Premium is the total dollar amount spent on an options order. Think of it like the size of the bet. Goldee ignores anything under $500K — that's noise. When someone drops $1M+ (and especially $3M+), that's a whale making a real commitment. The bigger the bet, the more points Goldee awards.

VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price) is the average price the stock has traded at all day, weighted by volume. It acts like a magnet. If a call sweep comes in and the stock is already trading above VWAP, it means the price has momentum going up — Goldee gets +2. If the stock is below VWAP, that's a warning sign and gets +0.

Not all options orders are created equal. A Sweep is when someone aggressively hits every exchange at once to fill their order as fast as possible — pure urgency (+2). A Block is a single large institutional order, likely negotiated — still meaningful (+1). A Split is the same order broken up across many small trades — less conviction (+0).

The market has two power hours: the open (9:30–11 AM) when real participants are active and setting the day's direction, and the close (3–4 PM) when institutions make final moves. Flow during these windows has more weight behind it. Midday flow is often random noise from algos — Goldee ignores that by giving it +0.

SPY is the S&P 500 ETF — it tracks the overall market. If a call sweep comes in and SPY is also trending up that day, the tide is behind you (+1). If SPY is red and you're buying calls on a single stock, you're swimming against the current and that's a harder trade (+0). Goldee always checks whether the market is on your side.