SeeWhatInstitutionsAreBettingOn
BeforetheMove

curl -H "X-API-Key: $OW_API_KEY" \
  https://api.optionwhales.io/v1/abnormal-trades/current?limit=5

{
  "session": "2026-05-04",
  "trades": [
    {"ticker":"AAPL","side":"call","strike":285,"premium":1003200,"abnormal_score":9.2,"type":"sweep"},
    {"ticker":"NVDA","side":"call","strike":300,"premium":701400, "abnormal_score":8.7,"type":"burst"},
    {"ticker":"AAPL","side":"put", "strike":280,"premium":487000, "abnormal_score":8.1,"type":"single"},
    {"ticker":"META","side":"call","strike":750,"premium":410000, "abnormal_score":7.6,"type":"burst"},
    {"ticker":"TSLA","side":"call","strike":420,"premium":380000, "abnormal_score":7.4,"type":"sweep"}
  ]
}

Top 5 flagged:
1. AAPL 285C — score 9.2. $1.0M premium routed as a sweep across 4 venues; 8× normal volume for this strike. Institutional accumulation.
2. NVDA 300C — score 8.7. Burst: 12 fills in 90s, all aggressive at-ask.
3. AAPL 280P — score 8.1. Counter-flow hedge against the 285C exposure.
4. META 750C — 7.6. Far-OTM lottery, moderate conviction.
5. TSLA 420C — 7.4. Late-day sweep in last 30 min of trading.

import os, requests

OW = "https://api.optionwhales.io/v1"
H  = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["OW_API_KEY"]}

def get_gex(ticker: str) -> dict:
    r = requests.get(f"{OW}/gex/{ticker}", headers=H, timeout=5)
    r.raise_for_status()
    return r.json()

def key_levels(ticker: str) -> str:
    g = get_gex(ticker)
    return (
        f"{ticker}: Net GEX ${g['net_gex']/1e6:,.0f}M  "
        f"Γ-Flip ${g['gamma_flip']}  "
        f"Call Wall ${g['call_wall']}  "
        f"Put Wall ${g['put_wall']}"
    )

print(key_levels("SPY"))

$ python gex.py
SPY: Net GEX $2,140M  Γ-Flip $471  Call Wall $475  Put Wall $465

Helper ready. Drop OW_API_KEY in your env and call key_levels(ticker) for any name. Pro keys also expose /v1/gex/{ticker}/strikes for the full strike profile.

# Tool calls:
GET /v1/momentum/NVDA/history?sessions=5
GET /v1/flow/2026-05-04/NVDA

{
  "ticker": "NVDA",
  "sessions": 5,
  "history": [
    {"session":"2026-05-04","momentum_fast":1.85,"direction_bias":"bullish","strength_last":0.91},
    {"session":"2026-05-03","momentum_fast":1.42,"direction_bias":"bullish","strength_last":0.84},
    {"session":"2026-05-02","momentum_fast":0.95,"direction_bias":"bullish","strength_last":0.71}
  ]
}

NVDA flow is bullish because:
• Momentum acceleration: fast EMA 1.85 vs 0.95 three days ago — building conviction.
• Coherent direction: 5/5 recent sessions tagged bullish, no whiplash.
• Cluster intent: /v1/flow shows 3 strategy clusters at 300/310/320 with $4.2M net premium accumulating.
Reference: optionwhales.io/developers#momentum