SPXRegime shift
Close7,674.37
Flip7,694.80
Anchor7,600
Charm7,600
Defense7,7107,6307,750
Implied open ≈ 7,660.99 (via SPY) · 33.8 pts below flip
DAILY /Echo Brief
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The regime board, the week's economic schedule, and the mechanically selected watchlist - every level pulled from the same DealerEdge, OptionFlow, and AlgoEdge records members see live in the terminal.
Edition: Monday, August 24, 2026Generated from Friday, August 21 close
Where each index closed the regime map.
GEX Rating (1-5 volatility regime, not a directional call), Flip Point, Anchor, Charm anchor, and defense levels as of the Friday, August 21 close.
NDX
Close29,308.86
Flip29,318.00
Anchor29,300
Charm29,100
Defense29,10029,40029,220
SPY
Close764.52
Flip766.78
Anchor765
Charm760
Defense760755764
QQQ
Close709.60
Flip712.47
Anchor710
Charm705
Defense700705730
RUTRegime shift
Close3,017.87
Flip2,985.44
Anchor3,000
Charm2,940
Defense2,9602,9702,920
VIXRegime shift
Close15.91
Flip16.94
Anchor16
Charm15
Defense2015.515
Rating bands: 4-5 positive-gamma / stabilizing · 3 transitional · 1-2 negative-gamma / amplifying. Delta shows the move vs the prior session's rating.
The week's scheduled releases.
US macro schedule for Aug 24 - Aug 28, from the internal pattern-derived calendar.
MonAug 24
No scheduled US releases. The gamma map and flow drive the tape.
TueAug 25
No scheduled US releases.
WedAug 26
No scheduled US releases.
ThuAug 27
0830 - Initial Jobless Claims: Expected —; Prior —low
FriAug 28
No scheduled US releases.
On deck beyond this week
Mon Aug 31 0830 - PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures): Expected —; Prior —medium
Fri Sep 4 0830 - Nonfarm Payrolls: Expected —; Prior —high
Tue Sep 8 0830 - CPI (Consumer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —high
Wed Sep 9 0830 - PPI (Producer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —medium
Expected / Prior shown as — : consensus figures land when the calendar feed is connected.
Morning macro tape · Friday, August 21 session
Macro releases and policy headlines published since the prior close, data prints first. Single-name news is covered in the watchlist below.
8 names the screens surfaced.
RS percentile is ranked within the 300-ticker DealerEdge universe. Net premium is options net call−put premium for the session, in $M.
MRNA144.81 +8.28%
RS percentile97 / 100
Net premium+$3.1M
Sweeps118
Flip / Anchor144.30 / 150
bullish flowinsider tradesLarge TradesAlgoEdge $12.2M
Signals 3/4
CRCL88.34 +5.87%
RS percentile94 / 100
Net premium+$11.6M
Sweeps88
Flip / Anchor88.99 / 88
bullish flowShort ExpiryHigh-Value 0DTEmomentum tradesLarge TradesAlgoEdge $34.0M
Signals 3/4
SPCX136.97 +1.94%
RS percentile73 / 100
Net premium+$9.9M
Sweeps105
Flip / Anchor136.15 / 135
bullish flowsmall tradesLarge TradesAlgoEdge $7.1M
Signals 3/4
IWM300.13 +0.84%
RS percentile50 / 100
Net premium-$8.2M
Sweeps68
Flip / Anchor299.11 / 300
bearish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $93.1M
Signals 3/4
HUT80.84 -8.59%
RS percentile0 / 100
Net premium+$2.4M
Sweeps24
Flip / Anchor80.86 / 80
bullish flowsmall tradesHigh-Value 0DTEShort ExpiryLarge TradesAlgoEdge $6.3M
Signals 3/4
ASTS68.52 +5.21%
RS percentile92 / 100
Net premium+$1.1M
Sweeps10
Flip / Anchor69.62 / 68
bullish flowinsider tradesAlgoEdge $0.1M
Signals 3/4
GS1,040.77 +3.70%
RS percentile85 / 100
Net premium+$6.1M
Sweeps96
Flip / Anchor1,042.50 / 1,040
bullish flow
Signals 2/4
SNDK1,598.12 -0.16%
RS percentile27 / 100
Net premium-$10.1M
Sweeps80
Flip / Anchor1,590.99 / 1,600
bearish flow
Signals 2/4
Selection methodology: names are selected mechanically (regime shifts confirmed by flow, signals, strength and news), never hand-picked. The signals count shows how many of the four confirmations fired.
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