Options Heatmap
See where the money is concentrated by strike — in one color-coded view.
The Pushing Profits options heatmap turns the options chain into a color-coded grid so you can instantly see where activity and money concentrate by strike. Hotter cells mark the strikes drawing the most volume, open interest, or unusual premium — the levels the market is paying the most attention to.
What is the Options Heatmap?
Reading a raw options chain row by row is slow. The heatmap collapses it into a visual: each strike is a cell, shaded by how much activity or money it's attracting, so the hotspots jump out immediately.
It can highlight where real premium is being committed — preferring genuine traded price rather than a misleading mid — so 'unusual money' reflects dollars that actually changed hands.
Because it's strike-aware, the hottest cells often line up with the levels traders care about: magnets, walls, and the strikes where positioning is building.
How to read it
- Cell color: Hotter cells = more activity or money at that strike. The brightest cells are where attention concentrates.
- By strike: The layout is organized by strike, so hot zones map directly onto price levels you can trade around.
- Unusual money: Highlights strikes attracting outsized premium based on real traded price, not just bid/ask mid.
- Calls vs puts: Distinguishes where call money and put money are building so you can read the directional lean.
Use cases
- Spot key strikes fast: Find the strikes the market is crowding into without scrolling the whole chain.
- Confirm levels: Hot strikes often coincide with magnets and walls — useful confirmation for your levels.
- See the lean: Compare call vs put heat to gauge whether positioning is tilting bullish or bearish.
Frequently asked questions
What does the options heatmap show?
A color-coded grid of the options chain where hotter cells mark strikes attracting the most volume, open interest, or unusual premium.
How does it define 'unusual money'?
It highlights strikes drawing outsized premium based on real traded price (preferring genuine last/mark over a bid/ask mid), so the dollars reflect activity that actually occurred.
Can I tell calls from puts?
Yes. The heatmap distinguishes call and put concentration so you can read the directional lean by strike.
Is the data live?
Yes — it's built from the live institutional options feed, with honest empty states when data is unavailable.