Morning Sigma Brief

Sunday, March 15, 2026 Generated: 2026-03-15 02:54:05
Elevated volatility (VIX 27.2) — expect wider ranges, consider tighter stops. No significant overnight gaps — clean open expected.
VIX 27.19 +0.00%
TNX 4.29 +0.00%
DXY 27.89 +0.00%
1 SD (68% of days)
2 SD (95% of days)
3 SD (99.7% of days)
ES
S&P 500 E-Mini
6,636.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Overnight Gap +0.00 (+0.000%)
Standard Deviation Levels (from prev close 6,636.00)
6,636.0
6,491 6,781
Level Lower Upper Width
1 SD 6,587.82 6,684.18 96.36 pts
2 SD 6,539.64 6,732.36 192.72 pts
3 SD 6,491.47 6,780.53 289.08 pts
Key Levels
Yesterday High 6,737.50
Yesterday Low 6,625.00
5-Day High 6,852.00
5-Day Low 6,625.00
ATR(14) 110.27
Trading within 1 SD — normal range
NQ
Nasdaq 100 E-Mini
24,394.25
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Overnight Gap +0.00 (+0.000%)
Standard Deviation Levels (from prev close 24,394.25)
24,394.3
23,676 25,112
Level Lower Upper Width
1 SD 24,154.90 24,633.60 478.70 pts
2 SD 23,915.55 24,872.95 957.40 pts
3 SD 23,676.20 25,112.30 1,436.10 pts
Key Levels
Yesterday High 24,805.25
Yesterday Low 24,333.75
5-Day High 25,217.50
5-Day Low 24,333.75
ATR(14) 498.88
Trading within 1 SD — normal range
CL
Crude Oil
98.71
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Overnight Gap +0.00 (+0.000%)
Standard Deviation Levels (from prev close 98.71)
98.7
84 114
Level Lower Upper Width
1 SD 93.77 103.65 9.88 pts
2 SD 88.83 108.59 19.76 pts
3 SD 83.89 113.53 29.64 pts
Key Levels
Yesterday High 99.32
Yesterday Low 92.04
5-Day High 99.32
5-Day Low 76.73
ATR(14) 7.80
Trading within 1 SD — normal range
GC
Gold
5,061.70
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Overnight Gap +0.00 (+0.000%)
Standard Deviation Levels (from prev close 5,061.70)
5,061.7
4,820 5,304
Level Lower Upper Width
1 SD 4,981.00 5,142.40 161.40 pts
2 SD 4,900.29 5,223.11 322.80 pts
3 SD 4,819.59 5,303.81 484.20 pts
Key Levels
Yesterday High 5,132.40
Yesterday Low 5,014.10
5-Day High 5,229.70
5-Day Low 5,009.50
ATR(14) 104.64
Trading within 1 SD — normal range
SI
Silver
81.34
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Overnight Gap +0.00 (+0.000%)
Standard Deviation Levels (from prev close 81.34)
81.3
71 91
Level Lower Upper Width
1 SD 78.06 84.62 6.56 pts
2 SD 74.77 87.91 13.12 pts
3 SD 71.49 91.19 19.68 pts
Key Levels
Yesterday High 85.62
Yesterday Low 79.52
5-Day High 89.59
5-Day Low 79.45
ATR(14) 5.09
Trading within 1 SD — normal range
ZB
30-Year T-Bond
113.72
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Overnight Gap +0.00 (+0.000%)
Standard Deviation Levels (from prev close 113.72)
113.7
112 115
Level Lower Upper Width
1 SD 113.25 114.19 0.94 pts
2 SD 112.78 114.66 1.88 pts
3 SD 112.31 115.13 2.82 pts
Key Levels
Yesterday High 114.44
Yesterday Low 113.59
5-Day High 117.16
5-Day Low 113.59
ATR(14) 0.90
Trading within 1 SD — normal range
Data sourced from Yahoo Finance with approximately 30-second delay on futures and 15-minute delay on equities. Standard deviation levels are calculated from the trailing 20 trading days of daily closes. These levels represent statistical expectations, not guarantees — approximately 68% of trading days stay within 1 SD, 95% within 2 SD, and 99.7% within 3 SD of the previous close. This is not financial advice.