SPX
Close7,764.70
Flip7,735.86
Anchor7,800
Charm7,800
Defense7,9007,7757,780
IMPLIED OPEN ≈ 7,772.53 (via SPY) · 36.7 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: Tuesday, September 22, 2026Generated 8:15 AM ET · levels 8:00 AM ET pre-market, flow and news from Monday, September 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 from the 8:00 AM ET pre-market snapshot.
NDXRegime shift
Close30,482.35
Flip30,434.00
Anchor30,725
Charm30,725
Defense30,40030,50030,700
SPYRegime shift
Close773.89
Flip770.70
Anchor775
Charm780
Defense785780772
QQQRegime shift
Close741.30
Flip738.02
Anchor748
Charm748
Defense745748740
RUT
Close2,875.36
Flip2,884.13
Anchor2,885
Charm2,820
Defense2,8652,8202,810
VIX
Close14.70
Flip15.50
Anchor16
Charm20
Defense2014.522
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 Sep 22–Sep 25, from the internal pattern-derived calendar.
TUESep 22
No scheduled US releases — gamma map and flow drive the tape.
WEDSep 23
No scheduled US releases.
THUSep 24
0830 - Initial Jobless Claims: Expected —; Prior —low
FRISep 25
No scheduled US releases.
On deck beyond this week
WED Sep 30 0830 - PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures): Expected —; Prior —medium
FRI Oct 2 0830 - Nonfarm Payrolls: Expected —; Prior —high
TUE Oct 13 0830 - CPI (Consumer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —high
WED Oct 14 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
07:03 ETSocial Security Boost Could be Coming in 2027 — Forecasts Put COLA in the Mid-3% Range But One Inflation Report Remains
07:57 ET‘The Sell Button Won’t Work’: Why Rate Hikes No Longer Save Debt Markets
08:12 ET'Trump Summit With Xi Unlikely To Include Chinese CEOs; Expectations For Major Business Deals Fade, Although Preparations Are Continuing' - WSJ Exclusive
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.
META736.20 -0.95%
RS percentile13 / 100
Net premium+$61.8M
Sweeps869
Flip / Anchor736.83 / 720
bullish flowHigh-Value 0DTEcondition 219 tradessmall tradesShort ExpiryLarge Tradesinsider tradesAlgoEdge $105.7M
Signals 4/4
NewsMeta's Muse Hits No. 1, Carrying AMD Into the $1-Trillion Club
AMD605.00 -1.83%
RS percentile2 / 100
Net premium+$58.5M
Sweeps396
Flip / Anchor603.30 / 605
bullish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $22.3M
Signals 4/4
NewsMeta's Muse Hits No. 1, Carrying AMD Into the $1-Trillion Club
SNDK1,756.00 -0.90%
RS percentile13 / 100
Net premium+$14.2M
Sweeps152
Flip / Anchor1,761.74 / 1,800
bullish flow
Signals 3/4
NewsSandisk Says AI Has a ‘Memory Wall’ Problem
BKNG171.43 +1.79%
RS percentile95 / 100
Net premium+$0.1M
Sweeps16
Flip / Anchor171.66 / 170
bullish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $108.4M
Signals 2/4
TNA63.93 +1.46%
RS percentile91 / 100
Net premium+$0.6M
Sweeps6
Flip / Anchor62.45 / 65
bullish flow
Signals 1/4
DECK81.50 +1.54%
RS percentile92 / 100
Net premium+$0.3M
Sweeps2
Flip / Anchor80.29 / 80
bullish flow
Signals 1/4
IBB207.19 -0.08%
RS percentile36 / 100
Net premium+$0.1M
Sweeps3
Flip / Anchor209.41 / 205
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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