❓ Frequently Asked Questions

GammaBaba is a web-based options data visualization platform. It transforms US equity options data into interactive GEX heatmaps, candlestick charts with gamma overlays, live options-flow feeds, 3D volatility surfaces, and comparison dashboards. It is informational — not financial advice and not a brokerage.

Any optionable US stock or ETF — approximately 6,000+ symbols including SPY, QQQ, AAPL, TSLA, NVDA, AMD, GOOGL, META, MSFT, IWM, DIA, GLD, TLT, and many more.

You choose the refresh interval: 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 4 hours. Data reflects the most recent options-chain snapshot at that cadence during market hours.

The King Strike is the single strike price with the highest total |GEX| on the board. It's often the most important level to watch because dealer hedging concentrates around it.

Rows are strike prices, columns are expirations. Blue cells represent call walls (concentrated positive gamma from calls — price tends to be drawn toward them). Green cells represent put walls (concentrated negative gamma from puts — often act as support). See the Reading the Heatmap guide for the full breakdown.

No. GammaBaba has zero trade execution and zero brokerage connections. We do not provide trading signals or personalized financial advice. All data and visualizations are for informational and educational purposes only.

Yes — core visualization tools are free to use. Some features may require an account.

Rapid build-up of call-side gamma at strikes above spot, combined with price climbing through them, often indicates the setup. See the Gamma Squeeze Explained guide.

Low-volume or low-open-interest names may have sparse option chains. If a ticker has no listed options or no meaningful open interest, GEX can't be computed.

Broadly: sum of contract gamma × open interest × contract multiplier, with calls and puts weighted for typical dealer positioning. See Data & Methodology for the details and assumptions.