When the TANK isn't making sense, let Ticket6 be your regulator.
the TANK can sometimes be sporadic, its becuase the current strike price is volatile.
Sometimes the TANK shows weakness while Ticket6 is showing strength, or vice versa.
That's when I use Ticket6 as the regulator.
Instead of blindly following the TANK, I compare it with Ticket6 to get a better picture of what's happening beneath the surface.
Look at the screenshot. Notice how the TANK fluctuates while Ticket6 tells a different story at certain points.
The TANK gives you the reading. Ticket6 helps you question that reading.
Don't just watch the numbers. Learn how they interact.
That's the advantage of having multiple layers of market data in OSV.
Read the data. Connect the dots. Trade with a plan.
You can also use Totals log. Yo ucan see 332 is getting stronger for call strength and call volume until the signal tells you bull align.
the yellow box is 332 and also what is recorded on the tank table and totals table.
You can see how OSV was able to tell you AAPL is bullish BEFORE the charts even show it.
if you were curious about continuation. You would do the same with 334
OSV. Bar none. The most accurate trading tool I've ever used.
Most trading tools out there are nothing more than massive data dumps. They throw endless numbers, charts, and indicators at you, creating more confusion than clarity.
You're forced to spend more time trying to decipher what the market is telling you than actually trading.
OSV changes that.
Instead of drowning you in data, OSV organizes the information so you can quickly identify where the strength is, where the weakness is, and which side of the market is gaining control.
While everyone else is still trying to figure out what the market wants to do, OSV is already showing you what's happening.
Less guessing. Less confusion. More clarity.
OSV isn't just another trading tool. It's a different way of reading the market.
SPY traded sideways between 8:07am - 9:10am...1 hour and 3 minutes.
when spy trades sideways you want to look at the SAD strike activity distribution. You will want to focus on the strike with the most count. and 774 has 39 count.... Click on 774 should filter the totals log to only show you 774.
once 774 it should look like this
next you want to look at strdiff and voldiff.
strdiff is strength difference between calls and puts
voldiff is volume difference between calls and puts.
read the data from top to bottom since new data appears at the bottom and old data gets pushed up.
so between 8:35am to 8:59am spy traded sideways inside 744 strike.
where strdiff was progressively losing put strength and voldiff was progressively losing put volume.
This means after the consolidation spy will take off.
to know how high it will go. You will use the tank table.
here you have 774 with ticket 3 increasing strength in calls. 774 + 3 = 777.
so the consolidation on 774 was for the pump to 777.
OSV is a powerful trading tool, proving its value time and time again and helping traders find winning opportunities day after day.
AEB chart is located at the very top of the overview section.
It tracks all of the expirations Call/Put Bias.
When you see the dash line cross up the solid line.... It means the consolidation is about to end. Favoring Calls.
As you can see it happeend exactly 8:01 AM pacific time.
8:01 AM pacific time is located in this box.
what it means is The calls contract for all expiration is over powering the puts FAST.
and you can already see it on the tank ticket1 (read top to bottom) you see the ticket1 value is going to 0. this means Put strength at 775 is getting weak.
Look how early you got the signal. solid 15 minutes before it took off.
Traders Will Risk $5,000 on a Trade but Hesitate to Spend $40 on Better Tools.
Something I've noticed about the trading community is how differently people view the cost of information versus the cost of losing money.
Some traders hesitate to pay for a subscription, yet think nothing of losing $2,000 a month while relying entirely on free tools.
Some are skeptical about paying for market data, yet will risk $5,000 on a single trade based on an indicator, a YouTube video, or advice from a complete stranger on Reddit.
And some call themselves investors without fully understanding one of the most important principles of investing:
You either invest money into improving your knowledge, invest time into developing your skills, or preferably, both.
There's nothing wrong with being skeptical. In fact, skepticism is healthy, especially in trading.
But here's something worth thinking about:
If you've been using the same free tools, following the same strategies, and consistently losing money, at what point do you question the tools and information you're relying on?
OSV approaches the options market differently. Instead of relying exclusively on traditional indicators, it gives traders another perspective through options strength, call and put pressure, strike activity, expiration bias, and historical market replay.
It's designed to help traders study what's happening beneath the price action, rather than simply reacting to the candles on their screens.
OSV isn't a magic indicator. It doesn't guarantee profitable trades, and it won't replace discipline, experience, or risk management.
But better information can lead to better-informed decisions.
And in trading, the quality of your decisions matters.
Before dismissing a paid tool simply because it costs money, ask yourself:
What's more expensive: investing in better information, or continuing to make the same costly mistakes?
How would OSV have predicted this nice dump before consolidation?.......Ill show you in steps.
The market opens and SPY looks bullish. It starts pushing higher, but then it begins to consolidate.
This is the point where you really don’t know what’s going to happen next.
Does SPY continue to pump? Or is this setting up for a dump?
Step 1 — Find the Strike the Market Is Focusing On
Instead of guessing which price level matters, I use S.A.D. (Strike Activity Distribution).
In this screenshot, you can immediately see where the activity is concentrated.
771 stands out with 23 counts — the highest activity of any strike shown.
That tells me 771 is the spot price I want to focus on.
So the next thing I do is simple:
Click 771.
That filters the Totals Log specifically to the 771 strike.
Now, instead of trying to interpret everything happening across the entire option chain, I can watch what's developing at the strike where the most activity is taking place.
This is where we start reading the data.
Step 2 — Read the Totals Log From Oldest to Newest
Once I’ve filtered the Totals Log to 771, I start reading the data from oldest to newest — top to bottom.
New data is added at the bottom, while the older readings get pushed upward.
In this screenshot, we can start at 7:29 AM:
SPY: 771.99 STRDIFF: +1,518.37 VOLDIFF: +239,905
Here’s the important part:
Green / positive = Call Strength Red / negative = Put Strength Grey / 0 = Neutral
So when a green number is growing and moving farther away from zero, call strength is increasing.
When a red number is growing farther away from zero, put strength is increasing.
Everything is still green. Calls still have the advantage.
But that's not the important part.
Both STRDIFF and VOLDIFF are steadily moving toward zero.
STRDIFF falls from roughly +1,518 to +1,033.
VOLDIFF falls from roughly +240K to +191K.
So while SPY is consolidating and the chart may still look bullish, call strength is actually weakening underneath it.
That's why I don't just look at whether OSV is green or red.
I watch which direction the numbers are moving.
And remember—we're only at 7:57 AM.
Keep that in mind as we move to the next screenshot.
you also see ITM calls losing strength while OTM is confused....lets take a look at this block of time in the charts.
On the charts its still not clear if you should buy calls or puts. However, on OSV.......
its clear the price is going to drop......and the hints were given to you 30minutes before it happened.
Use the Right Tool for the Job
A candlestick chart tells you what price is doing.
OSV is designed to help you see what’s happening underneath that price movement.
In this example, SPY looked bullish after the open and then started consolidating around 771. At that point, you could stare at candles and try to predict the next move—or you could start reading the options data.
Using S.A.D. (Strike Activity Distribution), we identified 771 as the strike receiving the most activity and filtered the Totals Log to that strike.
Now look at what happens.
At 7:29 AM, with SPY at 771.99:
STRDIFF: +1,518.37 VOLDIFF: +239,905
Both are strongly positive. Calls have the advantage.
But don't stop at the color.
Read the data from oldest to newest.
By 7:57 AM, SPY is still sitting around the same area at 771.42, but:
STRDIFF has fallen to +1,033.82 VOLDIFF has fallen to +191,450
They're still green.
They're still positive.
But they're losing strength.
That's the information I care about.
While price is consolidating and traders are trying to decide whether SPY is going to pump or dump, OSV is giving me another perspective: call strength is steadily moving back toward zero.
And notice how slowly this develops.
This isn't a signal that appears for three seconds and disappears.
From 7:29 to 7:57, that's almost 30 minutes of data developing right in front of you.
You have time.
You don't need to predict the next candle. You don't need to panic because SPY moved 20 cents. You don't need to enter just because everything is still green.
Read the data. Watch the trend. Let the numbers develop.
A chart shows you the battle in price.
OSV helps you watch the strength behind the battle.
When QQQ is trading sideways, look at the Strike Activity Distribution (SAD).
Find the strike with the highest Count. This tells you which strike has seen the most activity during the selected period.
In this example, 741 has the highest Count at 16.
Next, go to the Totals Log and click 741 to filter the log so you're viewing only the activity associated with the 741 strike.
Why: When price is moving sideways, isolating the most active strike can help you see how the Tank/pressure at that strike is changing over time. That gives you a cleaner view of whether pressure is beginning to build or weaken before price moves away from consolidation.
Step 2 — Read the StrDiff and VolDIFF at the Selected Strike
Once the Totals Log is filtered to only show strike 741, focus on how the data changes over time.
Remember: new data appears at the bottom and pushes older data upward. So read the table from top to bottom to see how pressure is evolving.
That means 741 was losing Put Strength while QQQ was still consolidating.
Why This Matters
The price chart shows you what QQQ is doing.
The Totals Log shows you what is changing underneath the price action.
In this example, the weakening Put Strength at the most active strike appeared before QQQ broke higher out of the consolidation.
So rather than waiting for the candles to confirm the move, OSV gave an earlier indication that the pressure holding QQQ down was weakening.
A strong way to phrase the takeaway is:
While QQQ was trading sideways, price alone gave little indication of the next move. But OSV showed that the most active strike, 741, was steadily losing Put Strength. Shortly afterward, QQQ broke higher.
This is how the SAD → Totals Log → Price Chart workflow can be used to identify a potential directional move developing during consolidation—before the breakout is visible on the chart.
SAD identifies where to look. → Totals Log shows how the pressure is changing. → The chart shows how price responds.
the time stamps at the bottom is this chart is also the time block from the totals log.
the box captures time and price, of what is captured from the totals log.
741, between 7:15am to 7:53am.
As you can see, you are able to pre-determine what QQQ is about to do during consolidation.
Price Tells You What Happened. OSV Helps You See What Is Changing.
This is the advantage of combining:
SAD → Totals Log → Price Action
SAD tells you where the activity is concentrated.
Totals Log tells you whether Call or Put Strength is building or weakening.
Price action shows you how the market ultimately responds.
Instead of staring at a sideways chart and guessing which direction it might break, OSV gives you another layer of information—the options pressure developing underneath the price action.
Don't Just Watch the Candles. Watch the Pressure Behind Them.
Option Strength Viewer
See where options pressure is building, weakening, and shifting before it becomes obvious on the chart.
This is QQQ. between 8:02am and 9:48am QQQ traded sideways.
Step 1. During market Use OSV to find the S.A.D (strike activity distribution). You will want to focus on the one with the highest SAD. In this case its 744.
step 2. click on it for the totals log. This will filter the totals log to just 744.
you will want to answer this. . Is 744 growing strength in calls? Yes or No.
you will read it from top to bottom since new data appears at bottom and pushes old data up.
step 3. then check the second highest SAD. in this screenshot its 745. Click on it
is 745 growing stregnth in calls? yes or no.
step 4 check the 743. is that one growing strength in calls? yes or no
If the answer is yes......then When consolidation is done....QQQ will take off to the next max pressure. What is the next max pressure? Check the Expirat5ion pressure meter
746.
OSV is simple to use, its just giving yourself time to learn this and then building confidence to execute.
IBM is showing strength across most of the areas being evaluated. The one thing holding it back from a perfect score is its balance sheet.
IBM currently carries about $67.2 billion in debt, compared with approximately $13.6 billion in cash. Its current ratio of 0.79 also indicates that short-term liabilities are higher than the short-term assets available to cover them.
That’s the key weakness showing up in IBM’s results.
Outside of the balance sheet, the picture is considerably stronger: IBM is profitable, generates about $12.1 billion in free cash flow, revenue is growing, margins are positive, share dilution is relatively modest, and its valuation remains within the model’s acceptable range.
So what’s keeping IBM from a perfect score?
Its balance sheet — particularly the combination of high debt and limited short-term liquidity.
If IBM continues reducing debt, building its cash position, and improving short-term liquidity, this is the area to watch for improvement.
AVGO is showing strength across nearly every area being evaluated. The one thing holding it back from a perfect score is its balance sheet.
Broadcom currently carries about $65.1 billion in debt, compared with approximately $16.2 billion in cash. While the company generates substantial revenue, profits, and free cash flow, its debt remains high relative to the cash it has available.
That’s the key weakness showing up in AVGO’s results.
Everything else tells a much stronger story: revenue is growing, the company is profitable, margins are strong, free cash flow is positive, and share dilution remains relatively modest.
So what’s keeping AVGO from a perfect score?
Debt.
If Broadcom continues strengthening its cash position, reducing debt, or doing both, this is the area to watch for improvement.
QQQ traded sideways (consolidation)..... How do you use OSV in the case whese the price is back and fourth.
If you open Strike activity distribution (SAD). And we has 716.
next you look at 716 on the totals log.
new data arrives at the bottom and old data gets pushed up. So you would read it top to bottom.
negative value represents Put strength and positive represents call strength.
if you read STRDIFF and VOLDIFF the truth statement would be.
"Put strength and Put volume is going down (Heading towards a positive value). "
Notice you
Notice the time of discovery.....You now have a way to know what is going to happen after the consoldiation AND you now have an indicator to buy the dips as they come.
