📋Morning Board 2026-09-15
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 | $709.18 | -0.80% | 22.1 (36th pctile) | -2.80B flip 715.4 | 1.19% (0.73–2.01) |
| SPY | $760.88 | -0.45% | 17.1 (48th pctile) | -7.70B flip 766.6 | 0.80% (0.47–1.41) |
QQQ RSI(2)29 neutral
QQQ vs 200-day+7.3%
QQQ GammaDealers short gamma ($-2.80B per 1% move), flip 715.4 sits -1% 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 |
17.10 |
48% pctile · Near median |
13.5 ─ median 17.2 ─ 31.1
|
2026-09-14 |
| VXN · QQQ |
22.05 |
36% pctile · Near median |
17.2 ─ median 23.3 ─ 33.5
|
2026-09-14 |
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.