Technical Analysis Basics

This section introduces visitors to the art and science of reading charts, understanding momentum, and timing trades for optimal leverage. Arachnibull focuses on long-term macro impacts.

Open Interest and Volume

These are the footprints of the herd. When Arachnibull sees volume surge and open interest stack, he knows the market is winding up for something big.

Key Insights

Open Interest (OI): Shows how many contracts are outstanding. A rising OI can signal growing interest in a specific strike — often foreshadowing news or price action.

Volume Spikes on Key Strikes: Sudden volume at specific strikes (especially round numbers) can hint at institutional positioning.

Call/Put Ratios: High call volume relative to puts can be bullish — but only in context. Arachnibull teaches contrarian and confirming methods using this data.

Dark Pool Data & Unusual Options Activity (UOA): Bonus: Arachnibull integrates tools to detect off-exchange and high-premium trades. This is where the biggest moves are often born.

Arachnibull Tip: Where the crowd gathers, there are usually interesting things to see.

Arachnibull's Edge: Arachnibull shares proprietary methods of reading volume surges and implied volatility to anticipate explosive moves.