Trade the dealer flow, not the noise
Field guides on gamma exposure, zero gamma levels and short-dated options execution — written for retail traders using IndustrialGamma's live maps and AI signals. Follow the learning path from beginner to advanced, take the quiz at the end of each guide, and jump straight into the terminal to practise each setup.
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Learning path
Three stages, in order. Each stage builds the vocabulary the next one assumes.
Build the vocabulary and learn to read the map before risking capital.
Add volatility context, regime awareness, structure selection and disciplined sizing.
Execute intraday around dealer flow, build a book and validate your edge with data.
- 0DTE Gamma Scalping: A Practical Playbook
- Trading the Zero Gamma Flip
- Building a GEX-Based Portfolio
- Cross-Market Gamma Analysis
- Calendars and Diagonals: Trading Time and Skew
- Futures Options and GEX: /ES, /NQ and the Multiplier Trap
- Dark Pool Flow and Institutional Bias
- Backtesting Options Strategies and Measuring Expectancy
All guides
The Greeks, Explained Without the Math Degree
Delta, gamma, theta, vega and rho in plain English — what each one actually does to your P&L.
How to Read the Gamma Exposure Map
Zero Gamma, Call Wall, Put Wall and Net GEX — what each line means and how to trade around it.
Your First Vertical Spread
Debit vs credit spreads, strike selection, breakevens and when a spread beats a naked option.
Building a Trading Journal That Actually Improves You
What to record, which metrics matter, and how to run a weekly review that changes behaviour.
What Is Gamma Exposure?
The one-page explanation of dealer gamma: who is hedging, why it moves price, and what GEX actually measures.
Understanding Call and Put Walls
Why the biggest gamma strikes act like magnets and ceilings — and what happens the moment one breaks.
Implied Volatility, IV Rank and When to Buy vs Sell Premium
Read the volatility surface, use IV rank correctly, and avoid buying options into a crush.
Iron Condors in a Gamma Framework
Place the wings at the walls instead of at arbitrary deltas, and know exactly when not to trade one.
Position Sizing and Risk Management for Options
Turn max loss into contracts, cap portfolio heat and survive the variance that kills good strategies.
Earnings Plays Without Getting Crushed
Implied move math, structure selection and why long straddles into earnings usually lose.
Trading Regime Transitions
How to recognise, time and trade the shift between positive and negative gamma without getting chopped.
Using Vanna and Charm for Hedging
The second-order flows that move markets on quiet days: vol-driven and time-driven delta drift.
0DTE Gamma Scalping: A Practical Playbook
Read the Gamma Exposure Map, trade around the Zero Gamma flip, and execute 0DTE scalps with AI-driven signals.
Trading the Zero Gamma Flip
Entry triggers, confirmation rules and invalidation for the single highest-information level of the day.
Calendars and Diagonals: Trading Time and Skew
Use term structure to your advantage with spreads that profit from decay differentials.
Futures Options and GEX: /ES, /NQ and the Multiplier Trap
How gamma exposure math changes on futures, contract months, and why notional risk differs from equities.
Dark Pool Flow and Institutional Bias
What off-exchange prints do and do not tell you, and how to combine them with gamma positioning.
Backtesting Options Strategies and Measuring Expectancy
Build an honest sample, avoid the classic biases, and know when an edge is real.
Building a GEX-Based Portfolio
Turning a single-ticker signal into a portfolio: exposure budgeting, correlation and regime allocation.
Cross-Market Gamma Analysis
Reading SPX, SPY, QQQ and futures gamma together — and what disagreement between them tells you.