littlebeard.trade

Personal options-positioning dashboard — dealer GEX, walls, gamma flip, max pain — refreshed weekday mornings.

What's changing (2026-05-29)

T-0-only rule Daily dashboard now strictly uses T-0 (today's) free data. DataBento CME (futures: ES/NQ/GC/MES/MNQ) was T-1 in morning — dropped. We only show what's actionable for today's session. rule
Primary source: CBOE delayed_quotes Free public JSON (no auth) for SPX/NDX/RUT cash indices + SPY/QQQ/IWM ETFs. T-0 EOD. Strike-level OI + greeks. Replaces paid DataBento OPRA (which was T-2+). 6 syms
Fuels + Metals sub-pages added /fuels.html (CL/NG/HO/RB/BZ) and /metals.html (GC/SI/HG/PA) auto-publish alongside the main dashboard. DataBento CME source — T-1 in morning, T-0 after settlement. Auxiliary "nice to have" data, not primary trading signals. ES/NQ/MES/MNQ futures still not exposed in the daily flow (no SG-style comparison for them — use SG NinjaTrader CSV data directly). 9 syms
SpotGamma reverse-engineering ground truth SG's NinjaTrader CSVs (SPX/NDX/RUT/SPY/QQQ) publish exact C1-C4 Combo levels with off-grid values (e.g. SPX Combo L1 = 7601, not a strike). Paired with our CBOE chain at the same instant they become high-quality ground truth for cracking SG's combo methodology. research
SpotGamma C1-C4 confirmed as combo levels (2026-05-28) User-supplied chart example proved C-levels are clusters from the merged cash + ETF + futures chain, numbered per-symbol by spot proximity. Cross-symbol arithmetic (MNQ1! C1 ÷41.09 = QQQ C2) confirmed. Follow-up: add futures merge + per-symbol-proximity ranking to crack_c_levels.py. research
QuantVue indicator-string integration (2026-05-27) 3-way comparison harness (Ours / SpotGamma / QuantVue) persists daily rows to level_tracking.jsonl with per-DTE walls. QV adds per-DTE granularity SG doesn't publish. tracking

Wiki — Options Dealer Positioning project

00 - Overview.mdStatus, file map, symbol coverage, monthly cost
01 - Architecture & Data Sources.mdCBOE + DataBento + Schwab data flow + auth lifetimes
02 - Concepts (ELI5).mdGamma, GEX, walls, flip, vanna, charm, max pain, L1-L4
03 - Math & Sign Conventions.mdBS formulas, sign convention, multipliers, IV recovery
04 - Symbology & Gotchas.mdCME smart symbols, CBOE parents, weekly variants
05 - Dashboards & Run Guide.mdPer-dashboard usage, View tabs, daily SG input workflow
06 - Cost & Budget.mdDataBento per-query costs, monthly profile ($0 ongoing)
07 - Future Work.mdDeferred items, ranked by value-per-effort
08 - SpotGamma Playlist Findings.mdMethodology survey: 1% rule, 70% revert, gamma decay
09 - SpotGamma Tracking & Reverse Engineering.mdDaily SG-vs-ours comparison + L/C-level math (C = combo, confirmed 2026-05-28)
13 - QuantVue Integration & OPRA Lag Pivot.mdQV indicator parser + 3-way comparison; OPRA T-2 limit discovered
14 - CBOE Free Data Source Pivot.mdOPRA → CBOE free delayed_quotes pivot, $0 ongoing, T-0 freshness

Source video transcripts

SpotGamma - 101 Playlist (32 videos).mdSpotGamma intro YouTube series transcripts
SpotGamma - Futures Trading Toolkit (67 videos).mdSpotGamma deep-dive series (HIRO, TRACE, etc.)

Tracking data

level_tracking.jsonlDaily SG-vs-ours per-symbol comparison records
rut_iwm_scale_tracking.jsonlRUT/IWM scale-factor measurements over time

Historical dashboards

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