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Weekly tape reads, regime analysis, and post-mortems from the operator desk.

OptionsDeck Research 1 min readUpdated May 15, 2026

The Blog is where we work out the methodology that powers the platform. Tape reads, framework breakdowns, and the post-mortems on AI ideas that won and lost. If you trade for real money, the most valuable reading on this site lives here.

June 10, 2026·Tape Read

Anatomy of a Negative-Gamma Selloff: Reading the June 9 Flush

QQQ traded a 5.4% range, TSLA an 8.3% range, and both directions got stopped out. A walkthrough of what dealer positioning said before, during, and after the flush.

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June 10, 2026·Methodology

Why the Best 0DTE Alert Is Usually No Alert

Most 0DTE losses come from trading quiet days like they're expansion days. How a regime gate, a payoff gate, and a hard daily cap turn same-day options from a slot machine into a discipline.

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May 21, 2026·Methodology

Reading the SPY Tape: A Framework for the 2026 Regime

How to combine dealer GEX, sector rotation phase, and IV term structure into a same-day directional read on the index.

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May 21, 2026·Playbook

OPEX Week Playbook: What Magnetizes Price Into Friday Close

The mechanical forces that pull SPY toward Friday's Magnet Strike in expiration week, and the structures that capture the pin.

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