The NYC Memo — Morning Brief https://www.nycmemo.com One daily brief covering sector rotation, unusual options activity, RSI extremes, congressional disclosures and what to watch today. en-us Copyright 2026 The NYC Memo research@nycmemo.com (The NYC Memo Research) research@nycmemo.com (The NYC Memo Research) Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:31:55 GMT Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT 120 https://www.nycmemo.com/og-image.pngThe NYC Memo — Morning Briefhttps://www.nycmemo.com Morning Brief, Thursday, August 20, 2026: Sector Rotation, Unusual Options Activity, RSI Extremes and Washington Filings https://www.nycmemo.com/research?utm_source=newstex&utm_medium=rss nycmemo:brief:2026-08-20:morning Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT The NYC Memo Morning Brief Markets Options Sector Rotation Congress The NYC Memo morning brief for Thursday, August 20, 2026, assembled from live market structure, options flow and public filings.

Sector rotation. Money is rotating toward Energy (XLE +0.27%), Real Estate (XLRE +0.20%), Materials (XLB -0.19%) and away from Health Care (XLV -1.87%), Consumer Discretionary (XLY -1.61%), Consumer Staples (XLP -1.41%).

Full sector tape. Energy +0.27% · Real Estate +0.20% · Materials -0.19% · Technology -0.29% · Utilities -0.57% · Communication Services -0.57% · Financials -0.92% · Industrials -1.20% · Consumer Staples -1.41% · Consumer Discretionary -1.61% · Health Care -1.87%.

Earnings on deck.

  • BABA · Q1 FY2027 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $10.62, revenue est. $274.3B · reported $8.47.
  • WMT · Q2 FY2027 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $0.75, revenue est. $188.8B · reported $0.81.
  • NTES · Q2 FY2026 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $15.51, revenue est. $30.0B · reported $11.90.
  • DE · Q3 FY2026 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $4.84, revenue est. $11.1B · reported $5.10.
  • RERE · Q2 FY2026 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $0.91, revenue est. $6.5B · reported $0.67.
  • FUTU · Q2 FY2026 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $21.30, revenue est. $6.5B · reported $26.12.

Unusual options activity. MU CALL 1000 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 13,559 on 47,935 contracts traded, $26.6 million of premium · MRNA PUT 140 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 1,897 on 12,758 contracts traded, $13.0 million of premium · SNDK CALL 1650 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 1,823 on 6,482 contracts traded, $8.4 million of premium · MRNA PUT 130 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 558 on 19,136 contracts traded, $8.0 million of premium · COIN CALL 175 exp 2026-08-28: open interest 1,854 on 9,319 contracts traded, $6.1 million of premium · SNDK CALL 1700 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 4,320 on 13,193 contracts traded, $6.1 million of premium · MU CALL 1000 exp 2026-08-24: open interest 2,557 on 4,689 contracts traded, $5.5 million of premium · COIN CALL 175 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 4,496 on 23,821 contracts traded, $5.5 million of premium.

Overbought (RSI 70+). PSX 79 · A 77 · ABT 76 · PSKY 74 · ABNB 72.

RSI divergences. PRU bearish at RSI 56 (score 36/100) · ZTS bullish at RSI 53 (score 25/100).

New congressional disclosures. Ed Case (house-HI01) filed 2026-08-18: AAPL — purchase · Richard W. Allen (house-GA12) filed 2026-08-18: ABT, AMD, AVGO — sale, purchase · Thomas H. Kean (house-NJ07) filed 2026-08-18: GOOGL, AMZN, EQT, ESAB, SYK, TOST — sale, purchase · Richard Dean Dr McCormick (house-GA06) filed 2026-08-14: ABT, APD, AWK, ADI, AAPL, ADP — sale, purchase · Michael Patrick Guest (house-MS03) filed 2026-08-14: ABNB, CVX, ELF, XOM — sale, exchange · Shri Thanedar (house-MI13) filed 2026-08-13: AAPL, MSTR — sale · Carol Devine Miller (house-WV01) filed 2026-08-13: PFE, DGX, TGT, USB — sale · Derek Tran (house-CA45) filed 2026-08-13: LTC — sale · Kevin Hern (house-OK01) filed 2026-08-12: OGN, VSNT — sale · Mike Kelly (house-PA16) filed 2026-08-12: ABT, PEP, DIS — sale.

Also filed. Tony Wied (WI08) 2026-08-18 · Steve Cohen (TN09) 2026-08-17 · Scott H. Peters (CA50) 2026-08-17 · William R. Keating (MA09) 2026-08-13 · Tracey Robert Mann (KS01) 2026-08-13 · Rob Bresnahan (PA08) 2026-08-12 · Mike Kelly (PA16) 2026-08-12 · Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (TN03) 2026-08-12. Line items in these reports are not yet machine-readable — most are paper filings scanned as images. Full PDFs are on the House Clerk site.

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]]> The NYC Memo morning brief for Thursday, August 20, 2026, assembled from live market structure, options flow and public filings.

Sector rotation. Money is rotating toward Energy (XLE +0.27%), Real Estate (XLRE +0.20%), Materials (XLB -0.19%) and away from Health Care (XLV -1.87%), Consumer Discretionary (XLY -1.61%), Consumer Staples (XLP -1.41%).

Full sector tape. Energy +0.27% · Real Estate +0.20% · Materials -0.19% · Technology -0.29% · Utilities -0.57% · Communication Services -0.57% · Financials -0.92% · Industrials -1.20% · Consumer Staples -1.41% · Consumer Discretionary -1.61% · Health Care -1.87%.

Earnings on deck.

  • BABA · Q1 FY2027 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $10.62, revenue est. $274.3B · reported $8.47.
  • WMT · Q2 FY2027 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $0.75, revenue est. $188.8B · reported $0.81.
  • NTES · Q2 FY2026 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $15.51, revenue est. $30.0B · reported $11.90.
  • DE · Q3 FY2026 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $4.84, revenue est. $11.1B · reported $5.10.
  • RERE · Q2 FY2026 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $0.91, revenue est. $6.5B · reported $0.67.
  • FUTU · Q2 FY2026 earnings (Pre-market): EPS est. $21.30, revenue est. $6.5B · reported $26.12.

Unusual options activity. MU CALL 1000 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 13,559 on 47,935 contracts traded, $26.6 million of premium · MRNA PUT 140 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 1,897 on 12,758 contracts traded, $13.0 million of premium · SNDK CALL 1650 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 1,823 on 6,482 contracts traded, $8.4 million of premium · MRNA PUT 130 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 558 on 19,136 contracts traded, $8.0 million of premium · COIN CALL 175 exp 2026-08-28: open interest 1,854 on 9,319 contracts traded, $6.1 million of premium · SNDK CALL 1700 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 4,320 on 13,193 contracts traded, $6.1 million of premium · MU CALL 1000 exp 2026-08-24: open interest 2,557 on 4,689 contracts traded, $5.5 million of premium · COIN CALL 175 exp 2026-08-21: open interest 4,496 on 23,821 contracts traded, $5.5 million of premium.

Overbought (RSI 70+). PSX 79 · A 77 · ABT 76 · PSKY 74 · ABNB 72.

RSI divergences. PRU bearish at RSI 56 (score 36/100) · ZTS bullish at RSI 53 (score 25/100).

New congressional disclosures. Ed Case (house-HI01) filed 2026-08-18: AAPL — purchase · Richard W. Allen (house-GA12) filed 2026-08-18: ABT, AMD, AVGO — sale, purchase · Thomas H. Kean (house-NJ07) filed 2026-08-18: GOOGL, AMZN, EQT, ESAB, SYK, TOST — sale, purchase · Richard Dean Dr McCormick (house-GA06) filed 2026-08-14: ABT, APD, AWK, ADI, AAPL, ADP — sale, purchase · Michael Patrick Guest (house-MS03) filed 2026-08-14: ABNB, CVX, ELF, XOM — sale, exchange · Shri Thanedar (house-MI13) filed 2026-08-13: AAPL, MSTR — sale · Carol Devine Miller (house-WV01) filed 2026-08-13: PFE, DGX, TGT, USB — sale · Derek Tran (house-CA45) filed 2026-08-13: LTC — sale · Kevin Hern (house-OK01) filed 2026-08-12: OGN, VSNT — sale · Mike Kelly (house-PA16) filed 2026-08-12: ABT, PEP, DIS — sale.

Also filed. Tony Wied (WI08) 2026-08-18 · Steve Cohen (TN09) 2026-08-17 · Scott H. Peters (CA50) 2026-08-17 · William R. Keating (MA09) 2026-08-13 · Tracey Robert Mann (KS01) 2026-08-13 · Rob Bresnahan (PA08) 2026-08-12 · Mike Kelly (PA16) 2026-08-12 · Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (TN03) 2026-08-12. Line items in these reports are not yet machine-readable — most are paper filings scanned as images. Full PDFs are on the House Clerk site.

See the live research pad for the full dashboard.

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Research and analytics, not investment advice.

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