SPX
Close7,730.99
Flip7,693.81
Anchor7,750
Charm7,650
Defense7,8007,7707,775
IMPLIED OPEN ≈ 7,734.86 (via SPY) · 41 pts above flip
DAILY /ECHO BRIEF
The DailyEcho Brief.
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: Friday, August 28, 2026Generated 8:15 AM ET · levels 8:00 AM ET pre-market, flow and news from Thursday, August 27 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 from the 8:00 AM ET pre-market snapshot.
NDXRegime shift
Close29,641.56
Flip29,608.57
Anchor29,500
Charm29,500
Defense29,76029,77029,825
SPY
Close771.06
Flip768.09
Anchor760
Charm765
Defense765780772
QQQ
Close719.10
Flip719.21
Anchor730
Charm730
Defense725700735
RUTRegime shift
Close3,014.34
Flip3,010.70
Anchor2,970
Charm2,940
Defense2,9602,9202,910
VIX
Close14.49
Flip14.97
Anchor14.5
Charm14
Defense201418
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 28–Aug 28, from the internal pattern-derived calendar.
FRIAug 28
No scheduled US releases — gamma map and flow drive the tape.
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 · overnight and pre-market
07:00 ETTrump Weighs New Semiconductor Tariffs That Could Hit AI Data Center Servers, Laptops and Gaming Consoles: Report (Updated)
07:34 ETS&P 500 Outlook: September is the 'Worst Month of the Year' but Ryan Detrick Says 2026 Could Defy the Odds
08:05 ET“It’s Not the Same Dollar”: The Big Lie Behind the Stock Market Rally
Macro releases and policy headlines published since the prior close, data prints first. Single-name news is covered in the watchlist below.
3 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. Price, rating, anchor and flip are pre-market; net premium, algo signals and headlines are from the prior session.
MRVL221.99 -8.10%
RS percentile0 / 100
Net premium+$11.6M
Sweeps146
Flip / Anchor232.76 / 220
bullish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $6.4M
Signals 4/4
NewsTranscript: Marvell Tech Q2 2027 Earnings Conference Call
PYPL51.87 -15.79%
RS percentile0 / 100
Net premium+$0.6M
Sweeps11
Flip / Anchor52.21 / 50
bullish flow
Signals 1/4
LCID5.11 -0.20%
RS percentile32 / 100
Net premium-$0.0M
Sweeps4
Flip / Anchor5.15 / 5.5
bullish flow
Signals 1/4
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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