Your technical analysis is fighting a war that's already over

Hope your Christmas was great.

Now let me show you the market reality you're facing.

Your technical analysis isn't wrong. The battlefield changed.

THE OLD MARKET:

Support and resistance held for days
Moving averages provided reliable signals
Chart patterns worked for decades
Weekly expected moves meant something

THE NEW REALITY:

Traditional levels get obliterated in minutes by dealer hedging
Gamma-heavy strike levels override historical prices
Options positioning creates resistance that charts can't see
Daily expected moves change hourly based on 0DTE flow

When 0DTE options went from 5% to 60%+ of SPX volume, something fundamental broke.

The European Central Bank confirms it: 0DTE volume routinely creates 6.4 percentage point volatility spikes in 30-minute windows. That's not gradual price discovery -- that's explosive positioning unwinding.

I spent my career inside this transformation:

Started as a floor trader when options were monthly-only
Helped design weekly expirations at Thinkorswim
Ran education during the shift to daily dominance

This week I explained exactly what changed:

68% of the time, markets stay within expected move ranges driven by positive gamma effects.

The other 32%? That's where 700% gains happen in minutes when gamma flips negative and dealer hedging amplifies moves.

See how I read the new positioning-driven structure

You can keep fighting the old patterns in 2026.

Or learn to trade the systematic effects that actually move markets now.

To your success,

Don Kaufman

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Your technical analysis is fighting a war that's already over

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