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Gamma exposure · ES / NQFree · twice a trading day · about 09:10 and 17:40 ET

Scott’s GEX Levels

ES and NQ gamma exposure levels, published twice a trading day from CBOE options data

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The two indices disagree this morning; trade them on their own regimes.

  • ES: SPX last printed 7743.98 (prior session); ES at 7756.25 implies 7720.68 now, above the all-expiry flip at 7714.70 (+6) but below the 0DTE flip at 7730.76 (-10). Net GEX +1.84bn (from +18.67bn at yesterday 20:31 ET), 0DTE -5.05bn. Split: all-expiry positive, 0DTE negative, so the badge shows green left and red right. Expect two-sided trade near 7730.76 while the bigger picture stays mean-reverting. The all-expiry flip is only 6 points away; a move through 7714.70 flips the regime.
  • NQ: QQQ last printed 725.61 (prior session); NQ at 29650.75 implies 717.39 now, below both flips: all-expiry 726.75 (-9) and 0DTE 722.65 (-5). Net GEX -6.07bn (from -2.45bn at yesterday 20:31 ET), 0DTE -0.79bn. Trending regime on both counts.

ES

E-mini S&P 500 · SPX options
SPX
7,743.98
ES live
7,756.25
All expiriesPositive gammamean-reverting
0DTEPositive gammamean-reverting
Zero Gamma7,750.25SPX 7,714.70
Call Wall8,135.50SPX 8,100
Put Wall7,735.50SPX 7,700
0DTEFlip 7,766.25Call 7,785.50Put 7,735.50
Net GEX+1.84bn all−5.05bn 0DTE
Show stringGEX Levels Live · index prices8100,Call Wall;7700,Put Wall | 0DTE Put Wall;7714.7,Zero Gamma;8050,G+2;8000,G+3;7600,G-2;7650,G-3;7750,0DTE Call Wall;7730.76,0DTE Zero Gamma;7775,0DTE G+2;7800,0DTE G+3;7690,0DTE G-2;7695,0DTE G-3Fixed conversion · futures prices8135.5,Call Wall;7735.5,Put Wall | 0DTE Put Wall;7750.25,Zero Gamma;8085.5,G+2;8035.5,G+3;7635.5,G-2;7685.5,G-3;7785.5,0DTE Call Wall;7766.25,0DTE Zero Gamma;7810.5,0DTE G+2;7835.5,0DTE G+3;7725.5,0DTE G-2;7730.5,0DTE G-3

NQ

E-mini Nasdaq-100 · QQQ options
QQQ
725.61
NQ live
29,650.75
All expiriesNegative gammatrending
0DTEPositive gammamean-reverting
Zero Gamma30,037.75QQQ 726.75
Call Wall31,411.75QQQ 760
Put Wall28,932.00QQQ 700
0DTEFlip 29,868.25Call 29,965.25Put 29,758.50
Net GEX−6.07bn all−0.79bn 0DTE
Show stringGEX Levels Live · index prices760,Call Wall;700,Put Wall;726.75,Zero Gamma;740,G+2;800,G+3;680,G-2;690,G-3;725,0DTE Call Wall;720,0DTE Put Wall;722.65,0DTE Zero Gamma;730,0DTE G+2;733,0DTE G+3;710,0DTE G-2;714,0DTE G-3Fixed conversion · futures prices31411.75,Call Wall;28932,Put Wall;30037.75,Zero Gamma;30585.25,G+2;33065,G+3;28105.25,G-2;28518.75,G-3;29965.25,0DTE Call Wall;29758.5,0DTE Put Wall;29868.25,0DTE Zero Gamma;30172,0DTE G+2;30296,0DTE G+3;29345.25,0DTE G-2;29510.5,0DTE G-3

SPX chain 09:06 ET · ES = SPX + 35.57 · QQQ chain 09:06 ET · NQ = QQQ × 41.3314 · 0DTE expiry 2026-10-29

On Thursday 29 October 2026 (RTH session, 09:07 ET), ES zero gamma was 7750.25, call wall 8135.5, put wall 7735.5; all-expiry gamma regime positive, 0DTE positive. Net GEX was 1.84 billion across all expiries and -5.05 billion for 0DTE; SPX was 7743.98 and ES futures 7756.25.

On Thursday 29 October 2026 (RTH session, 09:07 ET), NQ zero gamma was 30037.75, call wall 31411.75, put wall 28932; all-expiry gamma regime negative, 0DTE positive. Net GEX was -6.07 billion across all expiries and -0.79 billion for 0DTE; QQQ was 725.61 and NQ futures 29650.75.

How to use

TradingView, about a minute

  1. Add the indicator

    In TradingView open Indicators, find GEX Levels Live and add it to your ES or NQ chart.

  2. Open its settings

    Double-click the indicator name on the chart (or the gear icon) to open the Inputs tab.

  3. Paste the string

    Press Copy for GEX Levels Live on this page, paste it into the Levels box and press OK.

One string per symbol: copy ES for an ES chart and NQ for an NQ chart. The fixed-conversion string is for the older GEX Levels indicators that expect futures prices.

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Methodology and glossary

What the numbers mean
Read the methodology
GEX (gamma exposure)
An estimate of the hedging option dealers have to do as the index moves, summed over every strike from open interest and option gamma (gamma × open interest × 100 × spot² × 1%). The usual naive convention is used: dealers are long calls and short puts, so calls count as positive and puts as negative. Net GEX is shown in billions of dollars per 1% move, for all expiries and for 0DTE (options expiring today) separately.
Zero gamma (flip)
The index level where aggregate net GEX changes sign, found by recomputing every option’s gamma on a grid of prices around the current spot; when there are several crossings the one nearest spot is used. It is the line between the two regimes.
Call wall
The strike with the largest positive net gamma exposure. Dealer hedging tends to sell into rallies near it, so it often acts as resistance or a magnet.
Put wall
The strike with the most negative net gamma exposure. It often acts as support, and a break below it can speed a sell-off up.
Regime
Positive gamma (price above zero gamma): dealers hedge against the move, buying dips and selling rips, so price tends to be mean-reverting with tighter ranges. Negative gamma (price below zero gamma): dealers hedge with the move, so price tends to trend and ranges expand. The badge shows all expiries on the left and 0DTE on the right; they can disagree.
Data source
Free, delayed (about 15 minutes) CBOE option chains for SPX and QQQ. Strikes are converted to ES and NQ futures prices at run time: ES with an additive SPX basis, NQ with the NQ / QQQ ratio. The cards show futures prices large and the index price beneath; the GEX Levels Live string stays in index terms and converts on the chart.
Schedule
Levels are computed at 09:07 ET (before the RTH cash open) and 17:37 ET (for the Globex evening session), Monday to Friday. Each date has at most one official RTH and one official Globex session; manual reruns are not listed.
Scott’s GEX LevelsResearch data from public CBOE option chains. Not trade advice.Levels are computed at 09:07 and 17:37 ET, Monday to Friday.

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