Cheddar Flow Blog

What is a Gamma Squeeze? How Options Market Makers Drive Explosive Rallies
A gamma squeeze is an explosive stock rally driven by options market makers forced to buy shares to hedge their short call positions. Learn how it works with real-world data from the 2021 GameStop squeeze.

Massive Short-Dated Sweep in FSLR Signals Aggressive Positioning Ahead of Expiration
This FSLR options flow highlights a highly aggressive, short-term bet. The trade consists of May 1, 2026 $197.5 calls, with just 4 days until expiration, indicating urgency

Highly Unusual $1.2M SOXX Put Sweep Signals Near-Term Caution After Historic Rally
An institutional trader placed a $1.2M put sweep on SOXX targeting the May 1, 2026 expiration, signaling near-term caution after the semiconductor ETF’s historic 16-session winning streak.

$1.1M BMNR Call Sweep Signals Aggressive Positioning Into August 2026
Today we detected a large options sweep on BMNR, with traders buying 4,384 call contracts at the $30 strike expiring on August 21, 2026. The

Highly Unusual $1.7M AVGO Call Sweep Signals Aggressive Short-Term Positioning
A notable options trade was spotted in Broadcom (AVGO), featuring a call sweep at the $407.50 strike expiring on May 8, 2026. The expiry sits

$1M AMZN Call Sweep Signals Strong Bet Toward $275 Strike
Today’s AMZN options flow showed a notable call sweep with a June 18, 2026 expiration and a $275 strike price. The trade was placed while

Highly Unusual $3.1M Boeing Put Sweep Signals Aggressive Positioning
A highly unusual options trade was detected in Boeing (BA), featuring a put sweep with a total volume of 3,034 contracts. At the time of the trade, daily

$7.1M MSFT Call Sweep Signals Aggressive Long-Term Positioning
A large options trade was spotted in Microsoft (MSFT), involving the purchase of 470 strike calls expiring on June 16, 2028. The trade shows a

Highly Unusual $5.3M AMD LEAPS Signals Strong Positioning Into 2027
Today’s options tape showed a sizable position in AMD via $260 call options expiring December 17, 2027. The expiration sits roughly 1 year and 8

Aggressive Buying in CAT Options as Volume Hits 12.5x Open Interest
This CAT options trade stands out as a highly aggressive bet. The January 15, 2027 $820 call—well above the current spot price of $771.57—saw total

Unusual QQQ Put Activity Shows 270X Volume vs Open Interest Spike
Today’s option tape revealed a series of QQQ 573 strike put sweeps expiring April 13, 2026, which is just 6 days from the current date (April 7,

Over $5M in Premium Flows Into LITE Call Sweeps Targeting April Expiry
Today’s option order flow showed a series of aggressive call sweeps on Lumentum (LITE) targeting the $820 strike expiring April 17, 2026. The contracts are roughly 15

$1.7M TSM Call Sweep Signals Aggressive Short-Term Bet on Semiconductors
A notable options trade was spotted in Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), with a large call sweep targeting the $355 strike expiring on April 17, 2026—just 16

Heavy QQQ Call Buying with $2.7M of Sweeps Signals Bet on 595 Strike
The QQQ options flow showed notable positioning with large sweep orders targeting the $595 strike calls expiring April 30, 2026, roughly 30 days to expiration. The top

TSLA Deep ITM Call Sweep Signals Aggressive Positioning (High V/OI Spike)
This TSLA options flow shows a notable call sweep at the $155 strike expiring October 16, 2026, with the stock currently around $357.83—making this a deep in-the-money (ITM)

$2.4M IWM Put Sweeps Signals Heavy Positioning into June 2026
The image shows back to back large IWM $200 put sweeps expiring June 18, 2026, indicating a sizable options position. The trades were executed above the ask

Back to Back $1.5M CRWV Call Sweeps Signal Aggressive Bet Into 2026
Two large options sweeps were detected in CRWV, centered on the May 15, 2026 $110 call. At the time of the trade, total volume reached

$4.6M STX Call Sweep Signals Aggressive Short-Term Positioning
Today’s option flow showed a large options sweep in Seagate Technology (STX), with traders targeting the $420 call expiring April 17, 2026. At the time of