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  • Market still range bound, what direction is next? Perhaps both.

    I suspect the market will likely take out traders on both sides, with higher volatility months ahead (July to October) there is a probably a good chance of a large drawdown and then a rally. Hope this provides solid trading opportunities. The 1-min chart of the gap down and rip on Friday 17 Jul is…

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  • Market whipsaw – June & July

    June and beginning of July is having large moves in both directions. Let’s see if July & August will bring in a large drawdown – likely on the back of middle east war. Saving some price action for future reference. Note the bottom around 10.40am mark, another higher low at 11.40am before a good rally,…

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  • Finally some Vol in June – portfolio update.

    After a strong rally in S&P500 from April to end of May 2026, June has seen some large moves in both directions, particularly gap ups and gap downs. Moreover, intraday trading range and reversals have been fairly large as well, e.g. 9 June 2026. The equity curve of the portfolio I manage has made new…

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  • Social media ceasefire, VIX and portfolio

    Some social media posts can meaningfully move the markets, especially when the president of USA publishes a potential ceasefire post. Here’s how the Qs (QQQ) moved on a 1 min time-frame, it was about a +3.5% spike. Most of the move materialized in just 5 price bars of 1-min. Same QQQ chart over a 5min…

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  • Trading PnL Status

    Today (17 March 2026), S&P500 index continued its bounce from the Friday’s low close. SPY is still down by 1.8% year to date (YTD) as of writing this. The market has been mostly range bound with some recent lows on the back of geopolitical conflict in the middle east, with an immediate affect on energy…

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