Morning Brief

2026-08-18 / Pre-Market / Sources: Schwab, Yahoo / As of: 2026-08-18T10:45:41-04:00
Schwab Token: 2.5d old - healthy

Macro Snapshot

SPY
768.45
-0.55%
QQQ
718.50
-1.56%
IWM
301.67
-0.79%
$SPX
7704.90
-0.52%
$VIX
15.67
+3.16%

Cross-Asset

20Y Bonds
81.57
+0.27%
Gold
401.71
-0.93%
Oil
130.42
+0.10%
BTC
$64738
+0.36%

Sector Heatmap

SectorLastChangeBar
XLK Technology $185.39-2.59%
XLC Communication Services $111.06+0.22%
XLY Consumer Discretionary $117.37+0.53%
XLP Consumer Staples $85.96+1.51%
XLE Energy $63.20+0.99%
XLF Financials $57.84+0.44%
XLV Health Care $169.84+1.67%
XLI Industrials $184.46-1.00%
XLB Materials $52.12-0.22%
XLRE Real Estate $44.99+0.37%
XLU Utilities $44.50+0.72%

Pre-Market Movers

SymbolLastGap%Vol% Off High
ARM$252.81-6.86%1,595,83144.2%
AMD$479.29-5.28%7,566,37918.0%
META$547.28-3.81%9,095,52931.3%
SMCI$36.86-3.71%15,641,93337.3%
AVGO$378.99-3.43%5,787,11323.4%
HOOD$93.19-3.18%4,629,73839.4%
JNJ$269.94+2.89%1,704,6611.8%
CRM$196.44+2.87%2,301,18527.0%
NVDA$219.44-2.48%30,331,6657.2%
KO$88.61+1.87%2,820,8422.5%
AAPL$310.98+1.76%14,091,0049.7%
V$364.58+1.60%2,381,2902.5%

GEX Walls

SPY current quote: 768.45 / SPX ~7703. Chain reference: 768.46. Approximation only.

Main Pin
SPY 770
SPX ~7718
GEX 1.01B
Call Wall
SPY 773
SPX ~7748
GEX 0.18B
Put Wall
SPY 768
SPX ~7698
GEX -0.40B

Negative-to-positive GEX flip: SPY 774 / SPX ~7758

Key Levels

Prior High
$776.77
Prior Low
$772.51
Prior Close
$772.67
52w High
$779.37

Economic Calendar (Today)

Time (ET)EventImpactForecastPrevious
08:15ADP Weekly Employment ChangeLow8.3K
08:30Building PermitsLow1.37M1.37M
08:30Housing StartsLow1.34M1.43M
08:30Import Prices m/mLow0.1%0.3%
09:15Capacity Utilization RateLow76.3%76.1%
09:15Industrial Production m/mLow0.3%0.1%
10:00Pending Home Sales m/mLow0.1%-5.4%
16:30API Weekly Statistical BulletinLow

Bot Contest Standings

#BotAccountReturnAs Of
1stGEX-Trader$16,990-0.06%2026-08-18T08:44:07-04:00
2ndGLM$16,986-0.08%2026-08-18T10:02:57-04:00
3rdMiMo-Pro$16,961-0.23%2026-08-18T10:31:53-04:00