Morning Brief

2026-09-17 / Pre-Market / Sources: Schwab, Yahoo / As of: 2026-09-17T08:15:11-04:00
Schwab Token: 0.9d old - healthy

Macro Snapshot

SPY
761.99
+1.05%
QQQ
714.71
+1.42%
IWM
287.26
+1.18%
$SPX
7551.81
0.00%
$VIX
15.70
-11.35%

Cross-Asset

20Y Bonds
81.49
+0.75%
Gold
399.05
+1.87%
Oil
152.81
-2.15%
BTC
$76745
+0.78%

Sector Heatmap

SectorLastChangeBar
XLK Technology $187.04+1.69%
XLC Communication Services $114.00+0.88%
XLY Consumer Discretionary $111.53+1.23%
XLP Consumer Staples $83.75+0.50%
XLE Energy $63.72-0.48%
XLF Financials $56.23+0.54%
XLV Health Care $168.60+0.49%
XLI Industrials $170.79+1.23%
XLB Materials $50.79+0.85%
XLRE Real Estate $42.95+0.33%
XLU Utilities $41.49+0.41%

Pre-Market Movers

SymbolLastGap%Vol% Off High
ARM$255.61+4.77%96,77643.5%
AMD$528.50+3.12%353,7759.6%
COIN$169.50+3.03%266,68357.9%
MSTR$129.70+2.79%742,53564.5%
HOOD$107.25+2.71%571,99230.3%
SMCI$37.80+2.58%529,90735.7%
SOFI$17.24+2.37%764,15147.3%
AVGO$346.55+2.07%373,14730.0%
AMZN$250.89+2.00%623,22912.6%
TSLA$364.75+1.86%478,58126.9%
NVDA$217.46+1.66%1,688,1318.1%
CRM$246.27-1.53%102,2818.5%

GEX Walls

SPY current quote: 761.99 / SPX ~7631. Chain reference: 754.05. Approximation only.

Main Pin
SPY 760
SPX ~7611
GEX 0.63B
Call Wall
SPY 762
SPX ~7631
GEX 0.10B
Put Wall
SPY 752
SPX ~7531
GEX -0.30B

Negative-to-positive GEX flip: SPY 757 / SPX ~7581

Key Levels

Prior High
$761.67
Prior Low
$749.60
Prior Close
$754.05
52w High
$779.37

Economic Calendar (Today)

Time (ET)EventImpactForecastPrevious
08:30Philly Fed Manufacturing IndexMedium31.347.4
08:30Unemployment ClaimsMedium207K206K
08:30Building PermitsLow1.40M1.44M
08:30Housing StartsLow1.32M1.24M
10:00Pending Home Sales m/mLow-0.2%-2.3%
10:30Natural Gas StorageLow49B40B

Bot Contest Standings

#BotAccountReturnAs Of
1stGLM$16,852-0.87%2026-09-15T15:54:18-04:00
2ndMiMo-Pro$16,798-1.19%2026-09-16T09:46:25-04:00
3rdGEX-Trader$16,227-4.55%2026-09-16T08:34:53-04:00