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GEX × Max Pain for ZTS

AI-generated plain-English read of gex × max pain for ZTS. Updated daily.

Damper regime, loose alignment

moderate

Damper regime around $82.99 — moves get absorbed. Magnets are loose, so direction isn't clear; expect chop without a strong external trigger.

What will probably happen

  • Short-term: dampers absorb moves. Expect range-bound trading until something meaningful breaks the structure.
  • Longer-dated OI is positioned for settlement at $95.00 (+14% from here) — gravitational pull up over weeks-to-months.

What to do

If you HOLD this stock
No structural action needed. Dampers are protecting you this week.
If you TRADE this stock (no options)
No clean directional setup from the structure. Wait for an external trigger (earnings, sector flow, news) before sizing.
If you trade OPTIONS
No edge from the structure alone — premium is fairly priced for the regime. Wait for tighter convergence or a clearer directional setup.

magnets agree on direction but spread is wide; 1 data-quality caveat(s)

Technical details

Technical analysis

Term
Term structure: max-gamma climbs from $50.00 (front) to $95.00 (longest-dated); max-pain rises from $40.00 to $95.00.
Regime
Net GEX is positive ($0.00) and the per-strike GEX never flips sign — dealers are net long gamma across the chain, hedging activity DAMPENS moves throughout the listed strike range.
Structure
Spot $82.99; front-week magnet at $50.00 (max-gamma) and $40.00 (max-pain).
Convergence
Same-side bias but loose: max-gamma at $50.00, max-pain at $40.00. The magnets agree on direction but disagree on magnitude — directional conviction is weaker than a tight convergence.

Key levels

Key price and metric levels
LevelValue
far pain95
far gamma95

Caveats

  • Net GEX rounds to near-zero — likely thin chain or stale/noisy IVs; lean on the max-pain signal over the GEX signal.
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