SPX
Close7,690.73
Flip7,728.48
Anchor7,660
Charm7,600
Defense7,7007,6007,800
Implied open ≈ 7,669.92 (via SPY) · 58.6 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: Tuesday, October 20, 2026Generated 8:15 AM ET · levels 8:00 AM ET pre-market, flow and news from Monday, October 19 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
Close29,529.34
Flip29,571.67
Anchor29,750
Charm29,750
Defense29,60029,50029,300
SPY
Close764.71
Flip767.87
Anchor765
Charm760
Defense765745750
QQQ
Close713.67
Flip722.04
Anchor715
Charm700
Defense710690715
RUT
Close2,728.30
Flip2,762.61
Anchor2,750
Charm2,700
Defense2,6802,7302,720
VIX
Close18.86
Flip18.15
Anchor19
Charm22
Defense172216
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 20 - Oct 23, from the internal pattern-derived calendar.
TueOct 20
No scheduled US releases. The gamma map and flow drive the tape.
WedOct 21
No scheduled US releases.
ThuOct 22
0830 - Initial Jobless Claims: Expected —; Prior —low
FriOct 23
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
06:13 ETStock Market Today: Dow Jones Futures Rise, Nasdaq 100 Falls as Iran Threatens to Target Undersea Cables — SPCX, NFLX, STLD in Focus
06:23 ETTop Economist Warns US Is ‘Wildly Irresponsible’ With $1.99 Trillion Deficit as Interest Costs Top Defense Spending
06:59 ETTom Lee Predicts S&P 500 At 8,400 By Year-End, Says Midterm Elections Could Trigger ‘Risk-On’ Rally in Tech Stocks and Crypto: ‘We Are in an Unprecedented Time’
Macro releases and policy headlines published since the prior close, data prints first. Single-name news is covered in the watchlist below.
1 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.
GM76.90 -6.93%
RS percentile0 / 100
Net premium+$0.2M
Sweeps10
Flip / Anchor78.90 / 77
bullish flow
Signals 2/4
News SpaceX Could Swing $128 Billion After Earnings
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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