Short answer: the map is structure-agnostic. NoVo maps dealer positioning strike by strike — the gamma flip, the call and put walls, the expected-move band — on SPY, QQQ and IWM. Those levels describe the underlying, not your ticket, so they read the same whether you buy a single near-the-money option or work a spread around them. Which structure you use is your decision, at your own broker.
Where single options fit
A single near-the-money option gives maximum responsiveness to a level-to-level move, the cleanest and fastest fills on liquid strikes, and a dead-simple position with risk capped at the premium — you can never lose more than you put in. Spreads add legs, cap the upside, introduce a short leg with assignment risk, and are slower to fill as a combo. On a fast level-to-level scalp, that speed and simplicity is usually the point.
Where spreads fit
A defined-risk spread trades the home run for something cheaper and more probable — and it leans on the same map from the other side. A short strike parked beyond the call wall or the put wall is a bet on where price won't go, which is exactly the question dealer positioning speaks to. The map gives you the wall and the strike detail behind it; the structure you wrap around it is yours.
Dealer levels describe the underlying, not your ticket. The map reads the same whether you're long one contract or short a spread — the structure is your call.
What NoVo actually does
NoVo maps where dealers are positioned, keeps it current through the session, and tells you what that structure has tended to mean — with the sample size behind the claim. It doesn't place orders, connect to a broker, or pick a structure for you. You bring the trade; NoVo brings the terrain it happens on.