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Unusual Options Activity Scanner — Stock Options Flow

Scan any stock tickers and surface unusual options activity — contracts trading on abnormal volume versus open interest, big-premium prints, and net call/put sentiment. Turns raw option chains into a smart-money flow signal.

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You can access the Unusual Options Activity Scanner — Stock Options Flow programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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