📋Morning Board 2026-11-06

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

SymbolPrev closeChangeVIX / VXN (pct)GEX ($B/1%)Expected range
QQQ$647.05-6.49%38.3 (100th pctile)-0.79B3.60% (2.20–6.09)
SPY$733.00-4.41%28.2 (98th pctile)-3.43B flip 742.42.20% (1.28–3.86)
QQQ RSI(2)9 oversold
QQQ vs 200-day-4.9%
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 28.18 98% pctile · Elevated (fear)
13.5 ─ median 17.1 ─ 31.1
2026-11-05
VXN · QQQ 38.26 100% pctile · Elevated (fear)
17.2 ─ median 23.5 ─ 38.3
2026-11-05
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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