SPX dealer gamma positioning
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 · reconstructed from the 0DTE options tape
SPX opened at 5,751.08 and closed at 5,707.97, down 0.75% on the session (range 5,682.55–5,751.08). The close sat 12.3 points above the zero-gamma flip at 5,695.7 — dealer hedging in vol-dampening territory. Call resistance 5,710, put support 5,750. 0DTE ATM IV opened at 11.6%.
Price stayed on one side of the flip for the whole session. The tape spent 49% of the day above VWAP. The session traded outside the expected-hold band 5,695.7–5,770.1 at some point.
| Open → Close | 5,751.08 → 5,707.97 (-0.75%) |
| Session range | 5,682.55 – 5,751.08 |
| VWAP at the close | 5,708.55 |
| Zero-gamma flip | 5,695.7 |
| Call resistance | 5,710 |
| Put support | 5,750 |
| Expected-hold band | 5,695.7 – 5,770.1 |
| 0DTE ATM IV at the open | 11.6% |
| Net-gamma percentile | 96 |
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Measurements are model output derived from public trade and quote data; they are approximations and can be wrong. Nothing here is investment advice — see the Terms.