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SquawkFlow vs OptionsHawk, 2026 Comparison

Feature comparison of SquawkFlow and OptionsHawk for institutional options analysis, live commentary, dashboards, and reports. Every SquawkFlow claim links to the public page that demonstrates it, competitor claims are quoted from their own pages, and uncertain features are marked Unknown.

  • OptionsHawk combines human intraday analysis with unusual-flow monitoring, research, reports and live commentary.
  • SquawkFlow runs automated dashboards, AI narration and public self-serve market tools. It has no analyst and no live commentary.
  • OptionsHawk publishes analyst-led fundamental and technical research; SquawkFlow publishes none.
  • SquawkFlow is free today with no account to create, because signup is paused.
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Feature-by-feature comparison

Rows where SquawkFlow does not have the feature are listed alongside the rows where it does. SquawkFlow cells link to the page that backs them.

FeatureSquawkFlowOptionsHawk
Public market tools open on the web✓ Included◐ Limited
Full terminal free with no account✓ IncludedUnknown
Real-time full-tape options flow✕ Not available✓ Included
Unusual options activity scanner✓ Included✓ Included
Dealer gamma levels (GEX)✓ IncludedUnknown
Gamma update cadenceDaily CBOE settlement open interest, page refreshed through the sessionUnknown
Market maker positioning sourceInferred from open interestUnknown
Gamma heatmap by strike and expirationSPX, SPY and QQQUnknown
0DTE-specific analytics✕ Not availableUnknown
Dark-pool feedModeled tape, DIX realUnknown
Sector-rotation dashboard✓ Included✓ Included
SPX max-pain tool✓ IncludedUnknown
VIX term-structure tool✓ Included✓ Included
AI market narration✓ IncludedUnknown
Trade / no-trade decision panel✓ IncludedUnknown
Native mobile app✕ Not availableUnknown
Custom alerts and saved watchlists✕ Not available✓ Included
Historical options data◐ Limited✓ Included
Trading community, Discord or live rooms✕ Not available✓ Included
Congressional-trading dataMCP tool only, no web pagesUnknown
Insider Form 4 filings✕ Not availableUnknown
13F institutional holdings✓ IncludedUnknown
Public API access◐ LimitedUnknown
MCP server for AI clients✓ IncludedUnknown
Embeddable public widgets✓ IncludedUnknown

What each product covers

OptionsHawk covers an experienced human analyst, full-session Trading Hub commentary, daily and quarterly research, earnings preparation and direct access for questions. SquawkFlow covers automated, continuously updated dashboards and public market-structure pages with no analyst layer at all. SquawkFlow has no human commentary, no written research and no earnings preparation product.

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SquawkFlow and OptionsHawk in detail

OptionsHawk is not simply an options-flow scanner. Its official product page describes a human-led service combining institutional and unusual options analysis with breaking news, technical alerts, fundamental research, market commentary, daily reports, earnings work, and a live Trading Hub. Its dashboard includes a sortable options database, news, heat maps, ticker pages, charts, and fundamental, technical, options, and volatility metrics.

That analyst layer is its main distinction, and SquawkFlow has no counterpart to it. OptionsHawk states the service is not aimed at rookie traders and spends more time analyzing than teaching basics. Its reports cover catalysts, sectors, earnings, macro conditions, and individual companies in depth.

SquawkFlow is software-first. It combines a delayed options-flow scanner with dealer gamma, a gamma heatmap, sector breadth, volatility structure, max pain, news, and AI-generated narration. Every feature is free today and no account exists to create, so the data can be checked before committing anything.

The comparison table stays conservative because OptionsHawk does not publicly advertise every category SquawkFlow covers. Unknown means the feature was not confirmed on the cited public product pages, not that it cannot exist.

Frequently asked questions

What does SquawkFlow cost?

Nothing. Every current SquawkFlow feature is free, there is no paid tier, and there is no account to create because signup is paused. Anonymous use of the public API is capped at 60 requests per hour per IP.

What does OptionsHawk cover that SquawkFlow does not?

OptionsHawk covers an experienced human analyst, full-session Trading Hub commentary, daily and quarterly research, earnings preparation and direct access for questions. SquawkFlow covers automated, continuously updated dashboards and public market-structure pages with no analyst layer at all. SquawkFlow has no human commentary, no written research and no earnings preparation product.

Does SquawkFlow have real-time options flow?

No. SquawkFlow runs an unusual options activity scanner over delayed option chains, refreshed each session. It is not a full-market real-time tape, and the comparison table says so.

Where does SquawkFlow dealer gamma come from?

Daily CBOE settlement open interest crossed with live implied volatility. Dealer positioning is inferred from open interest under the standard convention, not observed: open interest shows that a contract exists, never which side a dealer holds. Every published gamma figure, ours and everyone else’s, carries that assumption.

Can I use SquawkFlow without creating an account?

Yes, and there is no account to create. Signup is paused, so the terminal and the gamma, gamma heatmap, sector rotation, SPX max-pain, options-flow, and VIX term-structure public pages are open to everyone.

How was this comparison verified?

Feature claims about OptionsHawk come from its own public pages, quoted with the URL and the date they were read. Claims in the SquawkFlow column each link to the public SquawkFlow URL that demonstrates them. When a competitor page did not confirm a feature, the table says Unknown rather than treating it as unavailable.

Sources and methodology

Competitor pages were last read 2026-09-04. Competitor features and cadences come from the linked public pages and are not paraphrased from third-party summaries. “Unknown” means not confirmed on those pages. It does not mean unavailable. SquawkFlow is not affiliated with OptionsHawk and uses its name only to identify the product.

OptionsHawk list pricing: unknown. No price was retrievable from the linked page, so none is shown. Source: https://optionshawk.com/subscription-plans/.

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Every SquawkFlow page in the table above is open on the web right now, with no account and no payment.

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