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Intraday Chart

SPX
SPY
QQQ
IWM
NDX
ES
NQ
RUT

About

This chart shows two NYSE sessions of 5-minute price candles with +/-1 sigma bands, VWAP, and call/put walls, a right-hand open interest profile for the 0-1 day window, a bottom net drift panel of cumulative call/put premium and volume, and horizontal levels (gamma flip, max pain, walls) within +/-100 points of the last price. Use it to read intraday price against near-dated OI walls and net premium drift.

Instructions

Read the price candles against the green and red background bands to see whether price moves with or against net OI dominance. Compare the OI profile fills at key strikes with the horizontal walls, gamma flip, and max pain to spot clustering of positioning. Watch the net drift panel to check if cumulative call or put premium and volume confirm the price direction.

Signals

  • Calls - Call open interest dominates near spot (>55% of near-spot OI).
  • Puts - Put open interest dominates near spot (>55% of near-spot OI).
  • Neutral - Call and put open interest near spot are within 45-55%.

Weekly Chart

SPX
SPY
QQQ
IWM
NDX
ES
NQ
RUT

About

Five regular-trading-hours sessions of 30-minute candles with weekly and monthly VWAP, call and put walls, and a right-hand open-interest profile for strikes expiring in 15 days or less. Use it to read the week against walls, VWAPs, and the near-dated OI profile.

Instructions

Read the OI profile against price to see where puts or calls dominate near current levels. Compare the 1DTE curve to the full ≤15 day profile to gauge near-term hedging pressure. Watch for price reacting at walls, gamma flip, or max pain when those levels align with net OI dominance bands.

Signals

  • Calls - Call open interest dominates near spot (>55% of near-spot OI).
  • Puts - Put open interest dominates near spot (>55% of near-spot OI).
  • Neutral - Call and put open interest near spot are within 45-55%.

Quarterly Chart

SPX
ES
SPY

About

Thirteen weeks of daily price bars for SPX, ES, and SPY with quarterly VWAP, gamma-derived put floor and call ceiling, JPM collar strikes, COT cost basis, Fed fair value scenarios, and a lower VIX6M/VIX9D ratio panel (Yahoo has no VIX1Y chart history). Anchors include quarterly VWAP, dealer gamma walls, the disclosed JPM collar, COT cost basis from CFTC data, and Fed fair value from a dividend-discount model. The ratio panel flags sell above 1.6 and buy below 0.95 (current or prior bar).

Instructions

Read price against the quarterly VWAP to gauge intratrend bias. Watch how price reacts at the put floor and call ceiling for gamma-driven support or resistance. Compare the COT cost basis to current price to see if levered funds are underwater or in profit.

Signals

  • RATIO SELL - VIX6M/VIX9D is above 1.6 on the current or prior bar.
  • RATIO BUY - VIX6M/VIX9D is below 0.95 on the current or prior bar.
  • RATIO NEUTRAL - VIX6M/VIX9D is between the buy and sell thresholds.

Net Drift

SPX
SPY
QQQ
IWM
NDX
ES
NQ
RUT

About

Cumulative call and put premium paid on near-dated index options during NYSE regular hours, plotted against the underlying future. Use it to see which side is paying premium as the session unfolds.

Instructions

Read the two fills against price. Treat rising put drift while price falls as hedging that agrees with the move. Treat rising put drift while price holds as protection bought into strength.

Signals

  • CALLS > PUTS - Session call premium drift leads put premium drift.
  • PUTS > CALLS - Session put premium drift leads call premium drift.
Beta Experimental chart — methodology and layout may change.

Intraday Levels

Aug 19

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 7692
  • Put Wall 7685
  • Call Wall 7725
  • Gamma Flip 7740

Net Drift (Experimental)

  • Target (RTH) 7808
  • Flip (RTH) 7740
  • Shadow 7675
  • Prob 6%

Gaps

  • Aug 18 UP 7693 – 7700
  • Aug 17 UP 7744 – 7746

Volume Zones

Calls 7840–7970 · centroid 7896
Puts 7580–7710 · centroid 7642

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 768
  • Call Wall 768

Gaps

  • Aug 18 UP 768 – 768

Volume Zones

Calls 770–783 · centroid 776
Puts 757–770 · centroid 763

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 718
  • Put Wall 716

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 722 – 730

Volume Zones

Calls 724–736 · centroid 730
Puts 700–712 · centroid 704

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 300
  • Put Wall 299
  • Call Wall 301

Gaps

  • Aug 18 UP 300 – 301
  • Aug 17 UP 304 – 304
  • Aug 14 UP 304 – 305

Volume Zones

Calls 305–310 · centroid 306
Puts 285–290 · centroid 286

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 29491
  • Put Wall 29400
  • Gamma Flip 29556
  • Call Wall 29770

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 29677 – 30002

Volume Zones

Calls 30070–30560 · centroid 30308
Puts 29090–29580 · centroid 29258

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 7711
  • Put Wall 7700
  • Call Wall 7760
  • Gamma Flip 7766

Net Drift (Experimental)

  • Target (RTH) 7842
  • Flip (RTH) 7766
  • Shadow 7700
  • Prob %

Gaps

  • Aug 18 UP 7715 – 7721
  • Aug 17 UP 7765 – 7768

Volume Zones

Calls 7880–8050 · centroid 7948
Puts 6175–6345 · centroid 6240

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 29528
  • Put Wall 29500
  • Gamma Flip 29755
  • Call Wall 29875

Net Drift (Experimental)

  • Target (RTH) 30004
  • Flip (RTH) 29755
  • Shadow 29500
  • Prob 4%

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 29770 – 30090

Volume Zones

Calls 30950–31600 · centroid 31167
Puts 29000–29650 · centroid 29312

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 3018
  • Put Wall 3015
  • Gamma Flip 3038
  • Call Wall 3045

Gaps

  • Aug 18 UP 3018 – 3030
  • Aug 17 UP 3050 – 3058
  • Aug 14 UP 3062 – 3068

Volume Zones

Calls 3070–3120 · centroid 3091
Puts 2920–2970 · centroid 2937