Bias Confirmation
- Status
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Unconfirmed
The nightly verdict on this print. Option trades in the 15 minutes after the print are compared with the print price: Confirmed when they moved the way the print-time bias predicted, Opposite when they moved against it, Neutral when the price stayed within ±0.5%, Unconfirmed when no usable ticks were found.
- Outcome
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Unconfirmed
Confirmed: the option ticks after the print agreed with the expected bias. Reversed: they moved against it. Neutral: no directional move. Unconfirmed: no usable ticks. The same indicator is appended to the print's line on the whale feed.
Unconfirmed: no usable option ticks within the window after the print.
- Expected
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- Observed
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Bullish
Direction of the option trades in the window after the print: their average price versus the print price reads Up above +0.5%, Down below −0.5%, otherwise Flat. Up on a call or Down on a put is Bullish, the reverse is Bearish, and Flat is Neutral. This per-tick direction sets the verdict.
- Underlying Context
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Neutral
Prior-session close-to-close move of the underlying, read as Bullish above +0.5%, Bearish below −0.5%, otherwise Neutral. Context only — the verdict comes from option ticks after the print.
(prior session; does not set the verdict)
- Confirmation Date
- 2026-10-08
Evidence
- Print
- Traded at $4.35 against a $4.34 bid / $4.36 ask → read as Unknown.
- Expected
- Unknown PUT print → no expected bias (side or contract type unknown).
- Option ticks
- 3 option trades in the 15 min after the print (O:SPY261120P00736000), matched the print to the millisecond. Average price $4.32 vs print $4.35 (-0.77%) → option Down → Bullish.
- Underlying
- Prior session 2026-10-08 closed -0.42% → Neutral (context only; does not set the verdict).