Getting Started
SignalReact is built around three workspaces — Scanner, Market, and Options — each designed for a different stage of your trading workflow. The Scanner finds candidates. The Market workspace gives you macro context. The Options workspace lets you see how institutional and options money is positioning. Used together, they replace the 3–5 separate tools most active traders juggle daily.
Recommended workflow: The recommended workflow: check Market first to understand the regime, then use the Scanner to surface high-convergence setups, then drill into Options to validate the positioning before placing a trade.
Scanner
Finding High-Probability Setups
The Scanner is your starting point. It ranks 250+ actively traded stocks by Convergence Score — a composite measure of how many independent signal layers are aligning on the same ticker at the same time. Unlike traditional screeners that filter by a single metric (P/E ratio, RSI, volume), the Scanner surfaces stocks where multiple dimensions of market data agree directionally.
The Convergence Score Column
Every row in the Scanner shows a CONV score from 0 to 100, color-coded as a heatmap. Cyan (80+) means strong multi-layer alignment — technicals, options flow, institutional positioning, and sentiment are all pointing the same direction. Amber (60–79) is moderate alignment worth monitoring. Red (40–59) means mixed signals. Gray (below 40) means there is no meaningful convergence. The score updates during market hours as new data flows in. A high score does not mean "buy" — it means "multiple independent vectors are aligning, and this deserves your attention."
Reading the Scanner Rows
Each row displays the ticker symbol, current price, daily change percentage, the CONV score heatmap, signal direction (bullish or bearish), and volume ratio. The volume ratio compares today's trading volume to the 20-day average — a ratio above 2.0 means the stock is trading at least double its normal activity, which often signals institutional involvement. Rows are sorted by convergence score by default, putting the highest-conviction setups at the top.
Using Sector Filters
The Scanner supports filtering by sector (Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Financials, etc.) and by search. Use sector filters when you have a thesis about sector rotation — for example, if the Market workspace shows energy outperforming, filter the Scanner to Energy to find the individual stocks leading that move. The search bar lets you quickly check a specific ticker's convergence score without scrolling.
From Scanner to Analysis
Click any ticker in the Scanner to load it in the right pane. This opens the Intelligence Panel with a detailed breakdown: the AI-generated narrative summary, individual layer scores (L1 Technical, L2 Options, L3 Institutional), signal flags (trend direction, MA cross, RSI zone, squeeze status), price targets, and fundamental data. Use the layer breakdown to understand why the score is high or low — a stock with a high L1 (strong chart) but low L2 (weak options flow) is a different setup than one where all three layers are strong.
Building a Daily Watchlist
The most effective way to use the Scanner is as a daily watchlist builder. Each morning, sort by Convergence Score and note the top 5–10 names with scores above 60. These are your candidates for the day. Then check their layer breakdowns and the Market workspace for macro context before committing capital. The Scanner refreshes every 5 minutes during market hours, so revisit mid-day to catch emerging setups.
Pro Tips
💡A convergence score that jumps from 40 to 70 overnight is more significant than a score that has been sitting at 70 for a week. Rate of change matters.
💡Sort by volume ratio occasionally instead of CONV score. A stock with a 5x volume spike but a modest convergence score (50–60) may be in the early stages of a move that the other layers haven't fully captured yet.
💡Don't chase scores above 85. By the time convergence is that extreme, the move may be largely priced in. The sweet spot for entry is typically 60–75, where alignment is strong but the trade hasn't become crowded.
Market
Understanding the Macro Environment
Individual stock analysis is meaningless without macro context. The best stock setup in the world can fail if the broad market is rolling over. The Market workspace gives you a real-time dashboard of macro conditions, sector rotation, and market-wide signal lists — all in a single view without tab switching.
ETF & Index Performance (Row 1, Left)
The top-left panel tracks 9 macro ETFs that together tell you the state of every major market segment. SPY (S&P 500) and QQQ (Nasdaq 100) show large-cap and tech health. DIA (Dow) captures industrials and blue-chips. IWM (Russell 2000) shows small-cap risk appetite — when IWM leads, money is flowing into riskier names. SMH (Semiconductors) is the leading indicator for tech because semis are the earliest in the supply chain to reflect demand changes. UVXY (VIX Futures) measures fear — a rising UVXY means put demand is spiking. TLT (Long-Term Treasuries) shows the bond market's view — a rising TLT often means money is rotating out of risk assets. GLD (Gold) and SLV (Silver) are safe-haven and inflation gauges.
How to Read the ETFs Together
The ETFs tell a story when read as a group. SPY and QQQ rising while IWM lags means the rally is narrow (only large-caps participating) — a bearish divergence that often precedes pullbacks. SPY rising while TLT also rises is unusual and signals uncertainty (money flowing into both risk and safety). UVXY falling while SPY rises is the healthiest bullish configuration — complacency is rising and sellers aren't defending. All ETFs declining together except GLD means a risk-off rotation into commodities. Train yourself to glance at these 9 pills before doing anything else each morning.
Sector Heatmap (Row 1, Center)
The sector heatmap shows performance across all 11 GICS sectors, weighted by market cap. Green sectors are attracting capital, red sectors are seeing outflows. The heatmap is computed from Polygon market data, not FMP — giving you market-cap-weighted accuracy rather than simple price averages. Use the heatmap to identify sector rotation: if Energy and Financials are green while Tech is red, the market is rotating toward value — adjust your Scanner filters accordingly.
Industry Breakdown (Row 1, Right)
Below the sector level, the industry breakdown shows which specific industries within each sector are leading. Semiconductors can be surging even while broader Tech is flat. Regional Banks might rally while mega-cap Financials lag. The industry view gives you the precision to target your Scanner searches — filtering for Semiconductors instead of all of Technology, for example.
Curated Signal Lists (Row 2)
The bottom row contains five curated lists that refresh every 5 minutes: Bullish (strongest upside convergence), Bearish (strongest downside convergence), IV Rank (stocks with extreme implied volatility readings — candidates for options strategies), Volume Spikes (stocks trading well above their normal volume — institutional activity), and Unusual Activity (options flow anomalies across the market). These lists are pre-filtered for market caps above $1B and prices above $5 to exclude penny stocks and speculative micro-caps where signals are unreliable.
Using Market Context for Position Sizing
The Market workspace should influence your risk management, not just your direction. In a healthy environment (SPY trending up, UVXY low, broad sector participation), you can size positions normally. In a stressed environment (UVXY spiking, narrow leadership, TLT surging), reduce size or tighten stops regardless of how good individual setups look. The best traders adjust their aggression to the regime, not just the setup.
Pro Tips
💡Check the Market workspace before the Scanner every morning. If the macro environment is hostile, even high-convergence individual stocks face headwinds.
💡Watch for divergences between SPY and IWM. When small-caps (IWM) start underperforming large-caps (SPY) after a period of outperformance, it often signals a risk-off shift 1–2 weeks before it shows up in the S&P 500.
💡The Volume Spikes and Unusual Activity lists are your "radar." Stocks appearing here that aren't yet in the top convergence scores may be early-stage setups developing.
Options
Validating Setups with Institutional Flow
The Options workspace is where you confirm whether institutional and options market participants agree with the setup the Scanner identified. The options market is where sophisticated money often shows its hand first — large traders use options for leverage and can't hide the volume footprint. This workspace gives you chain-level intelligence, contract-level scoring, and flow analysis that would otherwise require 2–3 separate subscriptions.
The MacroStrip
The horizontal pill bar at the top shows your 9 macro ETFs (same as the Market workspace) plus dynamically populated pills from the options scan. Click any pill to drill into that underlying's options chain. The ETF pills give you quick access to macro-level options flow — when someone buys $20M in SPY puts, you want to know about it immediately. The stock pills show which individual names have the most active options flow right now.
Chain Intelligence Panel
When you select an underlying, the Intelligence Panel displays two rows of critical data. The top row shows contract-specific details and Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Open Interest). The bottom row shows chain-level intelligence: Put/Call Ratio (sentiment gauge), IV Spread (directional skew in volatility), Net GEX (whether market maker hedging will dampen or amplify moves), Call Wall and Put Wall (gravitational price levels from options hedging), Net Flow (dollar direction of premium), and Max Pain (the price that minimizes option holder payouts at expiration). Each of these metrics is explained in detail in the Glossary — hover over any label to see a quick definition.
Reading GEX for Trade Timing
Gamma Exposure (GEX) deserves special attention because it reveals the mechanical forces acting on the stock price. Positive GEX means market makers are dampening moves — the stock tends to mean-revert and stay range-bound. This is a selling volatility environment (spreads, iron condors). Negative GEX means market makers are amplifying moves — breakouts accelerate and the stock can make violent directional runs. This is a buying volatility environment (directional calls or puts). Check the Net GEX value in the Intelligence Panel before deciding your options strategy. The same bullish convergence setup requires a completely different options structure depending on the GEX regime.
Call Wall and Put Wall as Trade Targets
The Call Wall is the strike price with the highest call gamma — it acts as a magnet and resistance level in positive GEX regimes. The Put Wall works the same way as support. Use these as practical profit targets and stop-loss levels. If you're long a stock and the Call Wall is at $150, that's a natural place to take partial profits because hedging activity creates selling pressure there. If the stock breaks through the Call Wall on heavy volume, that's a gamma squeeze setup — the next leg up can be explosive.
Contract Sniper — Finding Specific Contracts
The ContractSniper tab shows individual contracts for the selected underlying, sorted by convergence score. It applies smart filters: contracts must meet minimum volume and open interest thresholds (higher for ETFs, lower for individual stocks) to ensure you're looking at liquid, tradable instruments. If no contracts pass the quality filters for a given underlying, the system automatically shows the top 5 by convergence with a "Top by convergence" label so you never see an empty state. Use the contract-level convergence score to identify which specific expiration and strike the options market finds most interesting.
Top Interesting Options — Market-Wide View
The bottom panel shows the 100 most interesting contracts across the entire market. It reserves 35 slots for ETF contracts (macro signals) and fills the remaining 65 from individual stocks. This is your "radar" for the options market — it surfaces unusual positioning that you might miss by analyzing one ticker at a time. Scan this list daily for contracts with high convergence scores on tickers you haven't considered. Some of the best trades come from discoveries here, not from your existing watchlist.
Options Universe — Breadth View
The Universe tab shows all scanned underlyings with aggregate options metrics: total options volume and average implied volatility. The columns are sortable, letting you rank the entire universe by any metric. Use this to find underlyings with unusual aggregate activity — a stock with 5x its normal options volume but modest convergence may be in the early stages of a setup that the composite score hasn't fully captured yet.
Putting It Together — The Validation Workflow
When the Scanner flags a stock with a high convergence score, come to the Options workspace to validate. Check three things: (1) Is Net Flow confirming the direction? Positive flow for bullish setups, negative for bearish. (2) What is the GEX regime? This determines your options structure. (3) Where are the Call Wall and Put Wall? These define your realistic price targets. If all three confirm, you have a validated setup. If any contradicts, reduce size or skip the trade. This three-check process takes 30 seconds and dramatically improves trade quality.
Pro Tips
💡Always check GEX before choosing an options strategy. In positive GEX, sell premium (spreads, iron condors). In negative GEX, buy premium (directional calls/puts).
💡The TopInterestingOptions list updates throughout the day. Check it mid-session — new entries appearing after 11 AM ET often represent fresh institutional positioning, not overnight orders being worked.
💡If a stock has high convergence but Net Flow is opposite to the expected direction (e.g., bullish CONV but heavy net put buying), someone with deep pockets disagrees. Respect the flow — reduce size or wait for clarity.
💡IV Rank above 50 means options are expensive relative to their history. Consider spreads instead of naked long calls/puts to reduce your cost basis and theta exposure.
Understand the Metrics
Explore the Glossary to understand the mathematics behind Gamma Exposure, Volume Ratio, and the Convergence Engine.