📋Morning Board 2026-10-08

Pre-open snapshot: prior close, VIX percentile, RSI(2), dealer gamma, expected range.

SymbolPrev closeChangeVIX / VXN (pct)GEX ($B/1%)Expected range
QQQ$757.73-0.25%21.0 (21st pctile)-3.28B flip 758.81.02% (0.62–1.71)
SPY$777.22-0.24%15.1 (12th pctile)-2.05B flip 774.80.67% (0.39–1.18)
QQQ RSI(2)70 neutral
QQQ vs 200-day+12.9%
QQQ GammaDealers short gamma ($-3.28B per 1% move), flip 758.8 sits -0.8% 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 15.08 12% pctile · Depressed (complacency)
13.5 ─ median 17.2 ─ 31.1
2026-10-07
VXN · QQQ 21.00 21% pctile · Near median
17.2 ─ median 23.3 ─ 33.5
2026-10-07
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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