⚡ Bridge Trading Daily Brief

2026-08-05 · Educational market structure · all data as of last market close
Positive gamma dominant 6/8 watchlist names in positive-gamma territory.

What Would Change My Mind

• SPY breaks below $773 and fails to recapture on NFP day → gamma flip to negative across equity complex, dealer short positioning reverses from hedging to mechanical selling into weakness
• QQQ closes below the $705 flip level on a Fed-sensitive macro print → tech gamma unwinds, NVDA and AAPL convexity losses accelerate as options dealers de-gross long delta exposure
• NVDA closes above $220 flip for 3 consecutive sessions while VIX contracts below 16 → positive gamma regime hardens into structural dominance, dealer long gamma becomes self-reinforcing through earnings cycle

Watchlist snapshot

TickerSpotGEX regimeIV rank
SPY$772.55negative0%
QQQ$723.00positive
NVDA$216.60positive0%
AAPL$310.50positive0%
MSFT$490.00positive
AMD$472.30positive
TSLA$325.00negative
META$589.30positive0%
Tickers: SPY, QQQ, NVDA, AAPL, MSFT, AMD, TSLA, META

Educational pattern examples

No notable patterns detected today.

Examples of historical chart patterns. Not trade recommendations.

Macro calendar

DateEventType
2026-08-07💼 NFP Jobs Reportnfp

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