Node heatmaps without the $349/month price tag
King node, Gatekeeper, Floor / Ceiling, node velocity, multi-symbol consensus, King lifecycle and intraday patterns — the core reading framework of premium node-heatmap platforms is in HermesGEX from Pro (indices / ETFs), with the historical hit rate of every signal shown next to it.
Pricing
| Dimension | HermesGEX | Premium platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Tier with the node heatmap | Pro $49/mo (indices / ETFs); full position-grid window and stocks on Ultra $79/mo | Index tier ≈ $349/mo, all-ticker tier ≈ $699/mo |
| Entry tier | Essential $29/mo · Pro $49/mo | ≈ $149/mo (maps only via a community bot) |
| Free tier | ES/NQ GEX preview + public GEX heatmap, no card | Paid tiers usually have no trial |
What the HermesGEX node heatmap includes
Node hierarchy
King = the strike with the largest |net gamma| summed across expiries (≤90DTE) within ±4% of spot; the Gatekeeper on the way, the Floor below and the Ceiling above are marked too. Ties are flagged.
Lifecycle & patterns
Each King is tracked from crowning to tested, delivered or decaying; rug, reverse rug, rising floors, rolling ceilings and ladder-up are detected live and drawn on the price axis.
Trident view
SPX, SPY and QQQ ladders side by side so you see at a glance when Kings sit on the same side of price; in replay all three rewind together.
Backtested hit rates
Hover any badge to see how many sessions were tested, how often it hit, the average move in basis points and the baseline for the same period.
Server-side alerts
Delivered even with the tab closed: node approach, tap, shift, King state change, new pattern, consensus formed or broken.
In your own terminal
Key levels drawn straight into six trading terminals at ES / NQ futures prices — no tab switching.
Signal hit rates: backtested, not claimed
After every close, each session’s minute-by-minute positioning gamma ladder is replayed in order: every minute only sees data up to that minute when judging King lifecycle and patterns (no look-ahead), then we check what price actually did over the next 30–60 minutes.
Pattern hit rates come with an any-minute baseline — how often price rose / fell over 30 minutes from a random minute in the same sessions. A signal only carries information if it clearly beats that baseline.
The sample grows automatically every session, up to one year back. Live, replay and backtest share one node definition, so they all see the same King.
Side by side
| Dimension | HermesGEX | Premium platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Positioning node heatmap | Strike × expiry gamma / vanna grid + ladder view, King / Gatekeeper / Floor / Ceiling labelled | Same grid and node hierarchy |
| Node velocity | 2 / 10 / 30 / 60-minute and since-open size change + dual-window halo + movers list | Velocity badges |
| Multi-symbol consensus | SPX / SPY / QQQ ladders side by side, highlighted when Kings agree, with alerts | Three-symbol side-by-side mode |
| King lifecycle & intraday patterns | Fresh / tested / delivered / decaying and 5 patterns such as the rug; on the price axis, with backtested hit rate and baseline | Taught as a reading framework; historical hit rates usually not published |
| ES / NQ futures | Shown at futures prices (SPX→ES, NDX→NQ converted automatically) | Mostly read at index prices; futures via your own conversion or charting |
| Trading-platform plugins | MotiveWave · Bookmap · NinjaTrader · MT5 · ATAS · Sierra Chart | Their own web terminal / desktop app |
| Node alerts | Approach / tap / shift / lifecycle / pattern / consensus, server-side to Telegram · Discord · email · push | Level and flow alerts |
| Session replay | 30-day chart replay; node badges rebuilt at the replay time | A year or more at 1-minute granularity |
| Coverage | 62 major indices / ETFs / stocks | ≈ 60 on the index tier, thousands on the top tier |
| Language | Fully bilingual | Mostly English |
Why HermesGEX
- The same node-reading framework from $49/mo on Pro, under a sixth of the comparable index tier
- ES / NQ shown directly at futures prices (converted from SPX / NDX) — no mental basis math
- Levels written into six trading terminals: MotiveWave, Bookmap, NinjaTrader, MT5, ATAS and Sierra Chart
- Every node signal carries a backtested hit rate and a baseline you can verify
- Fully bilingual (English / Chinese) terminal, alerts and briefings
Where they are stronger
- Longer session replay (a year or more at 1-minute) and options paper trading
- Exchange-licensed data pipelines and broader single-stock coverage (thousands of tickers)
- Daily live rooms and dedicated success teams
FAQ
How is the King node defined in HermesGEX?
Positioning gamma across all expiries within 90 days is summed per strike, and the strike with the largest absolute value within 4% of spot is the King. The live chart, replay, alerts and the hit-rate backtest all use this one definition.
Do the hit rates guarantee future results?
No. Hit rates are historical statistics that show whether a signal carried more information than a random minute in the past; signals with fewer than 5 occurrences show no rate. Treat them as context, not trade instructions.
I trade ES / NQ — does it work directly?
Yes. ES uses SPX and NQ uses NDX options positioning, converted to futures prices automatically; nodes, badges and alerts all show futures prices.
Look for free, then decide
Sign up for an ES/NQ GEX preview and the public GEX heatmap — no credit card. Trident and King lifecycle are on every paid plan for the symbols it includes (ES / NQ on Essential, plus indices / ETFs on Pro); node alerts start on Pro, and the full position-grid window and single stocks are on Ultra.
The comparison column reflects what is typical on the public pricing and feature pages of premium node-heatmap platforms (retrieved October 2026); individual products differ and may change at any time. Hit rates are historical statistics, not a promise of future results, and not investment advice.