How to import gamma levels into any trading platform

The universal copy-paste method that drops today's gamma levels onto literally any charting tool — and how a subscription turns the daily paste into an automatic refresh.

Not every platform has a native Gamma Axis indicator, but every platform can import the levels, because the levels are just a short list of prices with names. This is the fallback that works on Sierra Chart, Bookmap, Thinkorswim, MotiveWave, ATAS, Quantower — anything with a horizontal-line tool. Learn it once and "does it support my platform?" stops being a question. The whole thing takes about three minutes the first time and under two once you've done it.

The universal method in one sentence

Copy today's levels from the dashboard, add one labelled horizontal line per price on your chart, and set an alert on the nearest one. That's the entire method; everything below is just doing it cleanly so it's fast to repeat tomorrow.

Step by step

Follow these five steps and the full gamma map will be on your chart regardless of platform.

Open the dashboard. Go to the Gamma Axis dashboard and select your instrument — SPX/ES or NDX/NQ. Copy today's levels; keep the names attached to each price.
Draw a line per level. In your platform, use the horizontal-line tool and type each exact price. Typing beats dragging — it's tick-accurate.
Label and colour-code. Name each line (call wall, put wall, GEX magnet, HVL flip) and use one colour for walls and another for the flip, so the regime reads at a glance.
Set alerts on the nearest levels. Add a price alert on the one or two levels closest to current price so you don't have to watch the whole set.
Save the layout. Save your workspace/template so the structure returns tomorrow and you only swap the numbers.

If your platform imports CSV or drawings

Some platforms can bulk-import lines, which is faster than drawing one at a time. If yours accepts a CSV of price levels or a drawing/alert import, feed it the values straight from the dashboard in the order they're published — then you skip the manual placement entirely and just confirm the labels. Check your platform's "import drawings" or "watch/alert import" documentation for the exact format it expects.

Stop doing it by hand: make it automatic

The manual routine is free and works forever, but the one weakness is that you have to repeat it every morning — and the levels must be refreshed daily, because they're rebuilt from each day's options positioning. Two ways to remove the chore:

Use a native indicator where one exists. On NinjaTrader, TradingView and Jigsaw, the free indicator plots the whole set from a key or a single paste — no line-drawing at all.
Go Supporter for auto-refresh and history. A Go Supporter plan (€19.90/mo) auto-refreshes the native indicators from your API key and unlocks the full level history, so you can see how the map behaved on past sessions. It's the difference between re-doing this every day and opening a chart that's already current.

Either way you start the session with today's levels — which is the only version of the levels that means anything.

Quick quality check

Before you trade off the lines, confirm three things so you're not acting on a bad import: the date on the levels is today's, the instrument matches your chart (don't put ES values on an NQ chart), and the names line up with the prices in the dashboard's order. Thirty seconds of checking prevents the most common "the levels were wrong" mistakes.

FAQ

Which platforms does this work on?

Any platform with a horizontal-line tool — Sierra Chart, Bookmap, Thinkorswim, MotiveWave, ATAS, Quantower and the rest. If it can draw a line at a price, it can show the levels.

Do I need a subscription to import the levels?

No. The daily levels are on the dashboard and the import is free. A Go Supporter plan (€19.90/mo) only adds auto-refresh and full history.

How do I make the morning paste faster?

Save a template with the labels and colours already set, then each day you only replace the prices — or use a native indicator / auto-refresh so there's nothing to paste.

Can I import the levels as a CSV instead of drawing them?

If your platform supports importing drawings or alerts from a CSV, yes — feed it the values in the dashboard's order. Otherwise, draw one horizontal line per level.

Want the overview of native vs. universal and which route each platform uses? See the pillar guide: how to set up gamma levels in your trading platform.