| Flow Maps Pro |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 · Pre-Market (4:55 AM ET) |
| Last week ended near the lows: SPY lost 1.97%, QQQ 5.52% and NVDA 6.61%. This morning the pre-market marks have all three above their pivots, with S&P 500 futures up 0.54% and Nasdaq futures up 1.1%. The catch: these are marks, not closes. Our framework needs two consecutive 15-minute closes before anything is live. |
| Ticker |
Pre-market |
Pivot |
Read |
| SPY |
$767.36 |
$763 |
Above (+$4.36) |
| QQQ |
$717.70 |
$710 |
Above (+$7.70) |
| NVDA |
$216.80 |
$214 |
Above (+$2.80) |
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| Session Bias: No Trade before the open, then Need Confirmation. Bull lean, tied with chop. Low conviction. |
| What’s driving it: Oil is lower (WTI $97.50 against Friday’s $101.41 settle) and the 10-year yield is flat at 5.077%, so the rebound is not rates-led. China’s third-quarter data beat on every line. Europe is the soft spot, with French unrest pushing the euro and CAC 40 lower. With no major U.S. data today, the open sets the direction, and a pre-market bounce can reverse once cash trading starts. |
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