
Built a gamma exposure heatmap that visualizes dealer positioning across every strike and expiration. Here's what SPY looked like heading into today's session.
▎ What the heatmap showed before the drop:
▎ – Zero gamma line at $655.99 — SPY opened right on it
▎ – Massive negative GEX below: -$21.6M at 655, -$116.5M at 650, -$145M at 647
▎ – Call wall at 660 with $34.5M positive GEX — ceiling
▎ – Below 655, nothing but red speed zones all the way to 640
▎ SPY dropped from 656 to 644. Every level it blew through was red on the map.
▎ How to read it:
▎ Green = dealer wall. They're long gamma at that strike so they buy dips and sell rips. Price stalls here.
▎ Red = speed zone. Dealers are short gamma so their hedging amplifies the move. Price accelerates through these levels.
▎ Orange line = regime flip. Above it, dealers dampen moves (mean reversion). Below it, they amplify moves (trend/vol expansion).
▎ Why it matters:
▎ The $650 strike had -$116.5M of GEX. That means when SPY approached 650, dealers were forced to sell more — accelerating the drop. This isn't TA or support/resistance. It's the mechanical result of options market
maker hedging.
▎ The -1.3B net GEX on the day meant short gamma across the entire board. Big moves were baked in before the open.
▎ Happy to answer questions about the methodology.
https://i.redd.it/iqp06e8emhrg1.png
Posted by Fondant_Cautious
2 Comments
Data is from profitbuilders.org
Nice AI slop! Just what I needed. The misrepresentations of how GEX interacts with price is the cherry on top.