Gamma Axis · gamma levels Blog
Guides & analysis on gamma positioning - SPX/ES & NDX/NQ. Educational, not investment advice. See also market recaps.
How to install the NinjaTrader indicator
Install the Gamma Axis gamma-levels indicator in NinjaTrader 8 and connect it with your API key - in about 3 minutes.
RecapWhy we called NO-GO at the open - Oct 9, 2026
A step-by-step look at why both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 read NO-GO at Friday's open: a negative-gamma pocket right under price, and a data release 25 minutes away.
GuideHow to Trade NDX / NQ With Gamma Levels
A framework for using the daily Gamma Axis NDX levels to frame an NQ session - walls, the HVL flip, magnets and confluence, with risk scaled to NQ's faster, higher-beta moves.
GuideNDX/NQ Gamma Walls: Support and Resistance
Call walls cap and put walls cushion on the Nasdaq-100 just as they do on the S&P - but on NQ the distances are larger and the reactions faster, so read them as zones.
GuideSPX vs NDX Gamma: Same Map, Different Pace
Both indices run on the same dealer-hedging mechanism, but NDX's mega-cap tech concentration gives it wider walls and sharper flip breaks than SPX - here's what changes.
GuideHow to Trade SPX / ES With Gamma Levels
A plain-English framework for using the daily Gamma Axis SPX levels to frame an ES session - walls as support and resistance, the HVL flip as a volatility pivot, magnets, and confluence.
GuideSPX Gamma Walls as Support and Resistance
Call walls cap rallies and put walls cushion declines - here is how to treat SPX/ES gamma walls as reaction zones instead of guaranteed turning points.
GuideTrading 0DTE SPX Around the Gamma Flip
On 0DTE-heavy SPX, the HVL / gamma flip decides whether the day gets pinned or trends - here is how to let it set your 0DTE bias.
GuideSet up gamma levels in your trading platform
The two ways daily gamma levels reach a chart - a free native indicator or a universal import - which route your platform uses, and the fastest one for your setup.
GuideHow to add gamma levels to Sierra Chart
Put today's Gamma Axis levels on a Sierra Chart price chart or DOM in a couple of minutes using horizontal lines - no leaving the platform.
GuideHow to add gamma levels to Bookmap
Overlay today's Gamma Axis levels on Bookmap's heatmap so you can watch liquidity build or vanish exactly where the gamma walls sit.
GuideImport gamma levels into any trading platform
The universal copy-paste method that drops today's gamma levels onto literally any charting tool - and how a subscription turns the daily paste into an automatic refresh.
GuideHow to add the Gamma Axis levels on Jigsaw
Load the Gamma Axis gamma levels into Jigsaw and see them on your ladder - in under a minute.
GuideHow to add gamma levels to TradingView
Add the free TradingView indicator once, paste the daily CSV, and plot every SPX/ES and NDX/NQ gamma level in seconds - with a short video and the settings that matter.
GuideGamma Walls, GEX Magnets and the HVL Flip
The three building blocks of a gamma map: walls that cap and support, GEX magnets that pull price, and the HVL flip that changes the regime.
GuideWhat are gamma levels? A plain-English guide
A simple explanation of options gamma, why some prices act like magnets and others like walls, and how traders actually use them.