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Edition · Tuesday, April 28, 2026·Archived · 6d ago · historical·28 Apr 2026 23:59 UTC

NQNEGATIVE

Spot26920.00Futures27040.00Basis+120.00SessionINTRADAY_RESCAN
Dealer Regime
NEGATIVE GAMMA - NQ is sitting on the lower distribution edge near 27040; failed repairs into 27080-27120 remain sellable unless 27120 accepts.
NetGEX -$10.8MRisk ELEVATED
Opening Type
ROTATIONAL BALANCE
Conf 55%Day BALANCE TO TREND DOWNGAP DN
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Accuracy Ledger2 logged · 2 scored50% hit rateFull ledger ↓
Desk Thesis · 2026-04-28

NQ remains negative gamma and QQQ still confirms the downside regime, but the clean short is no longer the middle of the range. With vanna still stabilizing and price sitting on the lower profile ledge, the higher-quality trade is failed repair into 27080-27120 or a confirmed 27030 break.

Use failed-reclaim short logic into NQ 27080-27120 or confirmed-break logic below NQ 27030; avoid pressing the middle and avoid chasing fresh downside into NQ 26970 / 26920 support.

Level Map

Confluence-ranked · distances from spot 26920.00
NQ
NDX
Level
Action · Distance
NQ27400.00
NDX27280.00
RECLAIM RESISTANCEUpper reclaim resistance (NQ 27400 / NDX 27280)
FADE_AT+1.33% · conf 3 · $375.9K
NQ27166.00
NDX27046.00
PROFILE POCAttached profile POC / first repair magnet (NQ 27166 / NDX 27046)
WATCH+0.47% · conf 2 · $0
NQ27120.00
NDX27000.00
RECLAIM GATEBroken reclaim shelf / 0-7DTE gate (NQ 27120 / NDX 27000)
WAIT_FOR_HOLD+0.30% · conf 3 · $223.4K
NQ27100.00
NDX26980.00
DOMINANT ANCHORDominant near-spot negative GEX magnet (NQ 27100 / NDX 26980)
WATCH+0.22% · conf 3 · -$1.2M
NQ27080.00
NDX26960.00
PUT FLOORActive near-spot put wall (NQ 27080 / NDX 26960)
SHORT_BELOW+0.15% · conf 3 · -$1.2M
NQ27040.00
NDX26920.00
LIVE PIVOTLive pivot at the lower distribution edge (NQ 27040 / NDX 26920)
WATCH+0.00% · conf 3 · -$120.3K
NQ27030.00
NDX26910.00
NEG GEX TRIGGERBreakdown acceleration shelf (NQ 27030 / NDX 26910)
SHORT_BELOW-0.04% · conf 3 · -$662.9K
NQ27020.00
NDX26900.00
PROFILE GATELower-profile gate (NQ 27020 / NDX 26900)
WATCH-0.07% · conf 2 · -$513.7K
NQ26970.00
NDX26850.00
PUT SUPPORTFirst lower support shelf (NQ 26970 / NDX 26850)
WATCH-0.19% · conf 3 · -$855.2K
SPOT
NQ27040.00
NDX26920.00
Range 26640.00–27422.00
NQ26920.00
NDX26800.00
POSITIVE GEX BOUNCEFirst responsive-buy shelf / positive GEX bounce (NQ 26920 / NDX 26800)
BUY_ON_TEST-0.44% · conf 3 · $665.2K
NQ26720.00
NDX26600.00
PUT SUPPORTLower continuation shelf (NQ 26720 / NDX 26600)
WATCH-1.19% · conf 2 · -$404.3K
NQ26620.00
NDX26500.00
PUT WALLStructural floor / deep support (NQ 26620 / NDX 26500)
BUY_ON_TEST-1.56% · conf 3 · -$483.5K

Level Reaction

Intraday tape · NQ · 2026-04-28
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Greek Pressure

Dealer directional forces · next session
GAMMA
DOWN · 84

Fresh NDX net GEX -$10.75M and QQQ -$14.50M confirm negative gamma. Failed repairs remain sellable while NQ trades below 27120 and especially below 27080.

VANNA
MEAN_REVERSION · 56

NDX vanna is still long/stabilizing, but weaker than earlier. That is enough to create snapbacks into 27080-27120, but not enough to turn the family bullish by itself.

CHARM
DOWN · 58

Charm evolution is rising, but charm_pressure still shows more pressure below spot than above. That supports lower-balance drift unless 27120 reclaims.

COLOR
COMPRESSION · 44

Chain color is negative while the aggregate helper stayed positive. Use this as a conflict warning, not a standalone thesis driver.

VOMMA
UP · 53

Positive chain vomma means vol expansion can still amplify downside hedging on breaks, even if the aggregate helper conflicts.

ZOMMA
DOWN · 38

Negative chain zomma keeps the cascade/LBF engine from being cleanly armed.

Higher-Order

Second + third-order greeks
color
LATENT
-185.476

Chain color is negative while the aggregate helper is positive; use only as a compression/conflict warning.

speed
LATENT
-0.002

Chain speed is slightly negative near spot; breaks below 27030 can still add downside hedging pressure.

vomma
LATENT
682.931

Vol expansion can still amplify NDX hedging pressure on confirmed breaks.

zomma
LATENT
-6.182

LBF/cascade engine is not cleanly armed because chain zomma remains negative.

ultima
LATENT
1182.390

Aggregate helper only; elevated but secondary to gamma, vanna, and charm.

IV Intelligence

Quadrant · skew · term structure
Regime Quadrant
Bullish Exuberance in full IV history, but live chain behaves as high-vol negative gamma intraday
ATM IVUnavailable
IV Percentile92
Skew Pctile93
Skew ShapeNORMAL
Expected Daily MoveNot captured
Term Structure
INVERTED EXPIRY SPIKE — BACKWARDATION — stress premium in front
0DTE ATM IV 253.76%
7DTE ATM IV 25.34%
30DTE ATM IV 25.75%
FRONT MID BACK

LBF Status

Look-Below-And-Fail · conditions armed
Vanna Destabilizing
Zomma Positive Above Threshold
Vix At Or Above Open And Not Falling
Lead Index Trigger Within40 Points
NOT ARMED · 1/3 conditions
44
Tension Index

Accuracy Log

Outcomes · last 2 levels scored
DateSymbolLevelPredictedOutcomeNotes
2026-04-20NQDOMINANT ANCHOR@ 26831.00FADE_ATHELDHigh print was 26827.00, four points shy of the 26831 anchor. The ceiling held and the contract closed back below at 26774.50.
2026-04-20NQPUT FLOOR@ 26689.00BUY_ON_TESTABSORBEDNQ broke below first support to 26593.75, but the move did not extend to 26499 structural support. The contract recovered and closed 26774.50, so the downside strike occurred but was ultimately absorbed.
Total Logged2
Scored2
Hit Rate50%
Best Level Type

Archive

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