Morning Brief

2026-08-25 / Pre-Market / Sources: Schwab, Yahoo / As of: 2026-08-25T08:15:49-04:00
Schwab Token: 0.9d old - healthy

Macro Snapshot

SPY
767.13
+0.48%
QQQ
713.26
+0.98%
IWM
300.07
+0.70%
$SPX
7652.86
0.00%
$VIX
15.79
-0.38%

Cross-Asset

20Y Bonds
83.07
+0.62%
Gold
425.42
-0.30%
Oil
127.80
-3.34%
BTC
$79057
+0.12%

Sector Heatmap

SectorLastChangeBar
XLK Technology $182.01+1.09%
XLC Communication Services $112.62+0.27%
XLY Consumer Discretionary $118.60+0.25%
XLP Consumer Staples $87.35-0.11%
XLE Energy $62.40-1.13%
XLF Financials $58.32+0.17%
XLV Health Care $174.60-0.06%
XLI Industrials $180.36+0.76%
XLB Materials $53.24-0.63%
XLRE Real Estate $45.40+0.15%
XLU Utilities $43.18-0.09%

Pre-Market Movers

SymbolLastGap%Vol% Off High
AMD$470.89+3.10%544,68619.5%
SMCI$36.19+2.90%806,12938.4%
ARM$245.47+2.80%56,19245.8%
NOW$125.20-2.23%117,72835.7%
CRM$204.78-2.05%43,42523.9%
XOM$161.81-1.37%23,3638.3%
MSTR$121.04-1.30%1,779,64766.9%
NVDA$211.17+1.29%2,871,04110.7%
AVGO$363.17+1.23%201,06126.6%

GEX Walls

SPY current quote: 767.13 / SPX ~7690. Chain reference: 763.47. Approximation only.

Main Pin
SPY 764
SPX ~7658
GEX 1.17B
Call Wall
SPY 768
SPX ~7698
GEX 0.20B
Put Wall
SPY 764
SPX ~7658
GEX -0.60B

Negative-to-positive GEX flip: SPY 765 / SPX ~7668

Key Levels

Prior High
$765.22
Prior Low
$762.08
Prior Close
$763.47
52w High
$779.37

Economic Calendar (Today)

Time (ET)EventImpactForecastPrevious
08:15ADP Weekly Employment ChangeLow9.5K
08:30FOMC Member Barkin SpeaksLow
09:00HPI m/mLow0.2%0.3%
09:00S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/yLow1.8%1.6%
10:00CB Consumer ConfidenceMedium90.390.8
10:00New Home SalesLow620K628K
10:00Richmond Manufacturing IndexLow65
16:00FOMC Member Barkin SpeaksLow
16:30API Weekly Statistical BulletinLow

Bot Contest Standings

#BotAccountReturnAs Of
1stGLM$16,971-0.17%2026-08-24T15:51:11-04:00
2ndMiMo-Pro$16,937-0.37%2026-08-24T15:52:23-04:00
3rdGEX-Trader$16,270-4.29%2026-08-24T15:54:25-04:00