unusual-options-scanlisted

# unusual-options-scan Find US equities with **unusual options activity** in today's snapshot — contracts whose volume blew past their open interest, far-OTM short-dated lottery tickets being accumulated, extreme call/put skew, or total options notional outsized relative to the stock's average dollar volume. Surface a daily watchlist of the most anomalous tickers, and once 2+ runs of history exist, cross-reference yesterday's flags to show **which prior anomalies actually became real positions** (OI grew the next day) vs which were closed out same-day (noise). The natural complement to the sister scans: - `momentum-scan` finds **what's already running** in the stock price - `base-breakout-scan` finds **what's about to run** in the stock price - `mean-reversion-scan` finds **what just got punched but is structurally fine** - `unusual-options-scan` finds **where someone is positioning ahead of a move** — the options market often telegraphs intent (catalysts, M&A, earnings) before the stock price moves **The big idea**: institutions don't usually buy 10,000 OTM calls on a quiet name "for fun". When Vol/OI on a contract is 5× and the trade is concentrated in short-dated OTM strikes, there's a non-trivial chance someone knows or strongly suspects something. The edge is **not in following every flag** — most resolve to nothing — but in **scanning a few hundred names daily and treating persistent anomalies (OI grows, repeat appearances) as a lead-generation funnel** for further r