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learn to read this and you can lock in gains daily
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u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 17 hours ago
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Thank you SPY.....I love you.
dont be goofball. chasing charts and testing cup and handles.
use OSV instead.
u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 1 day ago
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on OSV when you see this green tag. It actually means something
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u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 1 day ago
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The Charts Show Price. OSV Shows Intent, that's why OSV is powerful.
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u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 1 day ago
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🚨 SPY Just Turned Aggressively Bullish
🚨 SPY Just Turned Aggressively Bullish
This updated chain is a completely different structure from the previous screenshot.
The market has now shifted from:
>
into:
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📈 What Changed?
Current Price Jumped
Previous:
- 738.55
Now:
- 741.94
That means price successfully pushed through:
- 739
- 740
- 741
which were previously major resistance zones.
And now those same strikes are becoming support.
That is extremely bullish behavior.
🔥 Major Signal: Put Side Collapsed
Look at the total strength imbalance now:
| Side | Strength |
|---|---|
| Calls | 25,521 |
| Puts | 8,081 |
That is an enormous bullish imbalance.
The call side is now dominating almost every strike on the grid.
🟢 The Most Important Signal
Current Price Row (741.94)
Call Strength
- 7,256
Put Strength
- 966
This is NOT normal balance anymore.
This is:
- aggressive call loading
- momentum continuation
- bullish control
Earlier the ATM row was balanced.
Now bulls completely control the current price area.
That means:
✅ traders are confidently positioning ABOVE current price
✅ bearish defense failed
✅ market makers may need to hedge upward
📊 Call Structure Is Extremely Strong
740 Strike
- Call Strength: 4,868
- Put Strength: 1,296
741 Strike
- Call Strength: 3,910
- Put Strength: 585
742 Strike
- Call Strength: 3,345
- Put Strength: 381
This is a textbook bullish ladder.
The entire structure above price is now heavily call-dominant.
⚠️ Massive ITM Call Explosion
This is the biggest clue.
ITM Totals
Calls ITM
- 14,277
Puts ITM
- 659
That is an absolutely massive imbalance.
This means:
- deep ITM calls are exploding
- traders are heavily profitable on bullish positions
- upside momentum is being reinforced
This often creates:
- continuation rallies
- gamma pressure upward
- FOMO chasing
🧠 Average Premium Analysis
| Type | ITM Avg |
|---|---|
| Calls | $0.80 |
| Puts | $0.71 |
Bullish traders are still paying more aggressively for contracts.
That means conviction remains strong even AFTER the move higher.
This is important because:
- many rallies fail after the initial push
- but here traders are still aggressively bidding calls
That usually means:
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🔻 Bearish Risk Zones
The only meaningful bearish defense remaining is:
738 Strike
- Put Strength: 3,381
This is now the strongest bearish support/resistance zone below price.
If SPY somehow falls back under:
- 741
- 740
then:
- 739
- 738
become critical battle zones.
But right now bears are badly outnumbered.
📈 Bullish Scenario
If momentum continues:
Potential path:
741.94 → 742 → 743 → 744 → 745
And notice:
- put strength ABOVE price is extremely weak
- call strength ABOVE price remains strong
That creates low resistance overhead.
🚨 Why This Move Matters
This was the key transition:
Before
- balanced ATM fight
- uncertain breakout
Now
- bullish breakout confirmed
- puts overwhelmed
- calls fully dominant
This is exactly the type of shift OSV is designed to detect early.
The chain went from:
>
to:
>
🎯 Final Interpretation
This option chain is now showing:
✅ aggressive bullish positioning
✅ strong ITM call expansion
✅ weak bearish resistance overhead
✅ strong support forming underneath price
✅ market maker pressure likely shifting upward
Current structure favors:
- bullish continuation
- squeeze potential
- upside momentum persistence
Main levels now:
- Support: 741 → 740 → 738
- Resistance: 743 → 744 → 745
The strongest clue:
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u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 1 day ago
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havbing a running log will give you the biggest advantage during consolidation (Choppy) becuase it shows you what is hapening under the hood. Something charts or other tools cant show you.
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u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 1 day ago
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🔍 Option Chain Grid Breakdown
This setup is showing a very strong bullish structure overall for SPY right now. The biggest clue is not just the green strength — it’s the alignment between the Option Chain Grid and the Totals Log.
🔍 Option Chain Grid Breakdown
🟩 Calls Are Dominating the Chain
The call side is massively stacked:
| Strike | Call Strength |
|---|---|
| 743 | 545.77 |
| 742 | 1,220.57 |
| 741 | 1,098.36 |
| 740 | 1,689.82 |
| 739 | 1,406.91 |
| 738 | 1,590.34 |
| 737 | 1,619.79 |
| 736 | 1,508.23 |
That is broad participation across multiple strikes — not isolated loading.
Meanwhile puts are weak except for the deeper downside strikes:
| Strike | Put Strength |
|---|---|
| 738 | 504.95 |
| 737 | 708.09 |
| 736 | 711.84 |
This usually means:
- downside hedging exists,
- but buyers are still aggressively positioning higher.
📊 Totals Matter More Here
The strongest signal is in the Totals Log.
| Metric | Reading |
|---|---|
| StrDiff | 8,394.08 |
| VolDiff | 874,498 |
| ITM | 60.20 |
| OTM | 23.74 |
| Signal | 🚀 Bull Accel |
This is extremely important.
🧠 Why?
🔥 ITM Growing
Your ITM values are increasing:
- 59.42
- 59.91
- 60.20
That means money is flowing INTO profitable call positioning.
That is usually:
- institutional continuation behavior,
- not retail chasing.
🚀 Bull Accel Signal
“Bull Accel” means:
- bullish pressure is not just present,
- it is increasing over time.
This is stronger than simple “Bull Align.”
The chain is showing:
- rising call dominance,
- increasing participation,
- expanding volume difference,
- sustained ITM growth.
That combination usually precedes:
- continuation,
- breakout attempts,
- or aggressive dip buying.
🎯 Key Price Levels
🟩 Support Zone
Strong support appears around:
- 739
- 738
- 737
Because those strikes have:
- heavy call strength,
- high volume,
- broad participation.
If price dips into this zone and holds, bulls likely reload.
🚨 Resistance / Destination
The chain suggests upside targeting toward:
- 740
- 741
- 742
- potentially 743
Especially because 742 still has massive call loading.
743 may become the magnet if momentum continues.
⚠️ One Thing To Watch
Put strength increases sharply below current price:
| Strike | Put Strength |
|---|---|
| 737 | 708 |
| 736 | 711 |
That means:
- bears are defending lower zones,
- and if momentum stalls, SPY could chop sideways temporarily.
But right now the call side is overwhelmingly stronger.
🧠 Overall Read
This does NOT look like weak bullishness.
This looks like:
- active call accumulation,
- increasing ITM pressure,
- expanding bullish participation,
- and sustained directional conviction.
The important part:
the bullish structure is broad across the chain — not concentrated at one strike.
That usually creates more stable upward pressure instead of a quick fake move.
Current Bias:
🟢 Bullish continuation favored
🟢 Dip-buying likely active
🟢 Bulls currently control structure
⚠️ Watch for consolidation near 740–741 before next push toward 742–743
🔍 Option Chain Grid Breakdown
🟩 Calls Are Dominating the Chain
u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 3 days ago
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posted this while it was at the bottom build up. osv is the key folks.
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Ill just leave this here.
Ill just leave this here. Hopefully, you guys know how to read it in detail.
u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 4 days ago
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This is why OSV is powerful
at around 9:30 when spy took its last dip. OSV recorded OTM calls increasing. with the totals log
here is the tank log showing ticket4 increeasing. This means from 734 + 4 (ticket4)......it wantsd to bounce back up to 738.
which is exactly what it did.
the awesome thing is.
you already know at 9:30am while spy was trading between 734 and 733. it was a loading zone for price destination of 738
The RAD Chart was your final confirmation that a bounce was approaching.
Having this level of insight allows you to cut losing positions early, rotate into stronger setups, or confidently load up before momentum shifts.
Traditional charts only show you where price currently is. They don’t tell you when heavy call positioning is building underneath the market — preparing to drive price toward a target like 738.
That’s the difference.
Only OSV tracks the growing ITM pressure behind the move.
u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 4 days ago
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With OSV the market can no longer hide its intentions
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u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 8 days ago
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hmmm I wonder what is happening here?
hmmm I wonder what is happening here?
u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 8 days ago
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📊 SPY — 2026-05-14 — OSV Analysis Current Price: 748.03
📊 SPY — 2026-05-14 — OSV Analysis
Current Price: 748.03
The structure is currently showing a mixed-to-bullish transition, but with an important detail:
- Call strength is dominant overall
- But there is still heavy put resistance stacked directly under price
- This creates a possible battle zone / compression area before expansion
🔼 Call Side Breakdown
| Strike | Call Strength | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 752 | 2,071 | Weak overhead participation |
| 751 | 1,983 | Light resistance |
| 750 | 4,879 | Strong positioning above |
| 749 | 5,054 | Bulls attempting reclaim |
| 748 | 7,091 | Major support build |
| 747 | 5,106 | Strong continuation layer |
| 746 | 3,520 | Additional support |
| 745 | 2,177 | Weakening deeper support |
🟢 Bullish Observations
- The strongest concentration is forming below and around current price
- 748–747 area is becoming a bullish support shelf
- ITM Call Premium:
- $17,895.90
- Average ITM Call Premium:
- $0.79
- Call Volume:
- 3,249,989
- Call OI:
- 61,570
This suggests:
- Calls are actively being accumulated
- There is conviction underneath price
- Bulls are defending downside aggressively
🔻 Put Side Breakdown
| Strike | Put Strength | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 752 | 38 | Almost no bearish participation |
| 751 | 88 | Weak bearish conviction |
| 750 | 526 | Small resistance |
| 749 | 1,774 | Put pressure begins |
| 748 | 3,047 | Heavy downside defense |
| 747 | 3,722 | Strong put wall |
| 746 | 3,470 | Sustained bearish positioning |
| 745 | 3,100 | Bears still active lower |
🔴 Bearish Observations
- Bears are concentrated directly underneath current price
- 747–745 remains a defended zone
- Put participation is layered rather than isolated
However:
- Overall put totals remain far weaker than calls
Totals:
- Put Strength Total:
- 15,767
- Put Volume:
- 1,581,448
- Put OI:
- 4,715
This means:
- Bears are active tactically
- But they do not currently control the broader structure
⚖️ Structure Interpretation
Current Battlefield
Price is sitting almost directly in the middle of:
- Strong bullish support
- Strong bearish defense
That usually creates:
- Compression
- Whipsaws
- Fake breakouts
- Sudden directional expansion after one side exhausts
📈 ITM vs OTM Read
| Side | ITM Premium | OTM Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Calls | 17,895 | 13,988 |
| Puts | 2,427 | 13,340 |
Interpretation
This is important:
🟢 Calls dominate ITM
That usually means:
- Real directional conviction
- Active aggressive positioning
- Traders willing to pay intrinsic value
🔴 Puts dominate mostly OTM
That often means:
- Hedging
- Protection
- Speculative downside bets
- Less conviction than ITM positioning
This leans bullish structurally.
🧠 MP / LP Style Interpretation
Likely Magnet Zone
748
The strongest combined participation is centered here.
This becomes:
- Key reaction level
- Key battle level
- Most important intraday pivot
If price stays above:
- Bulls likely gain control
If price loses 748 decisively:
- Bears may trigger acceleration toward 747 → 746
🔮 Bullish Scenario
If Bulls Hold 748
Expect:
- Rotation back into 749 → 750
- Potential squeeze into 751
- Put walls above are weak
- Overhead resistance thins quickly after 750
Bull Trigger
A clean reclaim and hold over:
- 749
- then 750
would likely cause momentum acceleration.
🔻 Bearish Scenario
If Bears Break 748
Expect:
- Fast move into 747
- Then 746 support test
- Possible volatility spike
But:
- Bears still appear weaker structurally overall
So downside currently looks more tactical than dominant.
⏱️ Near-Term Expectation
Most likely immediate behavior:
- Consolidation first
- Battle around 748
- Expansion afterward
Current structure suggests:
- Bulls still have the stronger foundation
- But they need confirmation through price continuation
🧩 Final OSV Interpretation
Overall Bias: 🟢 Slight Bullish Advantage
Why:
- Calls dominate total strength
- ITM call premium is extremely strong
- Put structure appears defensive rather than dominant
- Bull positioning is layered beneath price
Main Risk:
- Price is sitting directly inside a conflict zone
- Expect volatility and fake directional moves until one side breaks
Most Important Level:
🎯 748
That is the control point right now.
u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 9 days ago
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751 is already on the menu boi!!! maybe for next week or by tomorrow. LETS GO OSV
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u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 9 days ago
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Nailed it!!! as always
No guesses made. Just using OSV the proper way. LETS GO!!!!!
u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 9 days ago
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How to use OSV to see if there is more room for growth and the pull backs are safe to buy.
Since its trading sideways at 742. You look at the totals log and tank table to see what is happening ioat 742.
Is the Voldiff going up or down?
ITM value going up or down?
Whats the signal
look at the TANK
its pretty solid growth.....This means its a build up to the next price destination. So 742 was loading zone for 746........which will either happen over night or before the week is over.
u/Icy-Mode-4741 — 10 days ago