Gets Bid, Two Whales Cash Out: 3 Bulls, 1 Bear

Wednesday's institutional options flow — ranked, carded, and monitored

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The Receipt — Open-Interest Confirmed: July 14 Flows
LockSimple

Jul 15, 2026

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1 min read

The Receipt — Open-Interest Confirmed: July 14 Flows

Did the money stay in? The settled open interest is in.

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Silicon & Storage Stay Bid: 4 Bulls, 1 Bear
LockSimple

Jul 15, 2026

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1 min read

Silicon & Storage Stay Bid: 4 Bulls, 1 Bear

Tuesday's institutional options flow — ranked, carded

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The Receipt — Open-Interest Confirmed: July 13 Flows
LockSimple

Jul 14, 2026

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2 min read

The Receipt — Open-Interest Confirmed: July 13 Flows

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Monday's Flow — Whales Sold the Dips They Believe In: 8 Bulls, 3 Bears
LockSimple

Jul 13, 2026

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3 min read

Monday's Flow — Whales Sold the Dips They Believe In: 8 Bulls, 3 Bears

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The Receipt — Open-Interest Confirmed: July 10 flows
LockSimple

Jul 13, 2026

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1 min read

The Receipt — Open-Interest Confirmed: July 10 flows

Next-day open interest on all four flagged flows

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When the Tape Hedged, Four Didn't
LockSimple

Jul 10, 2026

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1 min read

When the Tape Hedged, Four Didn't

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Yesterday's Flow — July 9: 5 Bullish Setups
LockSimple

Jul 10, 2026

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1 min read

Yesterday's Flow — July 9: 5 Bullish Setups

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2 More Confirmed Flows — ATAI & PENG
LockSimple

Jul 9, 2026

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1 min read

2 More Confirmed Flows — ATAI & PENG

Two off-watchlist call buys, verified as fresh opening positions.

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Confirmed by Open Interest — Jul 8 flows
LockSimple

Jul 9, 2026

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1 min read

Confirmed by Open Interest — Jul 8 flows

Four of five opened. One was an unwind — shown plainly.

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Wednesday's Flow — Whales Anchor a Green Tape: 3 Bulls, 2 Bears
LockSimple

Jul 9, 2026

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1 min read

Wednesday's Flow — Whales Anchor a Green Tape: 3 Bulls, 2 Bears

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Confirmed by Open Interest — Jul 7 flows
LockSimple

Jul 8, 2026

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1 min read

Confirmed by Open Interest — Jul 7 flows

Tuesday's featured flows that next-day open interest confirms opened.

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