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Market Analysis•6 min read•2026-08-16

The Last Tape Said OTM. The Official Close Exercised the QQQ $731 Calls.

On August 14, 2026, QQQ’s last option-tape print sat at $730.24—below the $731 strike. The official close was $732.10. OCC auto-exercise follows the close, not the last tick.

Market Analysis•6 min read•2026-08-06

SPY / SPX / QQQ 0DTE: Read the Tape Before the Pin Story

Same-day index options dominate trader chat. TradingFlow’s evidence loop is Rank → Option Trades tape → GEX/walls structure—not a 0DTE signal feed.

Market Analysis•11 min read•2026-09-30

September 30 Recap: Leaned Bullish, MU $2.3B, SPX GEX Negative

Daily Market Recap on the completed September 30 session printed $14.0B of single-name premium, 67% in calls, with tone leaned bullish at 24% bullish vs 22% bearish. MU led a fourth session running at $2.3B, now tagged Bullish. SPX GEX was Negative at −$17.39B while QQQ flipped to Positive; Rank's all-expiration SPY book was Negative with the close under the flip.