GLD GEX — week of 18–24 May 2026

Gamma flip, P1 and N1 from each daily snapshot (after the US close), all expirations

Above the flip
5 of 5sessions in positive gamma
Flip range
404.97 – 407.38
Spot, week
-1.1%418.44 → 413.97

GLD stayed above the gamma flip on all 5 sessions of the week: positive gamma, where dealer hedging tends to dampen moves. The flip ranged from 404.97 to 407.38. Spot went from 418.44 to 413.97 (-1.1%) by the next week's first snapshot. The largest next-day move, -1.7%, followed the 18 May snapshot (positive gamma).

403.90 407.80 411.71 415.61 419.52 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed 20 Thu 21 Fri 22
Spot Gamma flip · dots: positive / negative gamma

Daily snapshots

SnapshotSpotGamma flipSpot vs flipP1N1RegimeNext day
18 May 16:00 ET 418.44 404.97 +3.2% 450.00 400.00 Positive -1.7%
19 May 16:00 ET 411.52 405.49 +1.5% 450.00 400.00 Positive +1.4%
20 May 16:00 ET 417.33 407.05 +2.5% 450.00 400.00 Positive -0.1%
21 May 16:00 ET 416.95 407.38 +2.3% 420.00 400.00 Positive -0.7%
22 May 16:00 ET 413.84 406.06 +1.9% 425.00 400.00 Positive +0.0%

"Spot vs flip": how far spot sat above (+) or below (−) the flip. "Next day": spot change to the next daily snapshot. P1 / N1: the strikes with the largest positive and negative gamma. How the levels are computed: methodology.

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