Building a Trading Routine with MenthorQ

In this Guide we will go over how to build a trading routine with MenthorQ and how to spot for potential Trade Ideas. Let’s go into our step by step process. The data is from June 9th 2025.

Check out our Live Video on how to build a routine.

Step 1. Options Screeners

We will start by using our Options Screeners and in particular our Q-Score Screeners. The screeners allows us to search for Stocks that have High or Low Score or the highest or lowest change in Q-Score versus the previous day. In this example we will use our Highest Option Score 1D Increase Screener.

Start by looking at:

• Top 1D Q-Score changers (positive and negative shifts).
• Focus on names where Option Score 1D Change ≥ 3, especially if accompanied by rising Volatility or Momentum scores.

From your screenshot: TSLA has a +3 change, making it a prime candidate for deeper analysis today.

Let’s say:

• TSLA today has a Q-Score of 4.
• But yesterday, it was a 1.
• That +3 delta means the market has re-evaluated TSLA drastically in 24 hours.

This sharp move often precedes price discovery, dealer repositioning, or volatility dislocations.

Step 2. Key Metrics

The next step is to look at the Stock Dashboard and look at our Key Metrics.

• Option Score Change: TSLA rose from 1 to 4 in 1 day.
• Volatility Score: 1 → IV still relatively low (opportunity to buy vol)
• Momentum Score: 1 → no breakout yet → pre-positioning
• Gamma Condition: Positive. Dealers are long gamma, typically due to being short options and hedging delta. Volatility tends to compress unless that gamma decays.
• Historical Volatility vs Implied Volatility. HV is higher than IV. TSLA has been more volatile than what the market is pricing in. Market might be complacent, or expecting gamma hedging to suppress realized moves.

To understand more about Gamma Condition especially Positive vs Negative Gamma check our Guides.

Step 3. Net Gamma Exposure

The two charts together provide a comprehensive view of Tesla’s (TSLA) options market gamma positioning, both across individual expirations and in aggregate across all expiries.

The “Net GEX All Expirations” chart aggregates gamma exposure across all expiries, providing a macro lens into where dealers are long or short gamma across strike prices.

The current spot price (295.14) is surrounded by dense negative gamma below (250–290) and positive gamma above (310–400). This bifurcation suggests TSLA is in a fragile zone where a breakdown could accelerate (due to dealer selling), but upside toward 312.5–330 could re-enter dealer hedging territory and reduce volatility. Importantly, the Call Resistance at 400 and Put Support at 250 serve as key resistance and support.

The “Net GEX Multi Expirations” chart breaks down gamma exposure (GEX) by specific expiration dates, helping identify where dealer hedging pressure may change most imminently.

For instance, the June 13 and June 20 expiries show significant negative gamma expiring (-5.5% and +8.1%, respectively), which could reduce stabilizing dealer hedging and open the door to increased price volatility.

The 2026-06-18 and 2025-07-18 expirations show the largest GEX contributions (19.37% and 13.82%), suggesting those strikes may act as gravitational pull zones or longer-term resistance/support.

Step 4. Option Matrix

Next let’s break down the Option Matrix to extract actionable insights around dealer positioning, volatility expectations, and expiration-driven risks.

Tesla’s options landscape is setting up for a potentially volatile shift as we head into the June 13 and June 20 expirations. With over -5.5% of gamma set to expire this week, dealers may lose their hedging grip, opening the door to larger directional moves.

The current positioning reveals a tight coil between Put Support at 280 and Call Resistance at 315, reinforced by high gamma concentrations and volatility magnets near 305–322. As these constraints begin to unwind, traders should be on alert for a post-expiry volatility release, especially if price breaches key levels and gamma flips negative.

Step 5. Swing Trading Model

Next we take a look at the MenthorQ Swing Trading Model.

• TSLA remains above the Lower Band, which signals the swing model remains in a Bullish Bias.
• The recent pullback toward the 295–300 zone is a retracement within an ongoing bullish trend, not a reversal.
• The Risk Trigger at 321.74 marks the upside inflection point — reclaiming this level opens the door to trend continuation and potential test of 350+ zones.
• The Lower Band at 268.54.
• The Backtest of the model shows a 78% Success Rate over the past 118 days.

Step 6. Trading Roadmap with Gamma Levels

Gamma Levels provide a lens into how options market makers are positioned, revealing where volatility may expand or contract.

By identifying key zones such as Call Resistance, Put Support, and High Volatility Levels (HVLs), traders can anticipate areas of hedging friction or release. For example, price approaching a Gamma Wall like 315 often acts as resistance due to dealer selling pressure, while dropping below Put Support at 280 may lead to acceleration as gamma flips negative.

These levels are not just static markers — they dynamically respond to flow and expiration cycles, giving traders a forward-looking volatility map that shapes both intraday and swing trade strategies.

Swing Levels define the structure of price action by breaking the chart into actionable zones — resistance tiers (RTs), support bands (LBs), and a central Risk Trigger that determines directional bias.

These levels help traders distinguish whether the current move is a pullback within a trend, a reversal, or a breakout in motion. For instance, holding above LB T-3 while below RT T-1 keeps the bias neutral-to-bullish, while reclaiming the Risk Trigger (321.74) confirms momentum toward higher RT levels.

This framework allows for rule-based execution, filtering noise and aligning trades with trend structure and reward-to-risk zones.