Read portfolio sensitivities in their own units
The dashboard combines option sensitivities within each underlying. For example, a delta of +100 in one stock approximates the local exposure of 100 shares of that stock. Adding it to a delta of −100 in another stock does not establish a neutral position: the two prices need not move together.
Delta and gamma
Delta is the first-order price sensitivity. Gamma changes delta as the underlying moves, so the price scenario includes ½ × gamma × price change squared. Both are local approximations. Long/short direction is applied once, followed by the number of contracts and the 100-share multiplier.
Theta and vega
Theta estimates the effect of passing one day with other inputs fixed; it is not a payment received or owed. Vega estimates a one percentage-point IV shift: 20% to 21%, for example. Portfolio vega assumes each contract’s IV moves in parallel, which need not happen.
Check the snapshot before interpreting a chart
- Enter a supported US stock or ETF symbol, an expiry after today, strike, call or put, direction and whole contract quantity. The tool accepts at most 20 positions.
- Fetch the contract snapshot. All four Greeks, IV and an underlying quote must be available, and the contract must identify a 100-share multiplier. An incomplete batch leaves previous positions and inputs unchanged.
- Review each symbol separately. The daily close column is a daily-bar close, not a bid, ask, executable price or your entry cost. Existing rows do not refresh automatically.
- Read charts as hypothetical changes from the input sensitivities. A zero shock gives zero modeled change. No entry premium, realized return or probability of profit is calculated.
Model and data limits
Greeks change with price, volatility and time. The fixed-Greek approximation omits higher-order and cross effects, dividends, rates, early exercise, assignment, transaction costs and liquidity. Even small moves can make it unreliable near expiry. The time chart stops before the earliest expiry date; it is not an expiration payoff model.
The options snapshot and separate underlying quote can be from different times. The API caches options snapshots for one hour and underlying quotes for 30 seconds; vendor latency can add further delay. The displayed retrieval timestamp does not prove quote freshness. Missing observations are unavailable, not zero.
Sources: Massive option-chain snapshot documentation describes optional Greeks, daily bars and plan-dependent recency. OIC on delta and OIC on vega explain local sensitivities. This calculator does not recommend trades or execute a hedge.