SpotGamma tracks structural and regulatory changes in the U.S. options market: SEC SRO rule filings, CFTC actions, and OCC clearing notices. This update summarizes what changed and why it matters for options traders. Executive Summary OCC STAN Methodology Update (Doc 2026-15928) — APPROVED: The OCC has received SEC approval to incorporate options-implied interest rates as […]
Market Analysis
GEX Levels for SPY, QQQ, ES and NQ: Using Index Gamma in Any Product
How to use GEX levels when you trade SPY, QQQ, or ES/NQ futures: converting SPX and NDX gamma levels between products, why the structure transfers, and what changes for 0DTE and futures sessions.
How to Trade GEX Levels: A Practical Guide to Gamma-Based Trading
How do you actually trade GEX levels? Reading the gamma regime, using call and put walls as support and resistance, the zero gamma flip point, and how strategies change between positive and negative gamma.
Free GEX Levels, Charts, and Data: What’s Available and What It’s Actually Worth
Where to find free GEX levels, charts, and data — including SpotGamma’s free SPX gamma exposure tool — plus what free gamma data can and can’t tell you, and when it’s worth paying for more.
Covered Calls After Assignment: What to Do When the Stock Drops Below Your Cost Basis
Assigned on a put and now the stock is way below your cost basis? The covered-call playbook for underwater shares: strike choice, rolling, when to wait, and when to take the loss.
Is Selling Options Actually Profitable? The Honest Answer to Theta Gang’s Favorite Question
If selling options beats the market, why doesn’t everyone do it? The variance risk premium, the tail risk that funds it, why professionals do sell premium (differently), and when premium selling fails.
Cash-Secured Puts: How to Pick Strikes and Deltas Like a Systematic Seller
How do you choose strikes for cash-secured puts? Delta bands, premium yield math, the weekly-income reality check, and how dealer positioning data (put walls, gamma regime) sharpens strike selection.
The Wheel Strategy Explained: Mechanics, Strike Selection, and the Risks Nobody Prices In
What is the options wheel strategy? The full cycle — cash-secured puts, assignment, covered calls — plus how experienced sellers pick strikes, choose DTE, and manage the one risk that ends wheel careers.
How Traders Can Play Low Volatility Environments
The S&P 500 has spent much of the summer grinding steadily higher to achieve record highs. Meanwhile, implied volatility has reset toward yearly lows for both major indices and many single stocks. When options become this cheap, the price of volatility itself can open new trading opportunities. The Term Structure chart reveals current SPX at-the-money […]
Welcome to the Summer Melt-Up
The S&P 500 delivered a high octane four-day run last week, establishing all-time highs with a 6% rise from weekly lows. Shifting interest rate expectations, easing Middle East tensions, and strong corporate earnings powered the dramatic rally. The sharp surge brought out notable divergences across the tech space. Software outperformed the broader market, with strong […]