📋Morning Board 2026-10-13

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

SymbolPrev closeChangeVIX / VXN (pct)GEX ($B/1%)Expected range
QQQ$746.04-0.70%20.8 (19th pctile)-3.09B flip 746.51.04% (0.63–1.75)
SPY$778.10-0.06%15.2 (15th pctile)+2.48B flip 776.00.66% (0.38–1.16)
QQQ RSI(2)23 neutral
QQQ vs 200-day+10.9%
QQQ GammaDealers short gamma ($-3.09B per 1% move), flip 746.5 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 15.21 15% pctile · Depressed (complacency)
13.5 ─ median 17.1 ─ 31.1
2026-10-12
VXN · QQQ 20.84 19% pctile · Depressed (complacency)
17.2 ─ median 23.3 ─ 33.5
2026-10-12
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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