📋Morning Board 2026-10-30
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 | $715.34 | -1.42% | 25.2 (65th pctile) | -6.48B | 1.39% (0.85–2.34) |
| SPY | $769.36 | -0.38% | 17.2 (52nd pctile) | +5.34B flip 765.6 | 0.83% (0.48–1.45) |
QQQ RSI(2)34 neutral
QQQ vs 200-day+5.3%
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 |
17.20 |
52% pctile · Near median |
13.5 ─ median 17.1 ─ 31.1
|
2026-10-29 |
| VXN · QQQ |
25.18 |
65% pctile · Slightly elevated |
17.2 ─ median 23.4 ─ 33.5
|
2026-10-29 |
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.