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August 27, 2026 · Pre-Market → Cash Open
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SPY, QQQ, and NVDA are all trading above their pivots this morning — but the cushion is uneven. NVDA is sitting right on its post-earnings confirmation line, SPY has a modest buffer, and QQQ has built the clearest separation of the three. All three levels get tested today by the same one-two: the 8:30 AM jobless claims print and the 1:00 PM 7-year Treasury auction.
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| Ticker |
Spot |
Pivot |
Cushion |
| SPY |
$769.50 |
$768.50 |
+$1.00 |
| QQQ |
$719.10 |
$715.50 |
+$3.60 |
| NVDA |
$225.10 |
$225.00 |
+$0.10 |
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Session Bias: Neutral-Constructive, Event-Driven (~40% conditional bull), contingent on a synchronized 15-minute hold of all three pivots through both catalysts today.
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What's driving it: Wednesday's post-close earnings sweep from NVDA, Salesforce, and CrowdStrike is the overnight catalyst — NVDA beat on EPS ($2.22 vs. $2.09 est.) and revenue ($96.22B vs. ~$92.27B est.) but flagged margin compression from rising memory costs. Real yields firmed on both the real and nominal side overnight, a headwind for duration-sensitive tech that's offsetting some of the earnings tailwind. Breadth is still lagging the earnings strength — Nasdaq-100 and Russell 2000 both eased on both timeframes. Today's test: whether the 8:30 AM claims print and the 1:00 PM 7-year auction let all three names hold, or whether the tight cushions in SPY and NVDA give first.
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— Nate
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