📋Morning Board 2026-11-09

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

SymbolPrev closeChangeVIX / VXN (pct)GEX ($B/1%)Expected range
QQQ$656.10+1.40%34.0 (99th pctile)-0.36B flip 669.82.14% (1.31–3.62)
SPY$735.29+0.31%25.6 (95th pctile)-1.82B flip 749.41.47% (0.86–2.58)
QQQ RSI(2)32 neutral
QQQ vs 200-day-3.6%
QQQ GammaDealers short gamma ($-0.36B per 1% move), flip 669.8 sits -1.5% 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 25.64 95% pctile · Elevated (fear)
13.5 ─ median 17.1 ─ 31.1
2026-11-06
VXN · QQQ 34.02 99% pctile · Elevated (fear)
17.2 ─ median 23.5 ─ 38.3
2026-11-06
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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