Daily Flow Deep Dive - August 14, 2026
Market Pulse
SPY sits at 776.34 after 11 straight closes above the 21 EMA. The stack is clean: price over the 8, 8 over 21, 21 over 50, 50 over 200. Today’s fractional red does not threaten the structure. Bulls keep the tape until we lose the 8 EMA at 770.99.
QQQ holds 731.07 with 10 consecutive closes above the 21 EMA. The 50 SMA at 712.78 sits right on the 21 EMA, and price is well above both. All moving averages point higher and remain properly stacked. No damage on the day.
VIX 14.25 (-2.60%)
Opening
Bullish premium led at $275.7M against $194.6M bearish for a net BULL read of $81.2M. SNDK dominated the bull side at $38.4M with NBIS close behind. The lone standout on the bearish side was SPCX at $73.6M.
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