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MARKET SAVANT

PRE-MARKET BRIEFING · 2026-08-03 · context & synthesis, not a signal

MIXED / NEUTRAL
MIXED REGIMES · no scheduled index catalyst
0/5 boards CHOP · 0/5 trending
The Setup
⚠ synthesis withheld — narrative failed no-direction gate
NQ —
NQ chart
OPTIONS / POSITIONING ▸
NQ gamma profile
Exp. move (QQQ)± 7.605 · 1.11%
Exp. move 1w± 17.28 · 2.51%
Gamma flip555.774
Net GEX (est.)$-309m · net short gamma (est.)
Call gamma wall685
Put gamma wall685
Max pain681
P/C (OI)1.7479
P/C (vol)1.0152
Heaviest call OI730 · 705 · 700 · 685
Heaviest put OI650 · 620 · 595 · 625
Retail GEX estimate from QQQ ETF options as a proxy for NQ; dealer short-call/long-put sign assumption; QQQ ≠ index ≠ future — positioning map, not a measured dealer book.
ES —
ES chart
OPTIONS / POSITIONING ▸
ES gamma profile
Exp. move (SPY)± 4.16 · 0.56%
Exp. move 1w± 9.375 · 1.26%
Gamma flip663.698
Net GEX (est.)$-870m · net short gamma (est.)
Call gamma wall750
Put gamma wall747
Max pain740
P/C (OI)1.2724
P/C (vol)1.0321
Heaviest call OI750 · 805 · 763 · 752
Heaviest put OI695 · 725 · 720 · 715
Retail GEX estimate from SPY ETF options as a proxy for ES; dealer short-call/long-put sign assumption; SPY ≠ index ≠ future — positioning map, not a measured dealer book.
YM —
YM chart
OPTIONS / POSITIONING ▸
YM gamma profile
Exp. move (DIA)± 6.815 · 1.30%
Exp. move 1w± 9.925 · 1.89%
Gamma flip387.451
Net GEX (est.)$-63m · net short gamma (est.)
Call gamma wall525
Put gamma wall525
Max pain522
P/C (OI)0.5353
P/C (vol)1.7433
Heaviest call OI535 · 537 · 525 · 540
Heaviest put OI507 · 515 · 500 · 485
Retail GEX estimate from DIA ETF options as a proxy for YM; dealer short-call/long-put sign assumption; DIA ≠ index ≠ future — positioning map, not a measured dealer book.
RTY —
RTY chart
OPTIONS / POSITIONING ▸
RTY gamma profile
Exp. move (IWM)± 2.385 · 0.82%
Exp. move 1w± 5.39 · 1.85%
Gamma flip293.07
Net GEX (est.)$-40m · net short gamma (est.)
Call gamma wall294
Put gamma wall290
Max pain290
P/C (OI)1.1885
P/C (vol)1.2085
Heaviest call OI294 · 295 · 299 · 298
Heaviest put OI280 · 279 · 285 · 288
Retail GEX estimate from IWM ETF options as a proxy for RTY; dealer short-call/long-put sign assumption; IWM ≠ index ≠ future — positioning map, not a measured dealer book.
GC —
GC chart
OPTIONS / POSITIONING ▸
GC gamma profile
Exp. move (GLD)± 3.375 · 0.91%
Exp. move 1w± 7.725 · 2.08%
Gamma flip361.101
Net GEX (est.)$-9m · net short gamma (est.)
Call gamma wall373
Put gamma wall370
Max pain372
P/C (OI)0.593
P/C (vol)0.9603
Heaviest call OI375 · 376 · 380 · 373
Heaviest put OI370 · 372 · 367 · 369
Retail GEX estimate from GLD ETF options as a proxy for GC; dealer short-call/long-put sign assumption; GLD ≠ index ≠ future — positioning map, not a measured dealer book.

Congressional Trading

1025 disclosures · 50d
STOCK Act disclosures · House, Senate as of 2026-08-03 · last 50 days
Net flow (est.) -$11.78M
net selling (est.)
Purchases 801
$13.30M est.
Sales 219
$25.08M est.
Index-relevant net $606K
20 buys · 10 sells

Top tickers by disclosures

AAPL 6 filings · 3B/3S $318K
BRK.B 6 filings · 6B/0S $140K
HUBB 6 filings · 6B/0S $48K
HD 5 filings · 2B/3S -$124K
GOOG 5 filings · 4B/1S $91K
NVDA 5 filings · 3B/2S $51K
MSFT 5 filings · 4B/1S $49K
SPCX 4 filings · 4B/0S $57K

Recent notable disclosures

Daniel Meuser · PURCHASE SPCX
$15,001 - $50,000 · House · disc. 2026-06-16
Thomas H Tuberville · SALE AWK
$15,001 - $50,000 · Senate · disc. 2026-07-16
Thomas H Tuberville · SALE CSX
$15,001 - $50,000 · Senate · disc. 2026-07-16
Thomas H Tuberville · SALE DUK
$15,001 - $50,000 · Senate · disc. 2026-07-16
Thomas H Tuberville · SALE LMT
$15,001 - $50,000 · Senate · disc. 2026-07-16
Thomas H Tuberville · SALE MA
$15,001 - $50,000 · Senate · disc. 2026-07-16
Thomas H Tuberville · SALE NEE
$15,001 - $50,000 · Senate · disc. 2026-07-16
Thomas H Tuberville · SALE PFE
$15,001 - $50,000 · Senate · disc. 2026-07-16
Thomas H Tuberville · SALE PG
$15,001 - $50,000 · Senate · disc. 2026-07-16
Sheldon Whitehouse · SALE AAPL
$15,001 - $50,000 · Senate · disc. 2026-07-08
Parsed STOCK Act disclosures (House + Senate), House, Senate chamber(s) with data in the last 50d. Disclosures LAG the actual trade by up to ~45 days (reporting window) — this is a map of what was FILED, not live positioning. Amount ranges are DISCLOSURE BUCKETS; all notional figures are midpoint ESTIMATES, not exact dollars. Descriptive only — no directional inference.

Catalyst Timeline

1 window
07:00 BST
OPEC Meeting
BLACKOUT 06:55–07:05

Material Filings

  • AAPL 8-K (items 2.02, 9.01) — filed Jul 30
  • AMZN 8-K (items 2.02, 9.01) — filed Jul 30
  • GOOGL: 1 Form-4 insider filing(s)

Overnight Digest

  • XLV vs. IBBQ: Is Broad Healthcare Exposure or Biotech Growth the Better ETF Buy? [Yahoo]
  • GE Aerospace, AI Play Lead Five Stocks Near Buy Points [Yahoo]
  • Why This High-Yield Stock Fund Should Replace Covered Call ETFs… At Least for a While [Yahoo]
  • Best CD rates today, Saturday, August 1, 2026: Best CD account earns 4.10% APY [Yahoo]
  • Dollar General copies Costco with a discount twist [Yahoo]

Sentiment Read

Tone: risk_on (from 26 headlines).
Data quality notes