An animated recap of Friday’s 0DTE session: the 7340–7455 stall, the 7430 hold under the 7435 cap, and the 24-point slip onto the 7405 hold, with 7400 the strongest hold below. Cash close 7376.86.
The print sits on the 7405 hold, with 7400 (+35.5) the strongest hold 4.9 points under. Positive holds at 7410 and 7420 sit above, each under a cap. Final EOD levels form in the last 10 minutes.
The print sits 1.3 points under the 7430 hold. Above the 7435 cap, the 7445 and 7450 holds lead to 7455, the largest positive GEX on the board. Support below is 7410.
7390–7455 is the range for now: 7390 is the floor, 7455 is where rallies are likely to stall. Latest: The 7430 hold under the 7435 cap.
Multi-expiry options positioning and a practical map from Friday’s 05:43 ET snapshot. The macroeconomic backdrop is in Part 1.
Current macroeconomic conditions and a practical watch-list into mid-November. Multi-expiry options positioning follows in Part 2.
7410 is the ceiling and 7360 the floor for now: price is likely to rotate between them.
Range-bound 7400–7425 for now: a break below 7400 opens lower prices, a move through 7425 opens higher ones; (+) GEX build at 7455 begins
7360 floor, 7400 ceiling for now: price is likely to stay inside 7360–7400, unless new market positioning changes the working zone
Between 7425 and 7500 for now: support sits at 7425, and rallies are likely to stall at 7500.
7500–7595 is the range for now. The print sits between the 7555 hold and the 7540 cap, with 7530 the strongest hold below.
Stuck between 7650 and 7800 into OPEX: 7650 is the floor to watch, 7800 is where rallies have stalled.