Populate variable using SQL output - sql

I currently use the following to dynamically alter the date range in my queries:
'${MY_DATE}'::timestamp
Is there a way to dynamically populate this rather than have the user input the value in a pop-up? I'd like to be able to run the query and it would automatically select the maximum date that exists in the table, add one day to that value and use that in the dynamic parameter throughout the queries in my script.
I've tried, something like this but it still generates the pop-up:
insert into '${MY_DATE}'::timestamp select max(SOME_DATE_FIELD) from MY_TABLE;
Thank you!

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