Theta & Time Decay — Why 0DTE Feels Amplified Near Expiry
Non-linear decay plus the final hour lens: cheap can still be twitchy.
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Illustrations explain structure only; they are not live levels or trade advice
Understand premium, expiry, and worst case before direction.
IV, theta, and gamma can reshape the same directional view.
Observation, hypothesis, invalidation beat hindsight stories.
Time decay bookkeeping
Theta tags how aggressively optionality decays purely with clock passage—particularly harsh near expiry when gamma curvature tightens locally.
Zero-DTE magnification is phenomenological: tighter clocks + localized gamma ⇒ louder reactions per tick—even if contracts look “cheap”.
Still: cheap nominal ≠ tame risk.
Pair theta awareness with journaling invalidation timestamps—critical when SunnyQuant overlays show migrating walls chronologically.
Disclaimer: Educational commentary—not prescriptions.
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