Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) — Gamma Exposure Levels

Zero Gamma, Call Wall, Put Wall and Max Pain, computed from delayed options data. Refreshed every 15 minutes during market hours.
Snapshot: 2026-10-06 06:27 ET · data delayed 15 min

Today's NDX levels

Spot price31,076.44Delayed quote at snapshot time
Zero Gamma (Gamma Flip)28,256No crossing in the default window; computed incl. expirations through 2026-11-20
Call Wall31,100Heaviest call-gamma strike in the window
Put Wall29,500Heaviest put-gamma strike in the window
Max Pain (2026-10-06)30,800Nearest expiration only
Net GEX4.18 $Bn / 1% moveExpirations through monthly OpEx 2026-10-16

How to read this snapshot

Spot is trading 2,821 points above the Zero Gamma level (28,256), which puts dealers in net positive gamma: their hedging leans against price moves, and the baseline odds favor compression and mean-reversion over follow-through. The heaviest call-gamma strike (Call Wall) sits at 31,100 overhead, and the heaviest put-gamma strike (Put Wall) at 29,500 underneath; together they frame the band where dealer hedging is concentrated today. Net dealer gamma across all listed expirations totals 4.18 $Bn per 1% move (positive).

NDX is the institutional Nasdaq-100 book: big notional per contract, cash settlement, hedging that lands in NQ futures. Its open interest is far thinner than SPX's, which cuts both ways — single large positions leave a much more visible footprint on the gamma map, and levels can shift on one fund's roll.

These are the same structural levels the free GEX Metrix dashboard draws as charts: dealer hedging pressure, mapped to price. If the mechanics are new, start with what gamma exposure actually is, then the chart-reading walkthrough. Futures traders (ES, NQ) can map these levels directly — here is how.

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Heaviest call-gamma strikes

StrikeCall GEX ($Bn/1%)Call OI
31,1000.65646
29,4750.343,473
31,0000.31456
31,2000.3398
31,5000.28699

Heaviest put-gamma strikes

StrikePut GEX ($Bn/1%)Put OI
29,5000.121,263
31,0000.11129
30,8000.09137
30,0000.09613
30,5000.08285

NDX GEX questions, answered

What are the NDX GEX levels right now?

As of 2026-10-06 06:27 ET (15-minute delayed data): Zero Gamma at 28,256, Call Wall at 31,100, Put Wall at 29,500, and net dealer GEX of 4.18 $Bn per 1% move.

What is the NDX Call Wall?

The strike carrying the heaviest call gamma in the current window — right now 31,100. As price rallies toward it, dealer hedging leans against the move, which is why the level often behaves as resistance.

What is the Zero Gamma (gamma flip) level for NDX?

The price where net dealer gamma crosses zero — currently 28,256. Above it, hedging dampens moves; below it, hedging amplifies them.

How fresh is this NDX data and what does it include?

Levels recompute every 15 minutes during US market hours from delayed options data, using expirations from today through the current monthly OpEx (2026-10-16) on the overnight open-interest base. The free dashboard applies our intraday OI model on top of the same base.

Method, plainly

Levels on this page are computed from the latest 15-minute delayed snapshot: 2,536 option series expiring between today and the current monthly OpEx (2026-10-16) — the same default window the dashboard uses (21,899 call OI / 40,373 put OI). Open interest here is the overnight print, not an intraday estimate. The dashboard additionally runs our intraday OI model on top of this base, so its levels can differ from these raw ones during the session. GEX per option = gamma × OI × 100 × spot² × 0.01, puts negative; Zero Gamma from a Gaussian-weighted profile across ±15% of spot; Max Pain by the intrinsic-value method on the nearest expiration. Where our data sits in the vendor landscape: the GEX Data Ladder.