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Market Analysis, Market Makers and Market Positioning

SPY Market Outlook and Quarter End Flows

September 28, 2026 SmartFlowTrading

SPY faces a busy week as Iran headlines, 19 Fed speaker events, widening credit spreads and quarter-end rebalancing collide with increasingly negative market maker exposure. I’m watching 765 as the first key support, with 760 increasingly important below.

Institutional traders separating market panic from market structure using market maker exposure, positioning, and VIX term structure.
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How Institutional Traders Separate Panic From Market Structure

June 18, 2026 SmartFlowTrading

Panic headlines can make every sell-off feel like the start of something bigger. This article explains how institutional-style traders separate fear from market structure by analyzing positioning, market maker exposure, volatility term structure, and cross-market confirmation.

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