Tape #5: Spot Bullish vs Bearish Pressure | SpotGamma
•February 25, 2026
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Why It Matters
Understanding real‑time bullish and bearish options pressure helps traders anticipate price moves and refine strategies, directly impacting portfolio performance.
Key Takeaways
- •Use flow data to spot bullish call buying versus bearish put selling.
- •Adjust premium threshold to gauge trade conviction on bid or ask.
- •Filter zero‑day‑to‑expiration versus longer‑dated options via expiration slider.
- •Contract data lens aggregates strikes and expirations for heavy‑traded contracts.
- •Sort by strike, expiration, and criteria to shape trading strategy.
Summary
Tape #5 from SpotGamma walks viewers through its real‑time options‑flow interface, emphasizing how traders can differentiate bullish from bearish pressure on individual stocks or indices. The video highlights the flow data tab, which timestamps each trade and flags aggressive call buying or put selling as bullish signals, while aggressive call selling or put buying signals bearish sentiment.
Key functionalities include adjusting a premium‑threshold slider to assess conviction—trades executed at the ask suggest stronger belief than those at the bid. An expiration slider lets users isolate zero‑day‑to‑expiration (zero‑DTE) activity versus longer‑dated contracts, providing insight into short‑term versus longer‑term market bets.
The contract data lens aggregates this filtered information, displaying the most heavily traded strikes and expirations. Users can sort by strike, expiration, and other metrics, creating a visual profile that pinpoints where capital is concentrating and how it may influence price movement.
By combining directional sentiment, conviction levels, and time‑frame filters, SpotGamma equips traders with a granular view of options pressure, enabling more precise entry, exit, and risk‑management decisions.
Original Description
Within Tape, the Flow Data tab provides a real-time feed of options trades showing you key information for each transaction. This table helps you assess three important aspects of market activity.”
First, you can gauge directional sentiment by observing whether Tape’s flow data unveils more aggressive call buying or put selling, suggesting a bullish outlook for any name, or conversely, more aggressive call selling or put buying reflects a bearish outlook for any index or stock.
Second, you can visualize the conviction behind trades by increasing the premium threshold, and looking to see if the options purchased are trading on the bid or ask.
Third, you can visualize whether these larger options flows are 0DTE or longer-dated by adjusting the expiration slider. Then, switching to the contract data lens, Tape aggregates this information to show you which strikes and expirations are trading the most heavily for your selected stocks. You can then sort by strike, expiration, and multiple other criteria to build your ideal visual profile empowering you to identify the most significant activity and its impact on your trading approach.
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