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September 202639 posts
Closing BellRates Busy. Soft JOLTS. Oil Cooled. Gold Late Bear.Sep 29, 2026RTH PrepCash Went Red. Gold Soft. JOLTS Ahead.Sep 29, 2026Closing BellLadder Still Working. Cash Went Red. Gold Soft.Sep 28, 2026RTH PrepOil Spikes. Gold Soft. Week Opens Light.Sep 28, 2026Closing BellLadder Left Behind. Cash Went Green. Michigan Soft.Sep 25, 2026RTH PrepSoft Claims Held. Oil Maps Split. Week Still Through.Sep 25, 2026Closing BellSoft Claims. Oil Ladder Higher. Cash Flat Whip.Sep 24, 2026RTH PrepSoft After Flash. Claims Open. Weekly Still Through.Sep 24, 2026Closing BellFlash PMI Hot. Yields to 2007. Oil Soft Failed.Sep 23, 2026RTH PrepWeekly Still Through. Flash Opens. Oil Soft.Sep 23, 2026Closing BellRecord Nasdaq. Muse Bit Back.Sep 22, 2026RTH PrepWeekly Through +1SD. Speakers Open. Oil Soft.Sep 22, 2026Closing BellMeta Found Its Muse. Oil Soft. London Gets the Handoff.Sep 22, 2026RTH PrepPath Inherited. Overnight Through +1SD. Cash Has to Vote.Sep 21, 2026Closing BellThat “Messy” Nasdaq Tape Had a Map.Sep 18, 2026RTH PrepGreen Thursday Cash. New Map. G.17 Flat. LEI Next.Sep 18, 2026Closing BellOvernight Through +2SD Held Cash. Green Rebound. Path Inherits.Sep 17, 2026RTH PrepOvernight Through +2SD. Soft After the Hike. Housing Clocks.Sep 17, 2026Closing BellOvernight Through +1SD Failed Cash. Fed Hiked. Soft Close.Sep 16, 2026RTH PrepOvernight Through +1SD. Retail First. Statement Second.Sep 16, 2026Closing BellOvernight Bid Failed Cash. Soft Follow-Through. Leave Wednesday.Sep 15, 2026RTH PrepOvernight Bid Into +1SD. Positioning Day Into the Vote.Sep 15, 2026Closing BellAfter the Close Sept. 14: The Easy Band Was Overnight. Cash Soft. Wednesday Sealed.Sep 14, 2026RTH PrepQuiet Monday. Nasdaq Already Spent the Easy Band.Sep 14, 2026Closing BellAfter the Close Sept. 11: Twin Flip. Equities Closed Green. Week Still Red.Sep 11, 2026RTH PrepCore Printed Hot. Oil Gave Back the Easy Band.Sep 11, 2026RTH PrepOil Already Spent the Band. PPI Printed Hot on the Year.Sep 10, 2026Closing BellThe Coupon Cleared. Oil Cleared 100. CPI Is Still Friday.Sep 9, 2026RTH PrepThe 10-Year Is Today’s Coupon. CPI Is Still Friday.Sep 9, 2026Closing BellAfter the Close Sept. 8: Cash Voted. The Holiday Fill Did Not.Sep 8, 2026RTH PrepCash Reopens Into Supply. The Holiday Tape Is Not Accept.Sep 8, 2026Closing BellAfter the Close Sept. 4: Hot Payrolls, Red Close — And One Desk Trade That PaidSep 4, 2026RTH PrepHot Payrolls. Overnight Bid Sold Into PDC / CDO.Sep 4, 2026Closing BellAfter the Close Sept. 3: Nasdaq Accepted 29,201 — Gold Kept the Box BreakSep 3, 2026RTH PrepNasdaq Last Through 29,201 Overnight. Gold Left the Box.Sep 3, 2026Closing BellAfter the Close Sept. 2: Nasdaq Wick 29,201 — Close Still UnderSep 2, 2026RTH PrepNasdaq Still Under 29,201. Asia Sold. London Gilts Made a New High.Sep 2, 2026Closing BellNasdaq Accepted Below Daily -1SD. Crude Accepted Above +1SD.Sep 1, 2026RTH PrepGilts Broke to Their Highest Since 2008. September Opens Under That Weight.Sep 1, 2026
August 202635 posts
RTH PrepCrude Repriced the Overnight. August Still Has to Close.Aug 31, 2026Closing BellJackson Hole Barely Moved the Indexes, but It Repriced the Risk Beneath ThemAug 28, 2026RTH PrepA Quiet Index Tape Faces a Loud Jackson Hole TestAug 28, 2026Closing BellThe Indexes Rallied, but Pono Algo Traded the Structure Beneath the HeadlineAug 27, 2026RTH PrepNvidia Won the Earnings Test, but Nasdaq Still Has to Win the Breadth TestAug 27, 2026Closing BellNvidia Cleared the Earnings Bar. The Overnight Tape Still Has to Prove the Handoff.Aug 27, 2026RTH PrepHotter PCE Tests Nasdaq Leadership Before Nvidia EarningsAug 26, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Tech Bids as Oil Backs Off—But the Week’s Tests Are Still AheadAug 25, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Yield Pressure Tests Tech as Gold Holds Its BidAug 24, 2026Closing BellThe Never-Red Trade Was Planned Before the BellAug 21, 2026RTH PrepThe Overnight Bounce Did Not Get a Bond VoteAug 21, 2026RTH PrepEquities Are Opening Red. Claims Has Minutes to Change That.Aug 20, 2026Closing BellThe Green Close Had a Treasury Sponsor, Not a Dovish FedAug 19, 2026RTH PrepWall Street Is Green While Nasdaq Volatility Keeps Flashing a WarningAug 19, 2026Closing BellGold Traveled From One UW to the Next. The Alert Made the Location Actionable.Aug 18, 2026RTH PrepHousing Starts Broke Lower as NQ Reached the Decision Line Before the BellAug 18, 2026Closing BellThe Breakout Happened. The Acceptance Never Did.Aug 17, 2026RTH PrepNasdaq Tags Daily +1SD as Strong Factory Data Lifts Yields, Not BreadthAug 17, 2026Closing BellThe Most Expensive Bias Is the One That Just Paid YouAug 14, 2026RTH PrepWeak Retail Sales Put Nasdaq Futures Back at the 30,250 Decision LevelAug 14, 2026Closing BellNasdaq Knocked on Two Giant Doors in Two Days. Neither One Opened.Aug 13, 2026RTH PrepFlat Headline PPI Leaves Futures Trapped Inside the First Release RangeAug 13, 2026Closing BellCPI Relief Reached the Upper Band. Broad Acceptance Never Arrived.Aug 12, 2026RTH PrepIn-Line CPI Leaves Nasdaq Futures Testing the Upper Expected-Move BoundaryAug 12, 2026Closing BellThe Repair Failed in Large Caps, but Small Caps Refused the Risk-Off ScriptAug 11, 2026RTH PrepCrude's Overnight Reversal Leaves Gold as the Test for Equity RepairAug 11, 2026Closing BellCrude Reached +1SD as Tech and Small Caps Lost the Morning AnchorAug 10, 2026RTH PrepFlat Futures Hide the Real Monday Move: Crude, Rates and the Inflation TestAug 10, 2026RTH PrepPayrolls Fell 23,000. Nasdaq Is Trading the Yield Drop.Aug 7, 2026Closing BellCrude Confirmed While Nasdaq Defended Daily -1SDAug 7, 2026RTH PrepGold Is Above Weekly +2SD While Nasdaq Still Needs To LeadAug 6, 2026RTH PrepGold Broke +3SD While the Index Tape SplitAug 5, 2026Closing BellEvery Index Cleared +2SD as SpaceX Still Had to Prove the SpendingAug 4, 2026RTH PrepFutures Hold Higher Value Into JOLTS While Crude Tests Its Lower Daily BandAug 4, 2026RTH PrepAugust Opens With Oil Relief, but the Open Still Has To Prove It — Market Pulse for August 3, 2026Aug 3, 2026
July 202632 posts
RTH PrepAsia’s Rally Faces a New York Acceptance Test — Market Pulse for July 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026Closing BellThe Bounce Became Acceptance. Now Friday Has to Prove the Breadth.Jul 30, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: The AI Bounce Is Testing +1SD After a Growth MissJul 30, 2026RTH PrepOvernight Damage Healed Some. Oil Still Has the Tape — Market Pulse for July 29, 2026Jul 29, 2026RTH PrepThe Early ES Cushion Failed. Now the Tape Has to Reclaim Monday's Closes — Market Pulse for July 28, 2026Jul 28, 2026RTH PrepOil Relief Opened the Door. Now Nasdaq Has to Prove It — Market Pulse for July 27, 2026Jul 27, 2026RTH PrepDow-Led Rotation Leaves Nasdaq Behind as Intel Fades — Market Pulse for July 24, 2026Jul 24, 2026Closing BellOil Tops $100 as Big Tech Breaks — After the Close for July 23, 2026Jul 24, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Oil Breaks +1SD as Alphabet and Tesla Drive an Opening SelloffJul 23, 2026Closing BellOil Reclaims the Macro Lead as Nasdaq and Russell Fade — After the Close for July 22, 2026Jul 22, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Oil Shock and Iran Escalation Put the Open on DefenseJul 22, 2026Closing BellNasdaq and Russell Confirm the Rebound Above Daily +1SD While Oil Stays Elevated — After the Close for July 21, 2026Jul 21, 2026RTH PrepNasdaq Futures Test Daily +1SD as Gold and Oil Keep Macro Risk Elevated - Market Pulse for Tuesday, July 21, 2026Jul 21, 2026Closing BellNasdaq's Early Rebound Faded While Oil and Yields Kept the Pressure On — After the Close for July 20, 2026Jul 20, 2026RTH PrepNasdaq Futures Lead the Rebound After a Chip-Led Pullback - Market Pulse for Monday, July 20, 2026Jul 20, 2026Closing BellNasdaq Rebounds From Near Daily -2SD, but Weekly Damage Persists - After the Close for July 17, 2026Jul 17, 2026RTH PrepNasdaq Futures Trade Below Daily and Weekly Lower Bands as Semiconductor Selling Deepens - Market Pulse for Friday, July 17, 2026Jul 17, 2026Closing BellNasdaq Broke Below Its Daily Lower Band While Small Caps Held Support — After the Close for July 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026RTH PrepRetail Sales Remain Resilient While Gold Breaks Below Its Daily Expected-Move Range — Market Pulse for Thursday, July 16, 2026Jul 16, 2026Closing BellSofter PPI Supported Rotation, but Nasdaq Failed at 30,000 as Crude Remained Elevated — After the Close for July 15, 2026Jul 16, 2026RTH PrepSofter PPI Broadens Participation as Nasdaq Retreats From Its High and Crude Holds Near $80 — Market Pulse for Wednesday, July 15, 2026Jul 15, 2026Closing BellCooler CPI Supported a Nasdaq Recovery, but Elevated Crude Limited the Rebound — After the Close for July 14, 2026Jul 14, 2026RTH PrepCooler CPI Confronts $80 Crude as Bank Earnings Shape the Open — Market Pulse for Tuesday, July 14, 2026Jul 14, 2026Closing BellCrude Broke Above Its Expected-Move Range as Technology Led Monday's Decline — After the Close for July 13, 2026Jul 14, 2026RTH PrepCrude Tests Its Daily Upper Range as CPI Week Begins — Market Pulse for Monday, July 13, 2026Jul 13, 2026RTH PrepThursday's Rebound Meets a Calmer Oil Tape - Market Pulse for Friday, July 10, 2026Jul 10, 2026RTH PrepOil Cools Off the Extreme While Nasdaq Tries To Hold Leadership - Market Pulse for Thursday, July 9, 2026Jul 9, 2026RTH PrepOil Shock Tests Tech Leadership as FOMC Minutes Loom - Market Pulse for Wednesday, July 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026RTH PrepNasdaq Cools While Breadth Holds and the Trade Deficit Widens - Market Pulse for Tuesday, July 7, 2026Jul 7, 2026RTH PrepTech Leadership, Oil Relief, and the Weekly Map Reset - Market Pulse for Monday, July 6, 2026Jul 6, 2026RTH PrepSoft Payrolls Meet a Firmer Tape as Oil and Volatility Break Lower - Market Pulse for Thursday, July 2, 2026Jul 2, 2026RTH PrepWarsh, Jobs Week, and a Fresh Monthly Map - Market Pulse for Wednesday, July 1, 2026Jul 1, 2026
June 202620 posts
RTH PrepQuarter-End Rotation Tests Nasdaq Repair as Oil Relief Keeps ES Steady - Market Pulse for Tuesday, June 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026RTH PrepOil Relief Gives Bulls a Chance, but Fresh Weekly Levels Still Need Acceptance - Market Pulse for Monday, June 29, 2026Jun 29, 2026RTH PrepTech Pressure Returns as PCE Stays Hot and Oil Cools - Market Pulse for Friday, June 26, 2026Jun 26, 2026RTH PrepMicron Reignites AI While PCE Stays Firm and Oil Cools - Market Pulse for Thursday, June 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Tech Tries to Repair as Micron and Oil Relief Set the TestJun 24, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Tech Rout Tests the Tape as Volatility RepricesJun 23, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Buyers Test Calm as Oil Eases and Fed Risk Stays in FocusJun 22, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Ceasefire Relief Tests Hawkish-Fed Damage Before JuneteenthJun 18, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Fed Day Puts Buyers Back on Defense After Tech WashoutJun 17, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Futures Extend Rebound as Oil Slides and Fed Week BeginsJun 16, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Futures Jump as Oil Slides on Peace-Deal ReliefJun 15, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Buyers Test the Rebound After Tech’s WashoutJun 12, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Futures Firm as Oil, Rates, and Volatility Define the Risk MapJun 11, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: CPI, Crude, and Tech Risk Set the ToneJun 10, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse — June 9, 2026: Futures Stabilize as Yields, Oil, and CPI Setup Drive the TapeJun 9, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: Tech Rebounds While Oil Keeps Macro Risk in PlayJun 8, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse: A Split Tape Meets Softer Yields and Fresh Labor DataJun 5, 2026RTH PrepOil Risk Tests the Opening Range as AI Earnings Line Up - Market Pulse for Wednesday, June 3, 2026Jun 3, 2026RTH PrepJOLTS Takes the Mic as Nasdaq Leadership Faces the Levels - Market Pulse for Tuesday, June 2, 2026Jun 2, 2026RTH PrepAI PCs Kick Off June as Oil Jumps Into Jobs Week - Market Pulse for Monday, June 1, 2026Jun 1, 2026
May 202621 posts
RTH PrepRecord Highs, Oil Relief, and Month-End Acceptance - Market Pulse for Friday, May 29, 2026May 29, 2026RTH PrepMacro Reality Check Hits a Stretched Tape - Market Pulse for Thursday, May 28, 2026May 28, 2026RTH PrepNasdaq Stretch, Oil Flush, and Thursday Macro Risk Define the Breakout Test - Market Pulse for Wednesday, May 27, 2026May 27, 2026RTH PrepRecord-High Futures Face the Real Cash-Session Test as Oil Relief Gets Complicated - Market Pulse for Tuesday, May 26, 2026May 26, 2026RTH PrepRecord-High Futures Meet Holiday Liquidity as Oil Breaks Lower - Market Pulse for Monday, May 25, 2026May 25, 2026RTH PrepFutures Grind Higher Into Memorial Day Weekend, But Oil Headlines Still Own the Wheel - Market Pulse for Friday, May 22, 2026May 22, 2026RTH PrepNvidia Delivered, but Oil and Yields Are Still Testing the Tape - Market Pulse for Thursday, May 21, 2026May 21, 2026RTH PrepNvidia After the Close Is the Market's Real Test as Oil Cools and Futures Rebound - Market Pulse for Wednesday, May 20, 2026May 20, 2026RTH PrepChips Slip Before Nvidia Earnings as Oil Cools and ES/NQ Test the Stretch - Market Pulse for Tuesday, May 19, 2026May 19, 2026RTH PrepOil Cools as Equities Find a Bid, but Volatility Still Frames the Tape - Market Pulse for Monday, May 18, 2026May 18, 2026RTH PrepYield Shock Hits the Open as ES and NQ Test Stretched Q2 Levels - Market Pulse for Friday, May 15, 2026May 15, 2026RTH PrepPPI Shock Hits a Stretched Tape as Inflation Risk Moves Back to Center Screen - Market Pulse for Wednesday, May 13, 2026May 13, 2026RTH PrepHot CPI Hits a Stretched Tape as Oil Sits on the Volatility Switch - Market Pulse for Tuesday, May 12, 2026May 12, 2026RTH PrepRecord-High Pressure Meets Oil Shock Risk as ES, NQ, and RTY Stretch the Q2 Map - Market Pulse for Monday, May 11, 2026May 11, 2026RTH PrepJobs Beat Meets Record-High Pressure as NQ Stretches the Weekly Map - Market Pulse for Friday, May 8, 2026May 8, 2026RTH PrepRecord Highs Meet Oil Breakdown as Expected-Move Stretch Builds - Market Pulse for Thursday, May 7, 2026May 7, 2026RTH PrepCrude Tests Extreme Support as AI Bulls Keep the Tape Bid - Market Pulse for Wednesday, May 6, 2026May 6, 2026RTH PrepRisk Bounces as Oil Cools, But NQ Still Lives Above Quarterly StretchMay 5, 2026RTH PrepOil Risk Keeps Pressure on Risk Appetite as NQ Tests Quarterly StretchMay 4, 2026Expected MovesDaily Expected Moves - Monday, May 4, 2026May 4, 2026RTH PrepApple Keeps the Rally Alive as NQ Pushes Into Quarterly StretchMay 1, 2026
April 202626 posts
RTH PrepAI Earnings Split the Tape as GDP Strength Keeps the Fed Boxed InApr 30, 2026RTH PrepFed Day and Four-Mag-7 Earnings Put NQ Leadership on TrialApr 29, 2026Expected MovesDaily Expected Moves - Tuesday, April 28, 2026Apr 28, 2026RTH PrepNQ Holds the Leadership Baton as Consumer Confidence and Visa Earnings Test the TapeApr 28, 2026RTH PrepNQ Leads Into Big Tech Earnings Week as Hormuz Headlines Keep Oil BidApr 27, 2026Expected MovesExpected Moves — April 27, 2026Apr 24, 2026RTH PrepNQ +1.13% Ahead of UoM Sentiment: Key Levels for Risk-On/OffApr 24, 2026Expected MovesExpected Moves — April 24, 2026Apr 23, 2026RTH PrepVIX 19.4: Unemployment Claims 211K in focus. ES, NQ slide.Apr 23, 2026Expected MovesExpected Moves — April 23, 2026Apr 22, 2026RTH PrepFutures Rise 1% Ahead of Key Earnings and DataApr 22, 2026Expected MovesExpected Moves — April 22, 2026Apr 21, 2026RTH PrepFutures Rise 0.4% as Trump Extends Iran Truce — Market PulseApr 21, 2026Expected MovesExpected Moves — April 21, 2026Apr 20, 2026GammaGamma Flip research — Week of April 21, 2026Apr 20, 2026Options DataHow to Trade Expected Moves and Gamma Flip LinesApr 20, 2026RTH PrepSoaring jet fuel prices threaten to drive up summer trave... — Market PulseApr 20, 2026Expected MovesDaily Expected Moves — April 17, 2026Apr 17, 2026RTH PrepOil Crashes 13% as Iran Peace Talks Shake Global Markets — Equities Rip to New HighsApr 17, 2026Expected MovesDaily Expected Moves — April 16, 2026Apr 16, 2026Expected MovesDaily Expected Moves — April 15, 2026Apr 15, 2026Expected MovesDaily Expected Moves — April 14, 2026Apr 14, 2026Expected MovesDaily Expected Moves — April 13, 2026Apr 13, 2026RTH PrepMarket Pulse — Monday, April 13, 2026Apr 13, 2026Expected MovesDaily Expected Moves — April 12, 2026Apr 12, 2026GammaGamma Flip research — Week of April 14, 2026Apr 12, 2026