Who writes Tradytics Learn, and how we check it
By Faizan Ahmad. Updated .
Every Learn and Compare page at tradytics.com is written and checked by Faizan Ahmad, the CTO of Tradytics, with the Tradytics team. We draft pages with AI assistance, then check every number against Tradytics data and primary sources such as OPRA, FINRA and the SEC. Examples are real trades from a named, dated session, and competitor prices carry the date we checked them. These pages are educational, not investment advice; if you find a mistake, email [email protected].
Who writes Tradytics Learn pages?
Faizan Ahmad is the CTO of Tradytics and has been building its market data tools for traders since 2025: the options flow, the dark pool prints and levels, dealer gamma, research on every US stock and ETF, and the AI analyst. He writes and reviews these pages with the Tradytics team, the same people who build the data the examples come from. Pages are written for retail options and stock traders in plain words, with one question answered per page and the answer in the first paragraph.
How do we use AI?
We use AI to help draft and structure pages. It doesn't decide what's true. Facts about Tradytics come from the product itself, facts about markets come from Tradytics data or a primary source, and every number in a draft is checked against one of those before the page goes up. If a number can't be traced to a source, it comes out.
The same goes for examples. We never invent a trade, a price or a print to make a point. If we don't have a real example that fits, the page explains without one.
What sources do we use?
| Kind of claim | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
| Options trades, flow totals, open interest, gamma | Tradytics data, built from OPRA, the consolidated tape of every US options exchange |
| Dark pool prints and levels | Tradytics data, built from off-exchange trades reported to FINRA's trade reporting facilities and large exchange blocks |
| Market rules (trade reporting, how options clear and expire) | Primary sources: FINRA, the SEC, the OCC, Cboe and exchange rulebooks |
| Facts about Tradytics (plans, prices, limits, features) | The Tradytics app as of the date we check it |
| Competitor prices and features | Each competitor's own pricing and product pages, with the date we checked them |
We link to primary sources rather than articles that rewrite them, and we only link to a page after reading it. We don't quote reviews we haven't read.
How do we date examples?
Every market example names its session and uses New York time. For example: on October 30, 2026, Tradytics logged 73,896 large options prints, with $11.84B in call premium and $12.72B in put premium, and the market's net lean was bearish at -$86.53M. Written that way, the number can't be mistaken for today's market, and you can check it against the session it came from.
Dark pool examples use the time the print was reported, and we say when a print was late: that day's $2.84B SPY print, reported at 4:28 PM ET at the prior day's close, is described as a late, previously agreed trade, not a fresh bet.
How do we keep pages current?
- Tradytics facts. When a plan, price, limit or feature changes, we update the pages that mention it.
- Competitor prices. We recheck them on the competitor's own pages and mark each price with when we checked it, such as "as of October 2026".
- Market examples. These stay tied to their date. We don't quietly swap in new numbers under an old date; a newer example gets its own date.
What rules do we hold ourselves to?
- No promised returns and no "this signal wins X%" claims.
- Dark pool data is never called real time. Prints are after-the-fact reports, and we say so.
- Questions like "does flow work?" get a balanced answer: what the data can tell you and what it can't.
- Compare pages are fair. Each head-to-head says where the other tool wins, uses that tool's own published prices, and never invents weaknesses.
- Tradytics is named as one option among several, not crowned by default.
You can see these rules at work in where Tradytics gets its data, does following unusual options activity work? and the best options flow apps in 2026.
How do you report a mistake?
Email [email protected] with the page's address and what looks wrong. If you have a source, include it. We check every report against the data or the source, and if we got it wrong, we fix the page.
Is this investment advice?
No. Tradytics Learn and Compare pages are educational. They explain how options flow, dark pools, gamma and the Tradytics app work, using real past examples. An example of a trade is not a recommendation to make it, and nothing here tells you what to buy or sell. Options carry real risk, and you can lose the full amount you pay for one.
Common questions
Are Tradytics Learn pages written by AI?
They are drafted with AI assistance. Faizan and the team then check every number against Tradytics data and primary sources.
Who is Faizan Ahmad?
The CTO of Tradytics. He has been building its market data tools since 2025 and writes and reviews every Learn and Compare page. Reach him through [email protected].
Why are the examples from a past date?
Because a dated session is checkable and doesn't change. Each example says which session it came from, so you know exactly what you're looking at.
Do these pages favor Tradytics?
Tradytics makes them, so read them knowing that. That's why Compare pages include where competitors win, use their own published prices with a check date, and treat Tradytics as one option. If you think a page is unfair, tell us at [email protected].
Can I suggest a topic?
Yes. Email [email protected] with the question you want answered. You can also browse everything at /learn and /compare.
Sources
- OPRA: the registered processor of consolidated last-sale and quotation information from the US options exchanges.
- FINRA Trade Reporting Facility: where FINRA members report trades made away from an exchange.
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: the SEC's home page, for rules and filings.