Morning Brief

2026-08-21 / Pre-Market / Sources: Schwab, Yahoo / As of: 2026-08-21T08:15:55-04:00
Schwab Token: 5.4d old - healthy

Macro Snapshot

SPY
765.83
+0.42%
QQQ
715.69
+0.67%
IWM
299.80
+0.72%
$SPX
7641.16
0.00%
$VIX
15.50
-3.19%

Cross-Asset

20Y Bonds
82.42
+0.10%
Gold
421.39
+1.48%
Oil
135.38
+0.62%
BTC
$76832
+5.20%

Sector Heatmap

SectorLastChangeBar
XLK Technology $184.44+0.73%
XLC Communication Services $110.78+0.09%
XLY Consumer Discretionary $117.35+0.57%
XLP Consumer Staples $85.320.00%
XLE Energy $63.67-0.13%
XLF Financials $57.16+0.37%
XLV Health Care $172.38-0.01%
XLI Industrials $180.59+0.46%
XLB Materials $52.88+0.88%
XLRE Real Estate $45.080.00%
XLU Utilities $43.88+0.24%

Pre-Market Movers

SymbolLastGap%Vol% Off High
MSTR$120.36+7.09%5,230,87267.0%
HOOD$99.65+4.78%1,527,60535.2%
COIN$180.22+4.57%1,068,85455.2%
SOFI$18.16+1.36%760,05044.5%
ARM$254.01+1.31%35,60243.9%
AVGO$368.33+1.18%203,60325.6%
TSLA$349.12+1.16%505,58430.0%
AMD$474.24+1.02%218,42118.9%

GEX Walls

SPY current quote: 765.83 / SPX ~7674. Chain reference: 762.60. Approximation only.

Main Pin
SPY 765
SPX ~7665
GEX 1.95B
Call Wall
SPY 770
SPX ~7715
GEX 0.64B
Put Wall
SPY 765
SPX ~7665
GEX -1.28B

Negative-to-positive GEX flip: SPY 767 / SPX ~7685

Key Levels

Prior High
$768.15
Prior Low
$762.04
Prior Close
$762.60
52w High
$779.37

Economic Calendar (Today)

Time (ET)EventImpactForecastPrevious
09:45Flash Manufacturing PMILow53.953.8
09:45Flash Services PMILow54.053.6
19:00President Trump SpeaksMedium

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