{"id":216988,"date":"2025-01-06T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=216988"},"modified":"2025-04-08T10:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:30:29","slug":"using-the-tws-option-activity-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/options\/using-the-tws-option-activity-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"IBKR Toolbox: Using the TWS Option Activity Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before putting on an option\u2019s position an investor may want to research which expirations and strikes are the most heavily traded. This information can be used by the investor to see where liquidity is, which expirations potential events may fall in, where public sentiment believes the underlying may, or may not go to as well as a general sense of the volume associated with the option classes and which expirations are active during certain time periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Interactive Brokers TWS Option Activity Analysis tool enables the investor to track the open interest and trading volume of the options in each expiration and the time frame the positions were put on. The Option Activity Analysis tool can be accessed by clicking on the New Window icon in the top left-hand corner, scrolling down to the Option Tools area and selecting Option Analysis. In the drop-down window select Option Activity and choose either \u201cOpen Interest by Strike\u201d or \u201cOption Volume by Strike\u201d. Either choice will bring up the Option Activity Analysis tool and the investor can switch between Open Interest and Option Volume by clicking on a drop-down menu. They can also choose to see calls and puts displayed in the same chart or separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"310\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture1-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216991 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture1-3.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture1-3-300x149.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/310;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the Option Activity Analysis Tool, the investor is going to walk through researching the option open interest on BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (Symbol: IBIT) which began trading on November 19, 2024. In the tool they can choose which expiration to see by clicking on the plus sign next to the expiration dates. The investor will start by selecting all expirations to and selecting to see puts and calls in separate charts. Each expiration is color coded, and the strikes are displayed across the horizontal axis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"312\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture2-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216992 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture2-2.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture2-2-300x150.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/312;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the display it looks like the January 17 \u201925 expiration has the most open interest, so the investor is going to isolate the January expiration by unclicking all others and can drill down into the timing of when and which positions were put on. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"357\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture3-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216993 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture3-2.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture3-2-300x172.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/357;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The January 17 \u201825 54 strike has the most open interest, with over 90,000 contracts in both the calls and puts, by hovering over the strike the investor can see the total open interest. IBIT is currently trading at $56.25 so the 54 calls are currently in the money and the puts are out of the money, but by isolating the dates when these positions were put on the investor can see where the underlying was trading on those days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investor can either work their way backwards from the current date or once the expiration or expirations are isolated, they want to research start from the date that expiration was first listed. Since all current IBIT expirations were listed on November 19<sup>th<\/sup> the investor will start on that date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks like after the first day of trading the January 55 calls open interest was 30,000 while the 54 calls and puts were minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"357\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216994 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture4-1.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture4-1-300x172.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/357;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The investor now looks four days ahead to see that the open interest in the 55 calls has increased at some point between the 19<sup>th<\/sup> and the 25<sup>th<\/sup> to 63,000 while the open interest in the 54-strike is still relatively small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"356\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture5-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216995 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture5-2.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture5-2-300x171.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/356;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next the investor looks up November 29<sup>th<\/sup> and sees that the open interest in the January 54 calls is now 81,500 and the puts is now 80,000, while the 55 calls open interest has dropped to 39,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"354\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture6-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216996 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture6-1.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture6-1-300x170.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/354;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the investor is narrowing down when the position in the January 54 calls and puts was established, in this case it was November 27<sup>th<\/sup> , they can bring up an Interactive Brokers Chart to track the underlying price for each day. A chart can be brought up by going to the New Window, scrolling down to the General Tools area, hovering over Chart, and selecting either Advanced Chart or Chart. For more on Charts please see the Traders\u2019 Academy lesson (add link). By using the Crosshairs feature the investor can easily see the price of the stock on any given day. As the chart below shows IBIT was trading between 53.66 and 55.49 on November 27<sup>th<\/sup> placing the 54 calls and puts squarely at-the-money at the time most of the open interest was established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"379\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216997 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture7.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Picture7-300x182.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/379;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The investor can continue to drill down into 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