The Delta Flow Meter is a directional-flow tool within the Active Trader Dashboard. It uses one-minute option-chain data across the available strikes to assess whether broader SPX option activity supports a bullish read, a bearish read, or neither.
Net Delta identifies the direction of pressure: positive readings represent bullish pressure, while negative readings represent bearish pressure. Alignment measures how consistently activity supports that direction. Activity describes the level of participation behind the reading. Together, they help traders evaluate more than direction alone.
Pressure Context identifies whether directional pressure is building, fading, steady, reversing, or balanced. It helps traders distinguish strengthening participation from a condition that is losing support or changing direction.
Pressure History shows how directional pressure has developed through time. It helps traders distinguish sustained activity from a brief change and assess whether the current reading continues an established pattern or departs from it.
Shorter lookbacks respond more quickly to recent activity, while longer lookbacks help evaluate persistence. Comparing them can reveal whether a recent shift agrees with broader pressure or represents a temporary change within it.
In First Flows, the meter helps assess whether broader directional pressure supports the early Market Intelligence read and the activity visible on the Flow Map. Mixed, fading, or opposing pressure gives traders a reason to reassess the developing opportunity.
In Zero GEX, it adds directional context as SPX approaches or interacts with a potential reaction level. Changes in pressure near the level help traders evaluate whether flow is beginning to support the expected response or continues to challenge it.
The GEX Trend Monitor evaluates directional strength through the relationship between call and put gamma exposure. The Delta Flow Meter adds current option-flow pressure, helping traders assess whether that activity continues to support the established Trend condition.
No. Direction, Alignment, Activity, Context, and History should be read together and interpreted alongside price location, Market Intelligence, and the relevant dashboard tools. The meter adds evidence to the trading assessment rather than providing an instruction to enter a position.