SPX
Close7,722.60
Flip7,728.23
Anchor7,770
Charm7,770
Defense7,6507,8507,800
Implied open ≈ 7,740.21 (via SPY) · 12 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: Wednesday, October 28, 2026Generated 8:15 AM ET · levels 8:00 AM ET pre-market, flow and news from Tuesday, October 27 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
Close29,651.44
Flip29,657.78
Anchor29,520
Charm29,520
Defense29,60029,70029,710
SPY
Close770.67
Flip769.59
Anchor772
Charm750
Defense800765780
QQQ
Close724.05
Flip724.81
Anchor730
Charm700
Defense710740730
RUT
Close2,818.87
Flip2,821.75
Anchor2,790
Charm2,790
Defense2,8602,7002,680
VIX
Close17.53
Flip19.56
Anchor17
Charm17
Defense1617.515
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 28 - Oct 30, from the internal pattern-derived calendar.
WedOct 28
1400 - FOMC Rate Decision: Expected —; Prior —high
ThuOct 29
0830 - PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures): Expected —; Prior —medium0830 - Initial Jobless Claims: Expected —; Prior —low
FriOct 30
No scheduled US releases.
On deck beyond this week
Fri Nov 6 0830 - Nonfarm Payrolls: Expected —; Prior —high
Tue Nov 10 0830 - CPI (Consumer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —high
Fri Nov 13 0830 - PPI (Producer Price Index): Expected —; Prior —medium
Wed Nov 25 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
06:11 ETKevin Hassett Calls Affordability Crisis ‘A Myth,’ Says Americans Are ‘A Trillion Dollars Better Off’ Than When Trump Took Office, After Adjusting for Inflation
06:40 ETSenator Rand Paul Warns More Government Spending Could Mean ‘Higher Taxes, Less Opportunity, and Economic Decline’
06:46 ET‘Nothing More Terrifying Than Trump’s Economy’: Elizabeth Warren Sounds Alarm on Halloween Candy Prices
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.
V393.25 -2.01%
RS percentile2 / 100
Net premium+$7.0M
Sweeps27
Flip / Anchor399.74 / 390
bullish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $7.5M
Signals 4/4
News Visa Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
NOW151.37 -2.41%
RS percentile2 / 100
Net premium-$3.9M
Sweeps47
Flip / Anchor151.95 / 140
bearish flowLarge TradesAlgoEdge $16.0M
Signals 4/4
News Microsoft Could Swing By $184 Billion After Earnings
VRT241.05 +15.66%
RS percentile100 / 100
Net premium-$0.3M
Sweeps62
Flip / Anchor236.17 / 245
bearish flowShort ExpiryLarge Tradessmall tradesAlgoEdge $9.6M
Signals 3/4
News Vertiv Completes Acquisition of UtilityInnovation Group
SOXX516.75 +1.09%
RS percentile77 / 100
Net premium-$8.5M
Sweeps84
Flip / Anchor502.67 / 500
bearish flowsmall tradesLarge TradesAlgoEdge $6.3M
Signals 3/4
KLAC156.72 +2.00%
RS percentile87 / 100
Net premium-$2.3M
Sweeps12
Flip / Anchor157.67 / 155
bearish flow
Signals 3/4
News Microsoft Could Swing By $184 Billion After Earnings
GEV909.00 +1.25%
RS percentile80 / 100
Net premium-$1.8M
Sweeps58
Flip / Anchor913.41 / 900
bearish flow
Signals 3/4
News Microsoft Could Swing By $184 Billion After Earnings
CRWV61.49 +3.28%
RS percentile95 / 100
Net premium-$0.0M
Sweeps73
Flip / Anchor58.41 / 60
bearish flowLarge Tradesinsider tradesAlgoEdge $21.0M
Signals 3/4
News Jim Cramer Dares Nvidia's Jensen Huang to Buy CoreWeave’s 15% Debt
CRDO172.50 +3.02%
RS percentile94 / 100
Net premium+$1.5M
Sweeps14
Flip / Anchor166.71 / 180
bullish flow
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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