The March OpEx Cycle Begins: February 23 Stock Market Preview
February 23 Stock Market Preview: As we enter the March OpEx cycle, let’s take a look at some potential technical areas of interest as well as the GEX picture to see if we can find some clues as to the most likely scenarios for the markets next move.
Nearing An OpEx Inflection? February 20 Stock Market Preview
February 20 Stock Market Preview: Let’s take a look across the board at SPX, QQQ, IWM, and the VIX as we enter OpEx Friday.
Indecision Approaching OpEx: February 19 Stock Market Preview
February 19 Stock Market Preview: With VIX expiration behind us, we now look toward Friday’s OpEx, with SPX rejecting key resistance today and the VIX bouncing off of lows. Will we get some kind of resolution, or will the “chopfest” continue?
Larger Reversal Or Dead Cat? February 18 Stock Market Preview
February 18 Stock Market Preview: Today’s action seemed indecisive, and net GEX actually moved more negatively for several top indices, including SPX and QQQ. With the VIX hugging 20 as we enter VIX expiration in the morning, what clues do we have as we look toward Friday?
VIX Expiration & OpEx Week: February 17 Stock Market Preview
February 16 Stock Market Preview: Indices may be approaching an area where we might see a bounce, particularly during OpEx week…But maybe not before we see more downside. What does the big picture look like? Let’s take a look at GEX and the charts as we approach VIX expiration Wednesday and OpEx Friday.
VIX Expiration & OpEx Week: February 16 Stock Market Preview
February 13 Stock Market Preview: Thursday’s intraday breakdown led to another test of key levels for indices, with indices not yet testing their lows from last week, except for DIA, which sat out of last weeks decline. DIA had its biggest down day since November, finally joining in the stock market pity party (pity for the unhedged?). Can we bounce?
SPX Support Holds-for Now: February 12 Stock Market Preview
February 12 Stock Market Preview: Wednesday marked the first test of key support areas since indices bounced off of last week’s lows, successfully holding daily support. The VIX and VVIX saw divergence today, with VVIX higher, so we await clarity regarding the markets choice of a break lower or higher following this test. What does GEX have to say?
Intraday SPX Reversal: How Far Can We Drop? February 11 Stock Market Preview
February 11 Stock Market Preview: Tuesday saw an intraday pullback that may be the beginning of a larger pullback, but we’ll have to wait and see how Wednesday unfolds. The VIX bounced where it needed to in order to maintain the trend going back to December, and indices rejected where QQQ tested key overhead resistance, setting up the next question: Will the current pullback be very shallow, or will we retest lows (or worse)?
Will The Rally Continue? February 10 Stock Market Preview
February 10 Stock Market Preview: Indices continued bouncing Monday, with QQQ testing key resistance noted as an important decision area in yesterday’s newsletter. The VIX also tested key support, so we appear to be at a key decision area. What is GEX telling us about tomorrow?
Key Test For The VIX: February 9 Stock Market Preview
February 9 Stock Market Preview: Friday saw a huge bounce, in line with Thursday’s newsletter topic and bringing indices back to key resistance, right along the lengthy consolidation trendline for QQQ and SPX. What is the most likely outcome from here? Let’s look at some possibilities.
SPX Approaching A Bounce? February 6 Stock Market Preview
February 6 Stock Market Preview: Indices saw a change of character today, with a gap down seeing follow-through lower, instead of the rebound attempts we saw the last two days. The VIX continues its spike toward 25, and IWM has reached 255. What’s next? Crash or rebound?
SPX Stuck Below Resistance: February 5 Stock Market Preview
February 5 Stock Market Preview: The VIX continues maintaining the trend of higher highs and higher lows, and this week we also see an important technical indicator turning that may suggest more downside ahead. With QQQ hitting the important 600 GEX cluster today and rebounding, will the rebound continue, or is this about to be a very dead dead cat bounce?
Chopfest 2026: February 4 Stock Market Preview
February 4 Stock Market Preview: Weakness persisted today, with the VIX spiking to 20. IWM showed early strength but reversed, maintaining a higher low compared to yesterday by .20. With indices rebounding off of lows into the close, and the VIX fading back to 18, what is most likely looking ahead?
SPX Net Vs Gross GEX: February 3 Stock Market Preview
February 3 Stock Market Preview: A wild overnight drop was nearly recovered by Monday’s cash session open, with indices turning solidly positive by mid-day. The rally brought indices to key resistance, and the VIX testing key support, so the next few days might be very telling in terms of a possible break in one direction or another.
SPX Weakness To Start Love Month? February 2 Stock Market Preview
February 2 Stock Market Preview: A picture is starting to emerge of a market that might have more downside in store after the initial tag of SPX 7000. Let’s look at the VIX and major indices to get a sense of where we might be headed, as well as a discussion surrounding where we might look first for signs of reversal.
Bounce Off Of Support: Will It Last? January 30 Stock Market Preview
January 30 Stock Market Preview: Indices dropped today, and the VIX spiked to almost 20 before fading into the close. Huge candle wicks were created as indices rebounded, but are we “out of the woods” yet?
FOMC fade, META Earnings Spike: January 29 Stock Market Preview
January 29 Stock Market Preview: A relatively tame FOMC day is behind us, with indices fading from intraday highs, yet after-hours action seeing a spike on META and TSLA earnings. Let’s take a look at the big picture as well as MSFT in tonight’s newsletter.
Pivotal Moment Into FOMC: January 28 Stock Market Preview
January 28 Stock Market Preview: VIX and VVIX saw a late-day surge after being dormant all day, potentially tied to hedging heading into the FOMC announcement and press conference Wednesday. IWM turned positive, potentially indicating a rebound attempt in coming days, though Friday GEX favors 260. What does it all mean?
SPX Turning Higher? January 27 Stock Market Preview
January 27 Stock Market Preview:While the VIX was kept at bay today, we still see IWM exhibiting relative weakness. Is this noise heading into big tech earnings and FOMC, or a warning? Let’s take a comprehensive look at the big picture.
IWM & VVIX SIgnaling Trouble Ahead? January 26 Stock Market Preview
January 26 Stock Market Preview: Friday saw weakness in IWM, which may be a harbinger for the other indices in coming days. A VIX and VVIX divergence also accompanied this move, though SPX and QQQ appear less certain, depending on the timeframe. What does GEX have to say about the current picture?