📋Morning Board 2026-08-19
Pre-open snapshot: prior close, VIX percentile, RSI(2), dealer gamma, expected range.
| Symbol | Prev close | Change | VIX / VXN (pct) | GEX ($B/1%) | Expected range |
|---|
| QQQ | $717.51 | -1.69% | 22.6 (41st pctile) | -2.13B flip 721.2 | 1.28% (0.78–2.16) |
| SPY | $767.45 | -0.68% | 15.8 (21st pctile) | -3.77B flip 769.9 | 0.77% (0.45–1.36) |
QQQ RSI(2)10 oversold
QQQ vs 200-day+10.1%
QQQ GammaDealers short gamma ($-2.13B per 1% move), flip 721.2 sits -0.7% above spot
How to read this · VIX
σ Volatility Indices (VIX / VXN)
VIX = S&P 500 30-day implied volatility (maps to SPY); VXN = the same measure for the Nasdaq 100 (maps to QQQ). Percentile = share of the past year (252 trading days) that closed below the current value.
| Index |
Current |
Percentile |
1-year range |
As of |
| VIX · SPY |
15.84 |
21% pctile · Near median |
13.5 ─ median 17.2 ─ 31.1
|
2026-08-18 |
| VXN · QQQ |
22.56 |
41% pctile · Near median |
17.2 ─ median 23.3 ─ 33.5
|
2026-08-18 |
CBOE official daily closes (VIX from 1990, VXN from 2009). These are closing values, not intraday — the morning brief uses the prior session's close and the evening review the current close, so the series stays consistent with history with no point-in-time bias.
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Research output, not investment advice.