How to Read Our Daily Options Signals Page

Every trading morning, you need to answer one question: what changed overnight that matters for my positions and my watchlist? Our daily signals page is built to answer that in under five minutes.

It's free, it's public, and it updates before the market opens. Here's how to read every section and turn data into trade ideas.

What the Daily Signals Page Shows

The daily signals page is a snapshot of the options market as of the most recent close. It aggregates scoring data, price movements, unusual activity, and strategy-specific picks into one place.

Think of it as your morning briefing. Instead of opening five different tools and three browser tabs, you get everything in one view. The data comes from the same 5-pillar scoring system that powers the screener, so the signals page and the discovery tool speak the same language.

The page is organized into sections, each designed to answer a specific question. Let's walk through them.

The Hero Section: Win Rate

At the top of the page, you'll see the strategy win rate. This is the headline metric that tells you how well the scoring system's recommendations have been performing.

The win rate isn't just "did the stock go up or down." It's strategy-specific. For buyer strategies, a win means the stock moved more than 0.5% in the predicted direction. For seller strategies, a win means the stock stayed stable (less than 2% movement). For wheel strategy candidates, a win means the stock didn't crash more than 5%.

This distinction matters. A stock that goes sideways is a loss for a call buyer but a win for a premium seller. The win rate reflects that reality.

You can check the full methodology and historical performance on the track record page.

Price Movers: What Moved and Why It Matters

The price movers section shows which stocks in the scoring universe had the biggest moves. But it's not just a leaderboard of percentage changes. Each mover is tagged with its scoring context.

If NVDA dropped 4% and its score was bearish, that's the system working as expected. If AAPL jumped 3% and its score was neutral, that's an outlier worth investigating.

What to look for:

• Movers that confirm their scores: These validate the scoring model and suggest the trend might continue.
• Movers that contradict their scores: These might represent mean-reversion opportunities or signal that something changed that the model hasn't captured yet.
• Movers with high implied volatility rank: Big moves in high-IV names might create premium-selling opportunities if the move was overdone.

Score Changes: The Signal in the Noise

Score changes are arguably the most actionable section on the page. When a stock's 5-pillar score shifts significantly, it means multiple data points moved in the same direction.

A stock upgrading from neutral to bullish didn't just have one indicator flip. Its momentum, volatility profile, technical setup, activity patterns, and value metrics all improved enough to shift the aggregate score. That kind of alignment is rare and meaningful.

Watch for:

• New bullish upgrades as potential long candidates, especially if the stock hasn't moved yet.
• New bearish downgrades as candidates for puts or exit signals for existing long positions.
• Score improvements in names you already hold as confirmation to stay in the trade.

These score changes feed directly into the screener, where you can filter by score direction and find setups that match your strategy.

Events Calendar

The events section flags upcoming catalysts: earnings dates, ex-dividend dates, FOMC meetings, and other scheduled events that affect options pricing.

This matters because events drive implied volatility. A stock reporting earnings next week will have elevated IV, which changes the math on every strategy. Selling premium before earnings captures that elevated IV but carries event risk. Buying premium after earnings captures the post-event IV crush.

The events section helps you avoid surprises. Nothing ruins a covered call position like forgetting about an earnings date.

Unusual Activity: Follow the Money

The unusual options activity section highlights contracts where volume spiked far above normal levels. Large, unusual trades often come from institutional players positioning ahead of catalysts.

Not all unusual activity is directional. Some of it is hedging, some is rolling, and some is spreading. But when you see massive call volume on a stock with improving scores and a bullish technical setup, that convergence is worth your attention.

The activity data connects to the Activity pillar in the scoring system. Stocks with persistent unusual activity get an Activity score boost, which feeds into their overall score and shows up in the screener.

Cohort Picks: Strategy-Specific Ideas

The cohort section groups stocks by strategy type: buyer candidates, seller candidates, and wheel candidates. Each cohort is filtered by the scoring system to include only names that meet minimum quality thresholds.

Buyer picks have strong directional signals and favorable risk/reward setups. Seller picks have elevated IV rank, stable price action, and strong premiums. Wheel picks combine seller characteristics with stocks you'd actually want to own if assigned.

This is where the signals page connects most directly to trade ideas. If you're a premium seller, skip straight to the seller cohort. If you're looking for directional plays, start with the buyer cohort.

When Are Signals Published?

The daily signals page updates before the market opens, using the previous day's closing data. The exact timing is early enough that you can review the page, identify opportunities, and plan your trades before the opening bell.

The pre-market timing is intentional. Options spreads are widest at the open and narrow throughout the morning. Reviewing signals before the open lets you set limit orders at your target prices rather than chasing fills in the first chaotic minutes.

From Signal to Trade Idea

Here's a practical workflow for using the daily signals page:

1. Check the hero win rate to calibrate your confidence in the current scoring cycle.
2. Scan price movers for names that either confirm or surprise relative to their scores.
3. Review score changes for new setups that weren't on your radar yesterday.
4. Check events to avoid stepping into an earnings or macro landmine.
5. Look at unusual activity for institutional confirmation of setups you're already watching.
6. Browse cohort picks for ready-made ideas that match your strategy.

When something catches your eye, jump to the screener to see the full scoring breakdown, the radar chart, and the strategy-specific fitness scores. That's where you go from "this looks interesting" to "here's my specific trade plan."

Signals Plus Screener: The Full Picture

The daily signals page and the screener are designed to work together. The signals page answers "what happened?" and "what's new?" The screener answers "what should I trade?" and "how should I trade it?"

Signals give you the starting point. The screener gives you the analysis. Together, they replace the morning routine of checking ten different sources and hoping you don't miss something.

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Start Using This

The daily signals page is free and updated every trading day before market open. Use it as your morning briefing, then dig deeper with the screener for specific trade setups.

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