Morning Brief

2026-08-19 / Pre-Market / Sources: Schwab, Yahoo / As of: 2026-08-19T08:15:32-04:00
Schwab Token: 3.4d old - healthy

Macro Snapshot

SPY
767.82
+0.05%
QQQ
716.94
-0.08%
IWM
300.32
+0.03%
$SPX
7691.76
0.00%
$VIX
15.69
-0.95%

Cross-Asset

20Y Bonds
81.86
+0.25%
Gold
400.87
+0.58%
Oil
131.53
+0.66%
BTC
$64449
-0.36%

Sector Heatmap

SectorLastChangeBar
XLK Technology $184.94-0.37%
XLC Communication Services $110.480.00%
XLY Consumer Discretionary $116.27-0.08%
XLP Consumer Staples $85.99+0.48%
XLE Energy $64.04+0.57%
XLF Financials $57.87+0.05%
XLV Health Care $172.03+1.36%
XLI Industrials $184.00+0.23%
XLB Materials $51.780.00%
XLRE Real Estate $44.630.00%
XLU Utilities $44.15+0.30%

Pre-Market Movers

SymbolLastGap%Vol% Off High
SMCI$36.70-1.90%896,93837.6%

GEX Walls

SPY current quote: 767.82 / SPX ~7695. Chain reference: 767.45. Approximation only.

Main Pin
SPY 768
SPX ~7697
GEX 1.02B
Call Wall
SPY 769
SPX ~7707
GEX 0.43B
Put Wall
SPY 765
SPX ~7667
GEX -0.53B

Negative-to-positive GEX flip: SPY 769 / SPX ~7707

Key Levels

Prior High
$769.50
Prior Low
$766.92
Prior Close
$767.45
52w High
$779.37

Economic Calendar (Today)

Time (ET)EventImpactForecastPrevious
10:30Crude Oil InventoriesLow0.2M17.4M
14:00FOMC Meeting MinutesHigh
14:30President Trump SpeaksMedium

Bot Contest Standings

#BotAccountReturnAs Of
1stGLM$16,986-0.08%2026-08-18T15:50:36-04:00
2ndMiMo-Pro$16,956-0.26%2026-08-18T15:51:02-04:00
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