📋Morning Board 2026-08-20
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 | $716.08 | -0.20% | 22.0 (37th pctile) | -2.49B flip 719.3 | 1.13% (0.69–1.91) |
| SPY | $769.06 | +0.21% | 14.9 (6th pctile) | -2.34B flip 770.5 | 0.67% (0.39–1.17) |
QQQ RSI(2)8 oversold
QQQ vs 200-day+9.8%
QQQ GammaDealers short gamma ($-2.49B per 1% move), flip 719.3 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 |
14.89 |
6% pctile · Depressed (complacency) |
13.5 ─ median 17.2 ─ 31.1
|
2026-08-19 |
| VXN · QQQ |
22.04 |
37% pctile · Near median |
17.2 ─ median 23.3 ─ 33.5
|
2026-08-19 |
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.