SPX
Close7,711.76
Flip7,712.03
Anchor7,675
Charm7,750
Defense7,7507,8007,650
IMPLIED OPEN ≈ 7,698.41 (via SPY) · 13.6 pts below 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: Monday, August 31, 2026Generated 8:15 AM ET · levels 8:00 AM ET pre-market, flow and news from Friday, August 28 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.
NDX
Close29,433.43
Flip29,422.50
Anchor29,600
Charm29,650
Defense29,50029,65029,200
SPYRegime shift
Close767.49
Flip769.76
Anchor765
Charm760
Defense760766768
QQQ
Close715.00
Flip712.56
Anchor700
Charm700
Defense720725730
RUT
Close2,972.37
Flip2,988.71
Anchor2,960
Charm2,920
Defense2,9702,9202,910
VIX
Close15.29
Flip16.01
Anchor15.5
Charm15
Defense152018
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 31–Sep 4, from the internal pattern-derived calendar.
MONAug 31
0830 - PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures): Expected —; Prior —medium0930 - Rush Enterprises (RUSHA) 3-for-2 split effectivelow1600 - MSCI World Index adds: SNDK, CRS, ATImedium
TUESep 1
All day - Apple CEO transition: John Ternus succeeds Tim Cookhigh
WEDSep 2
0930 - Amphenol (APH) 2-for-1 split effectivelow1400 - Fed Beige Bookmedium
THUSep 3
0830 - Fed Governor Waller - Reuters NEXT interviewmedium0830 - Initial Jobless Claims: Expected —; Prior —lowAll day - Tesla Cybercab launch event (Austin)high
FRISep 4
0830 - Nonfarm Payrolls: Expected —; Prior —high
On deck beyond this week
TUE Sep 8 0830 - CPI (Consumer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —high
WED Sep 9 0830 - PPI (Producer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —medium
WED Sep 16 1400 - FOMC Rate Decision + SEP: Expected —; Prior —high
WED Sep 30 0830 - PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures): Expected —; Prior —medium
Expected / Prior shown as — : consensus figures land when the calendar feed is connected.
Morning macro tape · overnight and pre-market
07:42 ETU.S. Military Did Not Target Kharg Island In Over Night Strikes, U.S. Official Tells Reuters
07:47 ETTrump Family Businesses Are Among Iran War’s Winners as Oil and Defense Spending Surge: Report
07:55 ETWant to Invest Millions Tax-Free? America’s Wealthiest Are Turning to a ‘Roth IRA on Steroids’ and It’s Growing Fast
Macro releases and policy headlines published since the prior close, data prints first. Single-name news is covered in the watchlist below.
7 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.
GLD408.63 -0.10%
RS percentile61 / 100
Net premium+$20.8M
Sweeps86
Flip / Anchor409.06 / 430
bullish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $24.6M
Signals 3/4
GOOGL344.15 -0.80%
RS percentile16 / 100
Net premium+$7.8M
Sweeps63
Flip / Anchor346.84 / 345
bullish flowsmall tradescondition 219 tradesAlgoEdge $1.3M
Signals 3/4
SPCX140.50 -0.87%
RS percentile15 / 100
Net premium-$4.3M
Sweeps59
Flip / Anchor140.93 / 145
bearish flowHigh-Value 0DTELarge Tradesmomentum tradessmall tradesAlgoEdge $26.1M
Signals 3/4
LLY1,170.00 +0.22%
RS percentile83 / 100
Net premium+$1.1M
Sweeps50
Flip / Anchor1,171.89 / 1,150
bullish flow
Signals 2/4
JOBY6.95 -0.99%
RS percentile11 / 100
Net premium+$0.2M
Sweeps1
Flip / Anchor7.73 / 7
bullish flow
Signals 1/4
USO134.34 +3.63%
RS percentile100 / 100
Net premium-$0.1M
Sweeps20
Flip / Anchor131.56 / 134
bearish flow
Signals 1/4
BYND14.00 +1.01%
RS percentile94 / 100
Net premium-$0.0M
Sweeps0
Flip / Anchor13.63 / 15
neutral 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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