Days–weeks
🌊 Swing
Position with the institutions over days to weeks. Follow the accumulation footprint.
Read these first
- Premium sizeThe total dollars spent on a trade — the headline conviction number.
- New moneyVolume far above open interest — fresh positioning, not closing an old trade.
- Repeat flowThe same strike hit again and again — the single strongest signal that the flow is real.
- Vol/OI ratioVolume divided by open interest — a ratio above 1 means brand-new positioning.
Your tools, in order
- Breaking Out — MomentumTechnical breakout detection with volume confirmation and momentum scoring, refreshed through the session.Open the tool →
- Reversal FinderOversold names showing the first signs of a bounce, ranked so the best mean-reversion setups float to the top.Open the tool →
- Earnings Gap FinderPost-earnings gaps worth trading, filtered for the continuation and fade patterns that actually follow through.Open the tool →
- Earnings FlowPre-earnings institutional positioning and post-earnings follow-through, so you see how the smart money is playing the print.Open the tool →
- Unusual ActivityProprietary scoring on volume-to-OI, premium size, and bid-ask execution flags the trades that matter: 85+ is significant, 95+ is institutional-grade.Open the tool →
First steps
- Open Sector Flow and note the strongest sector this week.
- Run Breaking Out filtered to that sector.
- Log the thesis in your Journal so you can grade it later.
The full guide
Swing — Days to Weeks, With the Institutions
Who this is for: Traders holding for days to weeks, following the institutional accumulation footprint rather than intraday noise. Aggregate Apex levels — which blend several expirations — are built for exactly this horizon.
The workflow
- Pick the right sector. Open Sector Flow. For a swing, look for a sector that stays green for consecutive days, not one that popped for a few minutes — sustained rotation is the signal.
- Find the name. Use Breaking Out for momentum continuation or Reversal Finder for a bounce setup. Earnings Flow surfaces names being accumulated ahead of a catalyst (with EARLY / THESIS / LATE / IMMINENT windows), and Earnings Gap catches post-earnings movers with follow-through.
- Use Apex in Aggregate mode. On Ticker Search, set Apex to Aggregate — it blends the next several expirations to show the heavy walls that hold over days and weeks (large blocks of capital that don't move on a 15-minute flicker). For a call swing, find the heavy aggregate line below price (your floor) and target the dominant magnet above; for a put swing, the heavy line above price (your ceiling) with magnets below as the target.
- Confirm conviction with flow. A swing-worthy flow signal is large premium ($500K+), 30+ DTE, out-of-the-money, aligned with SPY, on a name above its gamma flip — the same filter as day trading, but you're holding the thesis out. The Conviction Gauge rolls flow and watchlist signals into a single read when you want a second opinion.
- Manage around the weekly clock. Holding overnight, check the upcoming Friday expiration in single-expiry view. If a heavy short-term wall builds against your position, secure gains rather than waiting for the long target. You don't need to watch every flicker — a deliberate check at the open and the close is enough.
Before you enter — the checklist
- Sector green for consecutive days (rotation, not a one-day blip)
- Name confirmed by a scanner (Breaking Out / Reversal Finder / Earnings Flow)
- Aggregate Apex floor or ceiling identified, with a magnet target
- Flow conviction: $500K+, 30+ DTE, OTM, SPY-aligned, above the gamma flip
- A plan for the nearest Friday wall before holding overnight
Risk notes
- Weekend news can invalidate Apex levels. Be cautious carrying Apex-based swings over a weekend, and re-confirm the levels Monday morning before adding.
- Aggregate levels are sturdier than single-expiry, but a major macro event (an oil shock, CPI, FOMC) still resets the board — re-verify afterward.
- Favor names with real, sustained volume so the thesis has institutional backing, not a one-day spike.