SPX
Close7,666.45
Flip7,684.50
Anchor7,625
Charm7,750
Defense7,6007,8007,625
Implied open ≈ 7,699.46 (via SPY) · 15 pts above 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: Friday, October 2, 2026Generated 8:15 AM ET · levels 8:00 AM ET pre-market, flow and news from Thursday, October 1 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
Close30,501.56
Flip30,485.00
Anchor30,750
Charm30,750
Defense30,75030,42530,450
SPYRegime shift
Close767.22
Flip764.28
Anchor770
Charm760
Defense770785755
QQQ
Close746.12
Flip742.41
Anchor745
Charm738
Defense760745755
RUT
Close2,806.63
Flip2,833.99
Anchor2,820
Charm2,820
Defense2,8102,7702,760
VIX
Close16.07
Flip17.41
Anchor16
Charm20
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 Oct 2 - Oct 2, from the internal pattern-derived calendar.
FriOct 2
0830 - Nonfarm Payrolls: Expected —; Prior —high
On deck beyond this week
Wed Oct 14 0830 - CPI (Consumer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —high
Thu Oct 15 0830 - PPI (Producer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —medium
Wed Oct 28 1400 - FOMC Rate Decision: Expected —; Prior —high
Thu Oct 29 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
06:53 ETMichael Burry Just Pulled a 1960s Market Bubble Into Nvidia's AI Debate — ‘We Have All Been Here Before’
07:24 ETTrump Promised to Bring Mortgage Rates Down to 3% — Two Years Later, They Are at the Highest Since He Took Office: Economist Says 'I Would Be Extremely Concerned Right Now…'
07:52 ETTom Lee Calls Stablecoins 'Integral' as Fed Research Details $200 Billion Surge Offsetting China's US Debt Sell-Off: 'Are You Bullish Enough?'
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.
SNDK1,762.00 -1.68%
RS percentile4 / 100
Net premium+$20.3M
Sweeps126
Flip / Anchor1,765.25 / 1,800
bullish flow
Signals 3/4
News Watching Sandisk; Hearing Investor Business Daily SwingTrader Buys Stock
USO144.14 -3.95%
RS percentile2 / 100
Net premium+$3.1M
Sweeps40
Flip / Anchor146.69 / 144
bullish flow
Signals 3/4
News No Talks About Iran's Nuclear Programme Took Place During Recent Meetings With Mediators
IREN41.32 +2.30%
RS percentile97 / 100
Net premium+$2.0M
Sweeps26
Flip / Anchor40.92 / 40
bullish flowLarge TradesShort ExpiryAlgoEdge $11.6M
Signals 3/4
SOFI15.96 +0.79%
RS percentile72 / 100
Net premium+$1.5M
Sweeps29
Flip / Anchor15.88 / 15.5
bullish flowLarge Tradessmall tradesAlgoEdge $4.0M
Signals 3/4
STX847.64 -10.31%
RS percentile0 / 100
Net premium+$3.5M
Sweeps20
Flip / Anchor874.89 / 845
bullish flow
Signals 2/4
HD284.34 +0.50%
RS percentile59 / 100
Net premium+$0.8M
Sweeps38
Flip / Anchor282.94 / 287.5
bullish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $1.5M
Signals 2/4
FICO607.50 -8.90%
RS percentile0 / 100
Net premium-$0.4M
Sweeps24
Flip / Anchor629.53 / 600
bearish flow
Signals 2/4
News Robinhood Traders Just Went on Their Biggest Buying Binge Ever
DECK79.20 -0.53%
RS percentile12 / 100
Net premium-$0.0M
Sweeps0
Flip / Anchor79.13 / 82
neutral flowmomentum tradesAlgoEdge $0.1M
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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