>_ Unusual Whales
tracks real-time options flow, dark pool activity, congressional trading, market maker gamma exposure, and unusual stock market data via web platform, mobile app, and api. provides 100+ api endpoints covering options flow, greek exposure, volatility, and more; data accessible via rest, websocket, kafka, or mcp. covers 11,000+ tickers with over 1 billion data points, supporting retail and institutional investors building custom dashboards, bots, and backtests.
best for
retail traders spotting unusual options activity and institutional moves
typical workflow position
idea generation→research→monitoring
key featurereal-time options flow tracking with dark pool and congressional trading data
asset classEquities
functionData & APIs, Alt Data
pricingFREE-CALL
modelfreemium
added4mo ago
upvotes0
viaweb, mobile, mcp, api
instrumentsStocks, Options
regionsNorth America
audienceretail
user baseRetail
pricing
verified Sep 2026
Freedelayed data, limited flow
Retail Basic (Dashboard & Tools)$50/mo or $504/yr
Retail Pro (Dashboard & Tools)$75/mo or $756/yr
Retail Max (Dashboard & Tools)$120/mo or $1,224/yr
Whale Bundle (Dashboard + API + Predictions)~30% discount vs separate
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