This was a great chart posted by our friend @ccurvetrading of FSLY stock based on our options data. You’ll note there was a lot of gamma put gamma set to expire today (8/13) which would be crushed if the stock started a move higher. This may have caused dealers to rapidly cover short hedges. We […]
Market Analysis
Gamma Level Resistance – A Visualization
Today provided an excellent example of key resistance at an important options level in the SPX/ES. As you can see the market had a consistent bid from the open right into our 3387 SPX level (yellow arrow, left). The market spend much of the afternoon up against that resistance area, and finally rejected it towards […]
Silver SLV Gamma Volatility
Silver and the SLV ETF are having some amazing volatility as of late, with a -10% move currently underway. We’ve been watching this setup for several weeks, anticipating volatility due to the large amount of call gamma building up. We believe its important to be aware of this position as these very large moves may […]
JPM Gamma Update August ’20
Here is a note we from JPM Equity Derivatives Strategy about SPX Gamma for August: Thought I would pass along: Our Gamma Imbalance Monitor shows the largest gamma imbalance to calls we have seen since early Feb20. This points to sizable dealer long gamma positioning. As this imbalance has grown, realized vol has ticked lower […]
Largest VIX Spikes + VIX Seasonality
Nomura August 2020 Gamma Update
Charlie McElligott’s prediction from last week that the Nasdaq could suffer from a nasty spill as dealer gamma had turned increasingly negative… … was foiled by the blockbuster earnings from the mega tech companies which sent the Nasdaq to new all time highs, forcing dealers – and frankly everybody else – to chase the year’s best performing […]
AAPL, FB, AMZN Earnings Gamma Chart Pack
Below we show two styles of charts. The first (red, black, green lines) show how much gamma is tied to various expirations. The more gamma there is the more volatility these stocks may have. This is due to our assumption that stocks maintain a negative gamma stance as traders are primarily call buyers (and dealers […]
Record Call Options at Record Prices
The following charts represent the most important dynamic in equity markets. It can be summarized by this: Massive call demand has pushed call prices way up, driving huge amounts of stock volume. Record levels of single stock call options were purchased into June expiration, reloaded back to record levels in July, and are now rebuilding […]
Nomura Gamma Update 7/23/20
From ZH: Indeed, according to Nomura quant Charlie McElligott, after last month’s near-record Op-Ex, things are far more calm now and “3300 looks like the truth in Spooz, with nearly double the aggregate $Gamma ($4.5B) of the next closest line (3250 with $2.4B) as we head into expiry, thus exhibiting some “gravity” with Spooz up nearly 90 […]
TSLA Options Pre Earnings
TSLA reports earnings tonight, and there is a ton of options gamma to generate a large move tomorrow. We define key levels for the stock as follows: Lots of Gamma at 1500 – thats the “pivot” area where stock remains a bull above, bear below. There are a ton of in the money calls at […]
