๐ Ticker Watchlist & Sidebar
Overview#
The sidebar on the right side of the GEX Heatmap is your ticker watchlist. It lets you manage multiple tickers, switch between them instantly, and monitor key GEX metrics for your entire portfolio at a glance โ without leaving the heatmap view.
Adding Tickers#
There are two ways to add a ticker to your watchlist:
- Search bar at the top of the sidebar โ Type any US stock or ETF symbol and press Enter.
- Main ticker inputโ When you type a ticker in the top bar and press Enter, it's automatically added to your watchlist.
Switching & Removing Tickers#
Click any ticker in the watchlist to load its GEX heatmap. The switch is instant if the data is already cached. Hover over a row and click โ to remove it.
Drag-and-Drop Reordering#
Drag any ticker row to rearrange your watchlist. Your custom order is saved to your account and persists across sessions. This lets you keep your most-watched tickers at the top.
King Distance % (K1 & K2)#
The two most important columns in the sidebar are K1 and K2 โ the distance from the current spot price to the 1st and 2nd King Strikes:
King Distance % = (King Strike โ Spot Price) / Spot Price ร 100
- โฒ Blue (positive) โ King Strike is above the current price.
- โผ Red (negative) โ King Strike is below the current price.
- โ Near 0% โ Price is right at the King Strike. Maximum pinning tendency in positive GEX environments.
K1 is the primary (strongest) King Strike. K2 is the second-strongest. Together they show the two biggest GEX concentrations for each ticker.
Sorting the Watchlist#
Click the column headers to cycle through sort modes:
- Symbol โ Alphabetical AโZ or ZโA.
- K1 / K2 โ Sorted by absolute proximity to the King. Blue entries grouped first, then red. Within each group, closer = higher in the list.
- Third click on any header resets back to your custom drag-and-drop order.
Background Refresh#
Even when you're viewing one ticker, the rest of your watchlist keeps updating quietly in the background:
- Every ticker on the list refreshes on the same schedule you set for the active view โ so K1 / K2 stay current for the whole list.
- When you click another ticker, the most recent cached snapshot loads instantly while a fresh one is fetched.
PNG Export#
Click the ๐ท button at the top of the sidebar to export your watchlist as a PNG image. The exported image includes all tickers with their K1 and K2 values โ useful for sharing or journaling.
Persistence#
Your watchlist is saved to your account so it follows you across reloads, browser restarts, and devices. SPY is always kept as a fallback default.
Supported Tickers#
GammaBaba works with any US-listed stock or ETF that has traded options:
- Major indices โ SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA
- Mega-caps โ AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, NVDA, META, TSLA
- Sector ETFs โ XLF, XLE, XLK, XLV, ARKK, SMH
- Commodity ETFs โ GLD, SLV, USO, TLT
- Popular stocks โ AMD, NFLX, JPM, BAC, COIN, SOFI, PLTR
- Small/mid-caps โ Any optionable ticker with sufficient OI
- Add tickers via the sidebar search or the main input โ they're auto-saved
- K1 and K2 show distance to the 1st and 2nd King Strikes: blue = above, red = below
- Sort by K1 ascending to find the closest King Strike proximity across your watchlist
- All watchlist tickers refresh in the background โ K1/K2 values stay current
- Drag-and-drop to reorder, click โ to remove, click any row to switch
- Export to PNG for sharing your watchlist snapshot
- 6,000+ US stocks and ETFs supported โ any optionable ticker works