What is Cheddar Flow?
Cheddar Flow is an options flow tracker platform that monitors real-time unusual options activity and institutional order data for retail traders. It surfaces large options orders as they hit the tape, tracks intermarket sweep orders across multiple exchanges, and pulls dark pool trade data from private exchanges. The platform also covers gamma exposure analysis, AI-driven trade alerts, and historical flow data for back-testing. Options flow tracker work spans both bullish and bearish setups, with coverage for day trading and swing trading. A Discord bot integration is also available for traders who want flow data delivered directly to their community server.
Features & Benefits
- Options Order Flow Scanner: scan real-time unusual options activity and surface the most significant institutional and hedge fund trades as they occur, with the system automatically curating the most relevant orders from the feed.
- Sweep Order Tracking: track intermarket sweep orders across multiple exchanges and compile the combined data into a single view, capturing fast-moving institutional executions tied to options flow tracker signals.
- Customizable Flow Filters: filter the options order flow feed using over 30 parameters including premium size, contract count, and expiration date to focus on the trades most relevant to a given strategy.
- Order Detail Analytics: access real-time bid-ask spreads, volume, implied volatility, open interest, and option greeks (Delta, Theta, Vega) for each contract that appears in the flow.
- Historical Flow Data: search and back-test unusual options order flow using a database of historical trade data, with intraday and date-range filtering by symbol.
- Data Export: export options flow and dark pool data covering intraday activity, historical date ranges, and full market data per symbol for offline analysis or custom model building.
- Dark Pool Data: access real-time high-volume privately negotiated orders from dark pool exchanges, including institutional zone analysis showing potential support and resistance price levels.
- Dark Pool Signature Prints: detect delayed dark pool orders traded internationally that represent large directional bets on major ETFs and market direction.
- Dark Pool Filtering: customize dark pool order views with advanced filters to match a specific trading strategy.
- Gamma Exposure (GEX): aggregate net, call, and put gamma across strikes and expirations to surface price magnets, barriers, and likely inflection zones; includes call and put wall detection, gamma regime indicators, intraday gamma sentiment, 1-day expected move calculations, and open interest breakdown across expirations.
- AI Power Alerts: receive AI-generated trade alerts triggered by unusual options flow activity, with detailed aggregations, 5-day performance tracking, and chart data for each alert.
- AI Gamma Assistant: get AI-generated answers to gamma exposure questions and GEX data interpretation directly within the platform.
- TradingView Charting: access charts for any symbol flagged with unusual options activity, powered by TradingView.
- Discord Bot: deliver options flow and alert data into a Discord server for community-based trading setups.
What can Cheddar Flow do?
- Track unusual options activity in real time
- Find large institutional options orders as they hit the tape
- Monitor dark pool trades from private exchanges
- Identify call and put walls using gamma exposure data
- Back-test options flow data by ticker and date range
- Filter options flow by premium, expiration, and contract size
- Detect intermarket sweep orders across multiple exchanges
- Export dark pool and options flow data for custom analysis
- Spot dark pool signature prints on major ETFs
- Calculate expected intraday price move using gamma exposure
- Identify support and resistance levels from dark pool activity
- Receive AI-generated alerts for unusual options setups
Real-World Applications
Retail traders watching for smart money setups may rely on Cheddar Flow’s options flow tracker to catch large sweep orders before a stock makes a significant move. Seeing a cluster of bullish sweeps on a ticker at a specific strike can inform both the direction and timing of a trade. The historical flow database lets traders go back and validate whether similar setups produced consistent results before acting on a live signal.
Day traders focused on intraday options flow tracker data can use the gamma exposure features to understand where price is likely to stall or accelerate. The call and put wall levels show where market makers are likely to hedge, which can act as short-term price barriers. The 1-day expected move calculation adds a concrete range to work with when planning entries and exits within a single session.
Swing traders may find the dark pool data useful for gauging longer-term institutional intent. A run of high-volume dark pool prints at a given price level can signal where institutions have been accumulating or distributing a position. Combined with the options flow tracker feed, this layered view of institutional activity can help a trader decide whether a move has conviction behind it.
Community-based trading groups can connect the Discord bot to route options flow tracker alerts directly into their server. Members get notified of high-impact flow as it happens without switching between platforms, and the AI Power Alerts feed gives the group a curated set of setups with 5-day performance data attached.
