Futures · ETF options · Process first

Read the stack.
Trade the setup.

Moving-average structure and gamma exposure, brought together to find high-quality setups—and leave the rest alone.

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01 / Method

The Stack Method.

Nine layers, read top-down. Structure first, confirmation second, drivers last — no layer trades alone.

Phase 1 · Structure

Map the market

  • 01 Weekly — 21/50/100/200 MAs, mark support & resistance. Sets the regime.
  • 02 Daily — same MAs, sharper levels. Refines the map.
  • 03 4H / 1H — lower timeframes confirm the direction.
  • 04 5-minute — strength of the day: pushing above/below the 21 & 50 means it’s a trade day.
Phase 2 · Confirmation

Confirm the read

  • 05 Pivots — pivot-point roadmap lines up with the MA map.
  • 06 Options flow — buys vs. sells, 0 DTE to monthly, all point the same way.
  • 07 Gamma — GEX on SPY/QQQ/IWM/DIA — plus GLD/SLV — backs the expected move.
Phase 3 · Drivers

Find the engine

  • 08 MAG 7 — big index moves need big names; spot which one is pushing.
  • 09 Dispersion — sectors and heavyweights aren’t fighting the read.

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02 / Timeframes

One market. Three lenses.

Start wide, then narrow. The higher timeframe sets the map; the lower timeframe handles the decision.

4 hour · Regime

Build the map.

Identify the dominant trend, major moving-average structure, and the levels that should matter before the session noise begins.

Question: What side of the market has the structural advantage?
03 / A+ Setup

A trade has to earn the label.

An A+ setup is not a feeling. It is a repeatable set of conditions that makes the trade clear enough to take—and clear enough to skip.

  1. 01
    The stack is clear.Key moving averages are ordered and sloping with readable price behavior around them.
  2. 02
    The retest has meaning.Price returns to structure and responds; the entry is based on confirmation, not chasing.
  3. 03
    GEX supports the map.Gamma levels add context to the expected path, likely friction, and realistic objective.
  4. 04
    Timeframes agree.The 4-hour and 1-hour context do not fight the 5-minute execution.
  5. 05
    Risk is visible.Invalidation is defined before entry. No moving the line simply because the trade is uncomfortable.
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