Platform GuideHow To Use FlowMonkey

How to use FlowMonkeyas a workflow, not a random set of pages.

FlowMonkey works best when you read it in sequence. Start with live flow, narrow focus with stronger participation, use pressure structure to understand where price may care more, and use seller setups when the goal is premium-selling instead of directional chasing.

Start
Terminal first
Use the Terminal to see where premium is actually appearing in real time and what the session is doing right now.
Confirm
Whales + Unusual
Use Whales and Unusual to decide whether that activity is stronger, more concentrated, or more unusual than background flow.
Frame
Walls
Use the Walls pressure map to understand where pressure is concentrated, which side dominates, and which strikes may matter more.
Apply
Option Selling
Use Option Selling when the goal is structured premium selling, not just reading live directional flow.
Use the system in order

Read FlowMonkey as a sequence.

The platform is strongest when you move through it in a clean order instead of jumping randomly between pages.

Step 1
Start on Terminal

See where premium, size, and urgency are showing up first. This is the live starting point for the session.

Step 2
Check Whales and Unusual

Look for larger capital clustering and activity that stands out from the baseline so you know what deserves more respect.

Step 3
Use Walls to frame the battlefield

Check the pressure map to see where concentration is strongest, which side controls key strikes, and where structure may matter more.

Step 4
Use Option Selling only when the setup calls for it

If the goal is premium-selling structure rather than directional chasing, use Option Selling to find cleaner seller setups and reference contracts.

What FlowMonkey is and is not

It is a workflow and decision-support tool, not a black-box predictor.

FlowMonkey is built to reduce the friction between seeing options activity and understanding what that activity may mean in context.

The platform is not telling you that one print guarantees a move. It helps organize tape, whales, unusual flow, walls, and seller setups into a cleaner market read.

The strongest reads usually come when multiple parts of the platform agree with each other, not when one isolated metric flashes by itself.

Core rule

Treat FlowMonkey as a positioning map. The more pieces that line up, the more serious the read becomes.

Do this
Look for agreement across pages and use the platform to narrow attention before making a judgment.
Not this
Do not treat one isolated print, one big premium number, one heatmap cell, or one unusual contract as automatic direction.
Page-by-page guide

What each page is for and how to use it.

Terminal
Use this page to read live flow first.
The Terminal is the live starting point. It shows where premium is appearing, which contracts are active, and whether stronger tape behavior is developing.
  • Start here at the open and throughout the session.
  • Watch where premium is appearing, not just how many rows are printing.
  • Look for repeated activity, stronger size, and whether prints are stacking around the same strike or expiration.
  • Use Terminal as the first filter before deciding whether to dig deeper on a symbol.
How to use it well
Start by finding names with meaningful premium and stronger status, then ask: is this isolated, or is it being reinforced elsewhere in the platform?
Whales
Use this page to check larger capital concentration.
Whales help you see where larger premium is clustering and where bigger participation may be reinforcing a developing read.
  • Whales help you see where larger premium is clustering.
  • Do not assume large premium alone means directional edge.
  • Use whales to confirm whether bigger participation is reinforcing a read from Terminal.
  • Persistence and confirmation matter more than one isolated big print.
How to use it well
If Terminal looks interesting and Whales show concentrated capital in the same direction, the read usually becomes more serious.
Unusual
Use this page to surface contracts that stand out.
Unusual is a focus tool. It is designed to surface activity that is different from normal baseline behavior so you can decide what deserves more attention.
  • Unusual helps you focus on activity that is different from normal baseline behavior.
  • It is useful for narrowing attention, not for blind entries.
  • Unusual matters more when whales, tape, or walls support it.
  • A contract can be unusual and still not be high quality.
How to use it well
Use Unusual to find what deserves extra attention, then validate it with the rest of the system.
Walls
Use this page to read strike pressure and structure.
Walls are now a pressure map. They show where pressure is concentrated by strike and expiry, which side dominates, and where support, resistance, magnet, or flip behavior may matter more.
  • Walls are about pressure concentration and structure, not one random large print.
  • Use the heatmap to see where pressure is strongest across nearby strikes and expiries.
  • Use the strike table to see the strongest levels, dominance, build state, and confidence.
  • Walls help frame where price may care more, not promise an exact reaction.
How to use it well
Use Walls after you already care about a symbol. Check whether the pressure map, strongest levels, and nearby structure support or weaken the read you already have.
Option Selling
Use this page when the goal is premium selling, not pure direction.
Option Selling is for structured seller setups. It translates current flow, nearby structure, and context into cleaner premium-selling ideas so you can see what to look at first.
  • Use it when you want defined seller structures instead of chasing raw direction.
  • Look at the suggested structure, reference contract, setup quality, and risk note together.
  • Use it to compare cash-secured puts, covered calls, credit spreads, and other seller-oriented ideas.
  • Treat it as a ranked decision-support page, not an automatic trade trigger.
How to use it well
Use Option Selling after you already understand the tape. It is strongest when live flow, structure, and seller quality all point in the same direction.
Terminal meanings

What the main Terminal labels mean.

Actionable
One of the stronger current reads on the page. It does not mean guaranteed trade, but it does mean the system sees enough quality to elevate it above normal flow.
Caution
Interesting enough to watch, but not strong enough to trust on its own. This is where confirmation from whales, unusual flow, or walls matters more.
Low Quality
Visible information, but not elevated. It may still matter later, but it is not currently one of the stronger reads.
Move Soon
The system’s read on how likely the setup is to matter quickly. Higher values suggest a more immediate reaction may be possible.
Staying Power
How likely the move is to persist instead of fading quickly. A setup can have strong Move Soon but weak Staying Power.
Failure Risk
The chance the setup may fail, stall, or break down. High failure risk means the context is weaker or more fragile.
Flow type meanings

What Sweep, Block, Whale, and Unusual mean.

Sweep
Aggressive execution that can suggest urgency or stronger intent. Sweeps often matter more when they repeat or cluster.
Block
Larger negotiated-style activity that may reflect institutional positioning, transfers, or hedging. Not every block is directional.
Whale
Significant premium concentration intended to surface larger capital participation. Whale flow matters more when participation is repeated or confirmed elsewhere.
Unusual
Activity that stands out versus normal baseline behavior. Useful for focus, but not automatically bullish or bearish by itself.
Walls meanings

What the Walls reads mean now.

Support / Resistance
A level where pressure concentration suggests price may react, stall, or defend more than at ordinary strikes.
Magnet
A strike area strong enough that price may be pulled toward it more often during the session. It is context, not certainty.
Flip
A level where control may change or where the pressure profile becomes more unstable.
Building / Fading
These describe whether a pressure level is strengthening or weakening over time. Building levels usually deserve more respect than fading ones.
Heatmap strength
The heatmap is a pressure visual. Stronger cells mean stronger pressure concentration at that strike and expiry, not a guaranteed reaction.
Important rule

Walls are best used as structure context. The pressure map helps you understand where price may care more, but it should not be treated as a promise that price must react exactly there.

Option Selling meanings

What the seller page is trying to tell you.

Seller Suggestion
The first structure to inspect. It is the page’s best current premium-selling read, not a guarantee you should enter it blindly.
Reference Contract
The live contract anchor behind the idea. This helps explain what the setup is reacting to, instead of showing a random abstract suggestion.
Setup Quality
A ranked quality read for the seller setup, not a win-rate promise. Higher quality means cleaner structure and better current context.
Risk / Environment
The page is telling you whether current structure, flow, and environment support selling premium or make it more fragile.
Example workflow

The system gets stronger when the pages agree.

A symbol shows up on Terminal with meaningful premium, stronger status, and good Move Soon.

Whales confirm that larger capital is stacking in the same direction rather than leaving it as one isolated print.

Unusual highlights the same contract or same symbol as activity that stands out from normal behavior.

Walls show that nearby strike pressure is also relevant, which helps frame where structure may matter during the session.

If the setup is better expressed as premium selling, Option Selling shows which seller structure deserves the first look.

That is a stronger read than any one metric by itself.

Best practices

How to get better reads from the platform.

  • Start with Terminal before jumping to secondary pages.
  • Do not overreact to one single print without confirmation.
  • Use Whales and Unusual to decide whether activity deserves more respect.
  • Use Walls to frame structure after you already care about the symbol.
  • Use Option Selling when the setup is better expressed as premium-selling structure instead of raw direction.
  • Give more weight to agreement across pages than to any isolated label.
Summary

Read the platform as a workflow.

FlowMonkey is strongest when you treat it as a market-reading workflow instead of disconnected pages.

Start with the tape. Confirm with larger participation. Use the pressure map to frame structure. Use seller setups when the goal is premium-selling execution.

The best reads come from agreement, not isolation.

Quick map
• Terminal = live starting point
• Whales = larger capital confirmation
• Unusual = outlier focus
• Walls = strike pressure / structure map
• Option Selling = seller setup layer
• Best reads come from agreement, not isolation
FlowMonkey is decision-support software for traders. It is not financial advice, and no market tool can guarantee outcomes. Market data may be delayed, incomplete, or affected by upstream provider limitations.