📋Morning Board 2026-10-16
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 | $728.00 | -0.13% | 22.9 (45th pctile) | -3.06B flip 733.2 | 1.16% (0.71–1.95) |
| SPY | $771.79 | +0.28% | 16.5 (39th pctile) | -0.35B flip 773.0 | 0.73% (0.43–1.29) |
QQQ RSI(2)3 oversold
QQQ vs 200-day+7.9%
QQQ GammaDealers short gamma ($-3.06B per 1% move), flip 733.2 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 |
16.46 |
39% pctile · Near median |
13.5 ─ median 17.0 ─ 31.1
|
2026-10-15 |
| VXN · QQQ |
22.89 |
45% pctile · Near median |
17.2 ─ median 23.3 ─ 33.5
|
2026-10-15 |
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.