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Options Viz

See the options positioning that drives the S&P 500.

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What it does

Options Viz, sold as the SPX Options Visualizer, is a live view of the options positioning and flows behind price discovery in the S&P 500 e-mini futures contract, built for traders who want context before they take a trade.

  • Live dealer positioning and gamma levels for SPX and ES
  • Flow that shows where price discovery is actually happening
  • Works as a data add-on inside Bookmap and MotiveWave
  • Streamed live in the Traderade Discord during market hours

Who it is for: Options and futures traders who trade SPX, ES and the index around the levels that matter.

Net gamma by strike around spot, with the levels the Visualizer marks: call wall 4,890, hot call 4,900, spot 4,880, gamma flip 4,875, put wall 4,865, volatility trigger 4,860.4,9304,9254,9204,9154,9104,9054,9004,8954,8904,8854,8804,8754,8704,8654,860Warm callHot callGamma 3Call wallGamma 2SpotGamma flipWarm putPut wallVol triggerPut gammaCall gamma
Net gamma by strike: the profile the Visualizer plots, with the levels it marks called out.
The four-minute tour: what the Visualizer displays, then the most active strikes on a live ES chart. The full walkthrough is further down the page.
How it works

How Options Viz works

The Visualizer shows SPX gamma exposure and dealer positioning as they change through the session. Roughly $1.2T in daily notional flows through SPX options across expirations, and when you trade ES futures, knowing where dealers have to hedge is most of the battle.

  1. Hot calls and puts

    The two most active call and put strikes by volume: where flow is concentrating right now.

  2. Call and put walls

    The largest call or put gamma exposure near spot. Call walls often act as resistance, put walls as support.

  3. Volatility trigger

    The largest gross gamma exposure just below spot. If price breaks below it, volatility tends to expand.

  4. Gamma flip

    The level where the market crosses from positive into negative gamma, and dealer hedging flows reverse.

  5. Key levels

    The next five largest levels of net gamma exposure, labeled in order. These often act as resistance.

  6. Gamma levels

    The next five largest levels of gross gamma exposure, labeled in order. These act like magnets, especially with large resting liquidity nearby.

Chapters

Watch it a chapter at a time

The walkthrough runs 33:58. These are its own chapters, cut at the title cards, so you can watch the one you came for.

Introduction0:55
All of the Information Displayed4:43
The SPX Options Visualizer0:32
Most Active Strikes on SPX Converted to ES Levels2:09
Largest Gamma Levels4:30
Gamma Flip and What it Means3:41
Midpoint Meaning and Value4:40
The Put Wall and Vol Trigger3:59
Benefits for Traders4:17
How to Gain Access to the SPX Options Visualizer3:00
Questions, Feedback, Feature Requests1:31
The tool

About Options Viz

I'm happy to announce that my SPX Options Visualizer for Bookmap and MotiveWave is now available to the public. It ships as a data add-on for both programs, and it also runs as a stream on our Discord.

The full 34-minute walkthrough.

The SPX Options Visualizer provides unique insights into the positioning and flows driving market price discovery in the S&P 500 e-mini futures contract.

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The SPX Options Visualizer running in Bookmap, showing gamma levels against the price ladder
Using the SPX Options Visualizer in Bookmap
The level ladder in Bookmap: hot and warm calls, hot and warm puts, the volatility trigger and the gamma flip

In the last several years, options have become a driving force, changing how markets trade. In particular, that's been true with the S&P 500, with the rise of index options trading and total notional daily flows of about $1.2T across all expirations. In essence, the tail now wags the dog: options notional values and volumes overwhelm those of futures.

Markets and Mayhem created this tool specifically to build a lens into SPX options positioning, or gamma exposure: the model of where dealers may have positioning, plus the prevailing volume flows of the two most active call and put strikes trading.

It is especially useful when you can identify convergences between large levels of resting liquidity (or open limit orders) and important areas of options activity and positioning, which increases confidence that these are levels to watch closely.

The SPX Options Visualizer running in MotiveWave, showing put and call walls
Using the SPX Options Visualizer in MotiveWave

The SPX Options Visualizer was designed by a trader for other traders, with the hope of providing an edge in trading the S&P 500 e-mini futures market. It currently supports Rithmic, dxFeed and Bookmap data on Bookmap, and all CME futures data providers on MotiveWave.

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To learn more about the relationship between SPX options and the S&P 500 futures market, and how I trade with this information, these articles are the place to start:

If you have any questions or feedback, leave them in the Traderade Discord or contact us.

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Questions

Frequently Asked

What is Options Viz?

Options Viz, sold as the SPX Options Visualizer, is a live view of the options positioning and flows behind price discovery in the S&P 500 e-mini futures contract, built for traders who want context before they take a trade.

How do I get access?

It runs live in the Traderade Discord. The Bookmap and MotiveWave data add-ons are available to traders who already run those platforms.

Which markets does it cover?

SPX and the S&P 500 e-mini futures (ES), with NQ covered on the futures tools.

Do I need Bookmap to use it?

No. The Discord stream works in the browser. The add-on is for traders who already run Bookmap or MotiveWave.

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