# Moneyness breakdown with pattern detection

`GET https://flow-api.skylit.ai/v1/moneyness/{ticker}`

API: Flowseeker. Credits: 1.

Splits calls and puts across `deep_itm / itm / atm / otm /
deep_otm` buckets with premium, sentiment, percentage of total,
and trade count. Surfaces detected patterns (e.g. heavy OTM call
accumulation, ATM concentration, deep-OTM lottery tickets) and a
directional `signal`/`dominantStrategy` interpretation.

## Authentication

Send your Skylit API key as a bearer token: `Authorization: Bearer <key>`. No other header is accepted.

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ticker` | path | string | yes | Underlying ticker symbol (uppercase, e.g. `SPY`, `AAPL`). |
| `timeframe` | query | string | no |  (one of `intraday`, `daily`, `7d`, `30d`; default `daily`) |
| `date` | query | string (date) | no |  |
| `min_premium` | query | number (double) | no |  |

## Example request

```bash
curl "https://flow-api.skylit.ai/v1/moneyness/SPY" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SKYLIT_API_KEY"
```

## Responses

### 200

Moneyness breakdown with patterns + interpretation.

Shape (placeholder values):

```json
{
  "data": {
    "ticker": "string",
    "timeframe": "string",
    "moneynessBreakdown": {
      "calls": {
        "deepItm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "itm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "atm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "otm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "deepOtm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "totalPremium": 0,
        "totalTrades": 0
      },
      "puts": {
        "deepItm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "itm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "atm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "otm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "deepOtm": {
          "premium": 0,
          "sentiment": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "tradeCount": 0,
          "weightedPremium": 0
        },
        "totalPremium": 0,
        "totalTrades": 0
      }
    },
    "notablePatterns": [
      {
        "pattern": "otm_call_accumulation",
        "description": "string",
        "significance": "high",
        "metrics": {
          "premium": 0,
          "pctOfTotal": 0,
          "sentiment": 0
        }
      }
    ],
    "interpretation": {
      "convictionFocus": "otm_calls",
      "dominantStrategy": "speculative_bullish",
      "signal": "bullish"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "string",
    "requestId": "d7574836"
  }
}
```

### 400

Request validation failed.

invalidParam:

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "Invalid parameter 'timeframe': must be one of [1m, 5m, 15m, 1h, 4h, 1d, 1w, 1M]"
  }
}
```

### 401

Missing or invalid API key.

missingKey:

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Authentication required"
  }
}
```

### 402

The account's shared Skylit credit balance is lower than this route's cost. Top up to continue. Carries `X-Credits-Remaining: 0`.

Headers: `X-Credits-Remaining`.

outOfCredits:

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_credits",
    "message": "Out of credits. Top up to continue making requests."
  }
}
```

### 403

API key invalid, revoked or expired, or the account's API access is suspended (`account_suspended`).

accountSuspended:

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "account_suspended",
    "message": "API access has been suspended for this account. Contact support."
  }
}
```

### 404

Unknown resource (ticker / sector / window with no data).

noData:

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "No trades found for AAPL on 2026-05-27 with timeframe 1d"
  }
}
```

### 429

Per-minute rate limit exceeded.

Headers: `Retry-After`.

tooFast:

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "message": "Rate limit of 100 req/min exceeded. Retry after 18s."
  }
}
```

### 503

Underlying data source temporarily unavailable, or the credit balance could not be verified (`credit_check_failed`). Safe to retry.

ingestionLag:

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAVAILABLE",
    "message": "Live feed is degraded; please retry in a few seconds."
  }
}
```

creditCheckFailed:

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "credit_check_failed",
    "message": "Could not verify credit balance. Please retry."
  }
}
```