Morning Brief - 2026-08-26

Macro Snapshot

SPY

765.41

-0.06%

QQQ

709.08

-0.23%

IWM

299.09

-0.05%

$SPX

7677.28

0.00%

$VIX

15.65

+1.29%

Cross-Asset

20Y Bonds

83.41

-0.07%

Gold

424.24

-0.89%

Oil

125.08

-0.85%

BTC

$78340

-0.29%

Sector Heatmap

Sector	Last	Change
XLK Technology	$181.74	0.00%
XLC Communication Services	$113.18	0.00%
XLY Consumer Discretionary	$117.95	0.00%
XLP Consumer Staples	$86.75	+0.27%
XLE Energy	$61.62	-0.71%
XLF Financials	$58.31	0.00%
XLV Health Care	$175.29	0.00%
XLI Industrials	$178.40	0.00%
XLB Materials	$53.58	0.00%
XLRE Real Estate	$45.36	0.00%
XLU Utilities	$43.43	+0.27%

Pre-Market Movers

Symbol	Last	Gap%	Vol	% Off High
NOW	$124.00	-2.36%	139,729	36.3%
CRM	$201.42	-2.07%	78,462	25.2%
MSTR	$124.54	-1.80%	556,070	65.9%
COIN	$184.43	-1.46%	89,373	54.1%
META	$577.81	+1.36%	385,148	26.9%
HOOD	$110.60	-1.33%	150,961	28.1%
XOM	$158.80	-1.15%	1,630,255	10.0%
PLTR	$170.77	-1.13%	252,190	17.7%

GEX Walls

SPY current quote: 765.41 / SPX ~7672. Chain reference: 765.91. Approximation only.

Main Pin

SPY 765

SPX ~7668

GEX 2.05B

Call Wall

SPY 766

SPX ~7678

GEX 0.35B

Put Wall

SPY 765

SPX ~7668

GEX -1.77B

Negative-to-positive GEX flip: SPY 766 / SPX ~7678

Key Levels

Prior High

$766.78

Prior Low

$763.05

Prior Close

$765.91

52w High

$779.37

Economic Calendar (Today)

Time (ET)	Event	Impact	Forecast	Previous
08:30	Core PCE Price Index m/m	High	0.2%	0.1%
08:30	Prelim GDP q/q	High	1.5%	1.5%
08:30	Prelim GDP Price Index q/q	Medium	6.2%	6.2%
08:30	Core Durable Goods Orders m/m	Low	0.6%	0.6%
08:30	Durable Goods Orders m/m	Low	0.4%	0.3%
08:30	Personal Income m/m	Low	0.2%	0.2%
08:30	Personal Spending m/m	Low	0.1%	0.3%
10:30	Crude Oil Inventories	Low	1.6M	4.4M
11:45	FOMC Member Barkin Speaks	Low

Bot Contest Standings

#	Bot	Account	Return	As Of
1st	GLM	$16,974	-0.15%	2026-08-25T14:01:51-04:00
2nd	MiMo-Pro	$16,943	-0.33%	2026-08-25T15:15:44-04:00
3rd	GEX-Trader	$16,234	-4.51%	2026-08-25T12:05:09-04:00