Midday Confirmation · Friday, October 2, 2026 · Market Closed

Afternoon snapshot: Broad rally intact with tech leading; bearish 0DTE puts dominate UOA but price holds above major put walls

SPX 7720.50 +0.60%
SPY 769.27 +0.69%
QQQ 749.11 +0.95%
IWM 281.81 +1.00%
NVDA 234.67 +1.65%
TSLA 372.22 +5.11%
AAPL 333.38 +0.93%
MSFT 514.84 +0.40%
GLD 379.28 -0.91%
SLV 54.39 -1.14%
VIX 15.68 +0.06%
VVIX 89.25
15 min delayed
GAMMA BRIEF AI Generated 2026-10-02

Midday strength extends through early afternoon: SPY, QQQ, IWM all +0.7–1% on broad NYSE breadth. Heavy bearish 0DTE puts (~$630M+ SPX sweep cluster) suggest institutional hedges rather than capitulation, supporting dip-buy bias through final hour.

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