SPX
Close7,718.94
Flip7,762.31
Anchor7,670
Charm7,575
Defense7,7007,6007,670
Implied open ≈ 7,695.51 (via SPY) · 66.8 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, October 15, 2026Generated 8:15 AM ET · levels 8:00 AM ET pre-market, flow and news from Wednesday, October 14 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
Close29,950.82
Flip29,985.00
Anchor29,850
Charm29,850
Defense30,00029,80029,850
SPY
Close767.10
Flip770.94
Anchor772
Charm772
Defense755760768
QQQ
Close720.17
Flip727.06
Anchor720
Charm735
Defense715710700
RUT
Close2,729.53
Flip2,754.91
Anchor2,755
Charm2,700
Defense2,7402,7002,720
VIXRegime shift
Close17.53
Flip18.66
Anchor17
Charm20
Defense201616.5
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 15 - Oct 16, from the internal pattern-derived calendar.
ThuOct 15
0830 - PPI (Producer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —medium0830 - Initial Jobless Claims: Expected —; Prior —low
FriOct 16
No scheduled US releases.
On deck beyond this week
Wed Oct 28 1400 - FOMC Rate Decision: Expected —; Prior —high
Thu Oct 29 0830 - PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures): Expected —; Prior —medium
Fri Nov 6 0830 - Nonfarm Payrolls: Expected —; Prior —high
Tue Nov 10 0830 - CPI (Consumer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —high
Expected / Prior shown as — : consensus figures land when the calendar feed is connected.
Morning macro tape · overnight and pre-market
06:25 ETTop Economist Warns Recession Odds Are ‘Over 50-50’ as AI Bubble and Tightening Financial Conditions Raise Alarm: ‘Bubble Is Never in the Technology, But in the…’
07:16 ETZelenskyy Ends Ukraine’s Pause on Russian Oil Refinery Strikes After Trump-Backed Truce, Demands Patriot Missiles for Another Ceasefire: Report
07:59 ETElizabeth Warren Slams Social Security’s $75 COLA Raise, Says It ‘Barely Covers a Tank of Gas,’ As Bernie Sanders Pushes to Expand Benefits
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.
BAC51.73 +0.60%
RS percentile75 / 100
Net premium-$6.1M
Sweeps41
Flip / Anchor52.35 / 50
bearish flowcondition 219 tradesmomentum tradesLarge Tradessmall tradesAlgoEdge $6.0M
Signals 4/4
News $100 Invested In Bank of America 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
BABA109.34 -1.98%
RS percentile30 / 100
Net premium+$5.1M
Sweeps33
Flip / Anchor110.93 / 110
bullish flowLarge TradesShort ExpiryAlgoEdge $8.7M
Signals 4/4
News Alibaba Takes AI Beyond Chatbots With Smart Glasses, Bose-Powered Earbuds
CIFR9.47 -4.58%
RS percentile6 / 100
Net premium+$1.1M
Sweeps34
Flip / Anchor9.87 / 11
bullish flowsmall tradesAlgoEdge $0.3M
Signals 4/4
News Why Is Cipher Digital Stock Falling Wednesday?
QBTS11.64 -2.88%
RS percentile19 / 100
Net premium-$1.9M
Sweeps12
Flip / Anchor12.45 / 11
bearish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $2.9M
Signals 3/4
MARA8.10 -1.40%
RS percentile43 / 100
Net premium-$1.1M
Sweeps22
Flip / Anchor8.47 / 9.5
bearish flowmomentum tradesAlgoEdge $0.1M
Signals 3/4
CLSK8.96 -2.56%
RS percentile23 / 100
Net premium+$0.8M
Sweeps9
Flip / Anchor9.36 / 9
bullish flowsmall tradesAlgoEdge $0.3M
Signals 3/4
News CleanSpark Stock Sinks: What's Going On?
GLD379.84 +1.06%
RS percentile86 / 100
Net premium-$0.2M
Sweeps75
Flip / Anchor378.14 / 380
bearish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $24.7M
Signals 3/4
News Inflation Comes in Hotter Than Expected at 3.7%, Keeping Fed Hike Bets Alive (UPDATED)
XLF54.86 +0.72%
RS percentile78 / 100
Net premium+$0.1M
Sweeps33
Flip / Anchor54.69 / 54.5
bullish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $21.4M
Signals 3/4
News Potential $100 Billion Anthropic IPO Could Boost Wall Street Banks: Which ETFs Stand to Benefit?
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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