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6 posts tagged options.
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GEX vs Max Pain: Two Magnets, Two Different Forces
Max gamma strike and max pain both produce magnet prices, but they read different forces. Knowing which to trust keeps you from over-fitting the wrong signal.
Gamma Exposure (GEX): How Dealer Hedging Shapes Every Move
Positive vs negative gamma regimes change how the market reacts to shocks. Same tape, same headline, the path depends on whether dealers are damping moves…
IV Rank, IV Percentile, and Skew
IV rank, IV percentile, and 25-delta skew answer three different volatility questions. Together they drive trade structure, sell strangles, buy calls, or exit.
Open Interest Magnets
Pinning isn't mysticism, it's observable dealer hedging flow that drags spot toward concentrated-OI strikes into Friday close.
Unusual Options Activity
What qualifies as 'unusual' isn't raw volume, it's volume relative to open interest, aggressor side, and time-to-expiration.
What the Options Market Tells You About Stock Direction
How to read implied volatility, put/call ratios, unusual activity, and gamma exposure to extract directional signals from the options market.