Futures Heatmap

What is Futures Heatmap?

A Futures Heatmap is a graphical representation that displays the current prices and price changes of various futures contracts in different colours, providing a quick overview of market trends and volatility.

How to read Futures Heatmap Chart?

To read a Futures Heatmap chart, observe the colour-coded representation of futures contracts.

• If Stock moves above 5% - It represents with DARK GREEN Colour
• If Stock moves between 3% - 5% - It represents with LIGHT GREEN Colour
• If Stock moves between 1% to 3% - It represents with MILD GREEN Colour
• If Stock falls below 5% - It represents with DARK RED Colour
• If Stock falls between 3% to 5% - It represents with LIGHT RED Colour
• If Stock falls between 1% to 3% - It represents with MILD RED Colour

How to interpret Futures Heatmap

The Futures Heatmap is a powerful tool for traders to interpret and analyse various futures contracts. By visually representing price movements with colour coding, it allows traders to quickly spot patterns and trends. The Heatmap provides valuable insights into market sentiment and potential trading opportunities. Traders can observe scenarios such as long buildup, suggesting bullish sentiment with increasing open interest and rising prices, or short covering, where short sellers exiting positions lead to potential price increases. Conversely, long unwinding may cause selling pressure and price decline, while short buildup indicates bearish sentiment with increasing open interest and falling prices.

The TalkOptions website complements this analysis with further data on Open Interest, Volume, and previous 10 days of Build-Up Data for individual stocks, aiding traders in making informed decisions based on real-time information.

• Long buildup : Increasing open interest and rising prices, indicating traders establishing new long positions, potentially signalling bullish sentiment.
• Short covering : Buying back borrowed shares to close out short positions, leading to a potential price increase as short sellers exit.
• Long unwinding : Traders existing long positions, potentially causing selling pressure and price decline.
• Short buildup : Increasing open interest and falling prices, indicating traders establishing new short positions, potentially signalling bearish sentiment.

What are the features of a Futures Heatmap Chart?

Here are 5 unique features of the Futures Heatmap on the TalkOptions website:

• Colour-coded Price Movements : The Futures Heatmap uses distinct colours like dark green, light green, mild green, dark red, light red, and mild red to represent different price movements, making it easy for traders to identify trends and market sentiment at a glance.
• Visual Representation : The Heatmap provides a visual representation of various futures contracts, allowing traders to quickly analyze patterns and relative strengths or weaknesses within the market.
• Detailed Stock Information : Clicking on any stock provides in-depth details such as Open Interest, Volume, and previous 10 days of Build-Up Data, empowering traders with comprehensive insights for decision-making.
• Long and Short Positions Tracking : The Heatmap helps traders track long buildup, short covering, long unwinding, and short buildup scenarios, aiding in identifying potential bullish or bearish sentiments.
• Real-time Updates : The Heatmap data is updated in real-time, enabling traders to stay current with market movements and make informed trading decisions based on the latest information.