Volume vs Open Interest: Read Options Flow, Then Scan for Unusual Activity in Excel
Volume vs open interest in options: what each number tells you, the effect of high option volume, strategies using the most liquid options, and scanning for the most active options in Excel.
- 1Volume vs Open Interest: What You Need to Know to Trade Options
Option volume counts contracts traded today; open interest counts contracts still open at the end of the day. What each tells you and how to use them together.
- 2Understanding Open Interest in Options Trading
Open interest is the number of option contracts still open at the end of the day. How it differs from volume, what changes in it signal, and how to use it.
- 3Exploring the Impact of High Option Volumes
High option volume usually means tighter bid/ask spreads and easier fills, and unusual volume can flag news or positioning. How to read and track it.
- 45 Successful Options Strategies Using the Most Liquid Options
Five option strategies (bull call spread, bear put spread, iron condor, long call butterfly, protective collar) and how to check option liquidity first.
- 5Get to Know the QQQQ Options
QQQQ was the old ticker of the Nasdaq-100 ETF, now QQQ. How QQQ options work: calls, puts, pricing, Greeks, implied volatility and risk.
- 6How to Find the Most Active Options (MarketXLS Option Scanner)
Find the most active options on your stock list in Excel with the MarketXLS Options Scanner (sort by contract volume) or =QM_GetOptionChainActive.
- 7Option Scanner
Use the MarketXLS Option Scanner to pull option chains for up to 50 stocks, filter by volume, spread, IV, delta and expiry, and send the results to Excel.
- 8Gain a Trading Edge with an Option Scanner
An option scanner filters option contracts across many stocks by expiry, volume, open interest, IV, and premium. What it screens for and how the MarketXLS Option Scanner works.