Options Blog
StrikeZoned
Our blog, answering your most compelling questions on 0DTE Options Trading and Data, for beginners to advanced traders.
3 articles
2026
What is the expected move? How is it calculated?
The options market's own estimate of how far SPX is likely to travel today: how to calculate it in thirty seconds, and what it does and doesn't tell you.
What is 0DTE?
0DTE means zero days to expiration: an option on its last day. How expiration day became every day, why traders love it, and what the record shows.
What is a put option? What is a call option?
A put is insurance. A call is a hedged bet. What each gives the buyer, what the seller takes on, and what changes at 0DTE.
Know the odds before you place the order.
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