📋Morning Board 2026-09-28
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 | $744.50 | +0.46% | 20.9 (23rd pctile) | -2.61B flip 743.8 | 1.03% (0.63–1.74) |
| SPY | $771.35 | +0.54% | 14.9 (8th pctile) | -1.64B flip 769.4 | 0.63% (0.37–1.10) |
QQQ RSI(2)78 stretched
QQQ vs 200-day+11.9%
QQQ GammaDealers short gamma ($-2.61B per 1% move), flip 743.8 sits -0.7% 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 |
14.87 |
8% pctile · Depressed (complacency) |
13.5 ─ median 17.2 ─ 31.1
|
2026-09-25 |
| VXN · QQQ |
20.87 |
23% pctile · Near median |
17.2 ─ median 23.3 ─ 33.5
|
2026-09-25 |
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.