SPXRegime shift
Close7,706.03
Flip7,718.35
Anchor7,675
Charm7,800
Defense7,6007,6507,750
IMPLIED OPEN ≈ 7,669.64 (via SPY) · 48.7 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: Thursday, September 24, 2026Generated 8:15 AM ET · levels 8:00 AM ET pre-market, flow and news from Wednesday, September 23 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
Close30,470.29
Flip30,464.00
Anchor30,500
Charm30,700
Defense30,50030,45030,600
SPY
Close763.69
Flip766.76
Anchor764
Charm770
Defense761765763
QQQRegime shift
Close733.97
Flip737.42
Anchor734
Charm730
Defense736735760
RUT
Close2,838.66
Flip2,851.98
Anchor2,830
Charm2,875
Defense2,8752,8102,820
VIX
Close16.07
Flip17.61
Anchor14.5
Charm20
Defense1716.520
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 24–Sep 25, from the internal pattern-derived calendar.
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
06:49 ETSocial Security, Medicare and Inflation Are Keeping Americans on Edge, CFP Professionals Flag Americans’ Affordability Concerns Ahead of Midterms
07:05 ETAI’s Deflationary Product Cannot Support the $5 Trillion Bill
08:09 ETBond Market Alarm Bells Are Ringing, But Mohamed El-Erian Says Psychology May Be Fueling the Fear More Than Fundamentals
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. Price, rating, anchor and flip are pre-market; net premium, algo signals and headlines are from the prior session.
SNDK1,775.99 -2.32%
RS percentile8 / 100
Net premium-$16.6M
Sweeps110
Flip / Anchor1,782.11 / 1,900
bearish flow
Signals 3/4
NewsEXCLUSIVE: AI Is Supercharging Memory Stocks–This Fund Manager Says Earnings May Be Lying
BKNG157.10 +0.80%
RS percentile95 / 100
Net premium+$5.3M
Sweeps27
Flip / Anchor157.34 / 155
bullish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $6.0M
Signals 3/4
MCD238.89 +0.35%
RS percentile92 / 100
Net premium+$1.9M
Sweeps35
Flip / Anchor239.60 / 237.5
bullish flow
Signals 3/4
NewsQUICK SPARK: McDonald's CEO Shares Grim Inflation Outlook — 'Not Expecting Things to Change'
PINS18.28 -1.14%
RS percentile33 / 100
Net premium-$1.6M
Sweeps2
Flip / Anchor18.90 / 18
bearish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $1.1M
Signals 3/4
IONQ40.98 -3.52%
RS percentile1 / 100
Net premium+$0.8M
Sweeps14
Flip / Anchor41.75 / 45
bullish flowsmall tradesAlgoEdge $1.0M
Signals 3/4
NewsIonQ Makes First On-Premise Quantum Deployment At NVIDIA Research Center
WDC463.00 -2.14%
RS percentile11 / 100
Net premium+$6.6M
Sweeps47
Flip / Anchor469.00 / 460
bullish flow
Signals 2/4
SQQQ35.18 +2.81%
RS percentile100 / 100
Net premium+$1.7M
Sweeps18
Flip / Anchor35.79 / 35
bullish flow
Signals 2/4
XLV168.84 +0.03%
RS percentile81 / 100
Net premium+$0.6M
Sweeps12
Flip / Anchor167.32 / 168
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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