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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 18

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 7745
  • Put Wall 7740
  • Gamma Flip 7762
  • Call Wall 7800

Net Drift (Experimental)

  • Target (RTH) 7851
  • Flip (RTH) 7762
  • Shadow 7745
  • Prob 6%

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 7714 – 7746

Volume Zones

Calls 7760–7890 · centroid 7828
Puts 7630–7760 · centroid 7690

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 773
  • Put Wall 771

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 770 – 773

Volume Zones

Calls 774–787 · centroid 779
Puts 748–761 · centroid 754

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 730
  • Gamma Flip 728
  • Put Wall 729

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 722 – 730

Volume Zones

Calls 724–736 · centroid 732
Puts 700–712 · centroid 704

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 304
  • Call Wall 307

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 303 – 304
  • Aug 14 UP 304 – 305

Volume Zones

Calls 305–310 · centroid 306
Puts 275–280 · centroid 277

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 29996
  • Put Wall 29900
  • Call Wall 30300

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 29677 – 30002

Volume Zones

Calls 30000–30500 · centroid 30223
Puts 28000–28500 · centroid 28216

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 7768
  • Gamma Flip 7732
  • Put Wall 7750

Net Drift (Experimental)

  • Target (RTH) 7780
  • Flip (RTH) 7731
  • Shadow 7735
  • Prob 40%

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 7735 – 7768

Volume Zones

Calls 7800–7975 · centroid 7882
Puts 6925–7100 · centroid 6987

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 30094
  • Put Wall 29800
  • Gamma Flip* 30016
  • Call Wall 30250

Net Drift (Experimental)

  • Target (RTH) 30307
  • Flip (RTH) 30100
  • Shadow 29800
  • Prob 17%

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 29770 – 30090

Volume Zones

Calls 30950–31620 · centroid 31155
Puts 28940–29610 · centroid 29281

0DTE 0–1d

  • Spot 3058
  • Put Wall 3020
  • Call Wall 3100

Gaps

  • Aug 17 UP 3049 – 3058
  • Aug 14 UP 3062 – 3068

Volume Zones

Calls 3100–3150 · centroid 3118
Puts 2900–2950 · centroid 2928