IwmInteresting spot here ...
Bulls see Inverted H&S
Bears see , rising wedge
I see an inflection point.
We are sitting at the bottom of a wedge.. depending on what happens the next 2 days
We either test 204 or 217
Below 208.00 and iwm goes straight to 204.00
Above 212.00 and 217 comes ...
209 is daily 200ema
216 is daily 200sma and weekly 50ma
So 209-216 is chop....
ETF market
SPY/QQQ Plan Your Trade for 6-17: Top Resistance PatternToday's pattern suggests the SPY/QQQ will move into a type of topping pattern, attempting to identify resistance, then roll away from that resistance level and trend downward.
I suggest the news related to the conflict between Israel & Iran may continue to drive market trends with traders moving away from uncertainty near these recent highs.
Silver makes a big move higher. Gold will likely follow later this week or early next week.
BTCUSD moves into a sideways FLAGGING pattern - possibly attempting a BIG BREAKDOWN event over the next few weeks.
Overall, the markets look like they are poised for a very big move - just waiting for the GREEN LINK (GO).
Stay safe. Protect capital and HEDGE.
Get some.
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GLD Weekly Trade Setup — June 16, 2025🪙 GLD Weekly Trade Setup — June 16, 2025
🎯 Instrument: GLD (SPDR Gold Shares)
📉 Strategy: Short Bias via Puts
📅 Entry Timing: Market Open
📈 Confidence Level: 65%
🧠 Technical & Sentiment Snapshot
Current Price: $311.78
5-Min Chart: Below EMAs (10/50/200); RSI ≈ 34 → short-term oversold
Daily Chart: Above 10EMA ($309.94), RSI ≈ 56 → neutral-to-bullish
Bollinger Bands: Near lower band on M5 → volatility likely
Support/Resistance:
• Support: $311.68 / $307.28
• Resistance: $312.20 / $313.00
🗞️ Market Sentiment Overview
VIX: Elevated at 20.82 → high risk premium environment
Options Flow: Heavily put-weighted near $305–$310 strikes
Max Pain: $285 → bearish options bias into expiration
News: Geopolitical tensions increase flight-to-safety temporarily, but fading momentum fuels retrace setups
🔽 Recommended Trade: GLD PUT
Parameter Value
🎯 Strike $307.00
💵 Entry Price $0.84
🎯 Profit Target $1.25–$1.70
🛑 Stop Loss $0.50
📅 Expiry June 20, 2025
📏 Size 1 contract
⚖️ Confidence 65%
🧷 Trade Plan
📥 Entry: At market open
📈 PT Zone: $1.25 to $1.70 premium, based on drop to $306–307
🛑 Stop: If premium drops to $0.50 OR GLD breaks above $313
💰 Risk Mgmt: Keep exposure <2% of total account equity
⚠️ Key Considerations
Upside Risk: Sudden bullish shift or risk-off headlines can drive reversal
Time Decay: Premium erosion risk is higher if GLD consolidates
Volatility Drag: VIX dropping could suppress put premiums quickly
🧾 TRADE_DETAILS (JSON)
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💡 If GLD struggles to reclaim $312.20 at the open, the put setup becomes attractive. Breakout above $313? Exit quickly.
SPY Breaks Rising Wedge! Gamma Wall Rejected. Jun 17SPY Breaks Rising Wedge! Gamma Wall Rejected — Bearish Momentum Building Into OPEX 🔻
🔬 GEX (Gamma Exposure) Sentiment Breakdown:
* Gamma Resistance Above:
* Gamma Wall / Call Resistance: $602
* $603–$604.50 = additional CALL walls (2nd & 3rd tier resistance)
* $606.37 = Local high; unlikely to reclaim without macro tailwind
* PUT Walls / Downside Zones:
* $597 = HVL + Key Flip Level
* $595 = 1st Major PUT Support (Highest negative NET GEX)
* $593 / $590 = deeper GEX-supported flush zones
* Options Flow Metrics:
* IVR: 19.4 (slightly below avg)
* IVx avg: 19
* PUT Flow: 91.5% 🟥
* GEX Sentiment: 🔴🔴🔴 (Bearish dealer positioning + skewed delta exposure)
* Interpretation:
* Heavy call rejection at $602 combined with high PUT flow suggests dealers are short gamma.
* If SPY closes below $597, gamma exposure flips net negative — potential acceleration into $595/$593.
🧠 15-Minute SMC Breakdown:
* Current Price: $598.00
* Structure Overview:
* Clean rising wedge break
* Two CHoCHs confirmed at top → shift from bullish to bearish control
* Price broke into demand box (~$597–$598), testing support
* Volume spiked on breakdown = institutional participation confirmed
* Trend View:
* Uptrend is broken.
* Now entering potential distribution-to-downtrend transition phase
🧭 Trade Scenarios:
🟥 Bearish Breakdown Setup (High Probability):
* Trigger: Clean breakdown below $597
* Target 1: $595 (GEX Put wall)
* Target 2: $593 / $590
* Stop-loss: Above $600.50
Gamma flip + SMC structure shift supports downside. Dealer flows likely exacerbate drop under $597.
🟩 Bullish Reclaim Setup (Low Probability):
* Trigger: Reclaim of $602 with volume
* Target 1: $604.50
* Target 2: $606.50 (high)
* Stop-loss: Below $597.50
Only possible with major market strength, such as dovish Fed cues or macro catalysts.
📌 My Thoughts:
* SPY is showing signs of weakness across the board — structure, options flow, and volume confirm sellers stepping in.
* Put flows are extreme (>90%), so bounces may be brief and used to reload shorts.
* This is not a dip to buy blindly — best play is momentum PUTs under $597, tight risk control.
* Ideal setup for zero-day or 1DTE options trades with defined exits.
📉 Conclusion:
SPY failed to hold $602 Gamma Wall, rejected hard, and now tests $597 support. With options sentiment flipping negative and SMC structure breaking down, a drop to $595 or lower is increasingly likely.
Disclaimer: This analysis is for educational purposes only. Always manage risk and trade based on your plan.
Nightly $SPY / $SPX Scenarios for June 17, 2025🔮 Nightly AMEX:SPY / SP:SPX Scenarios for June 17, 2025 🔮
🌍 Market-Moving News 🌍
📈 U.S. Retail Spending Holds Firm
May’s retail sales were flat month-over-month, defying expectations of a slowdown. Core retail sales (ex-autos) edged up +0.2%, signaling resilience in consumer purchases—an encouraging sign for economic momentum
🤖 Tesla’s Robotaxi Buzz Accelerates
Tesla stock surged after a weekend robotaxi video surfaced ahead of its planned Austin launch. A viral clip showed a Model Y “robotaxi” navigating traffic autonomously, sparking fresh investor enthusiasm despite safety debates
📊 BoJ Holds Rates; Dollar Edges Higher
Japan’s central bank left policy unchanged at 0.5%, maintaining its dovish bias. This lifted the dollar slightly versus the yen, drawing focus to global interest-rate divergence
📊 Key Data Releases 📊
📅 Tuesday, June 17:
8:30 AM ET – Retail Sales (May)
Consumer purchases are tracked, excluding autos. Monitor if activity stays steady despite inflation and rate pressures.
9:15 AM ET – Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization (May)
Provides insight into factory activity and plant usage—a gauge of economic health amid global slowdown concerns.
10:00 AM ET – Business Inventories (April)
Shows stock levels held by wholesalers and manufacturers. Higher inventories with weaker sales may signal slowing demand.
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This information is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Always consult a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.
📌 #trading #stockmarket #economy #news #trendtao #charting #technicalanalysis
This Just Went Nuclear - Explosive Move!Uranium prices have surged due to several key factors:
- Increased demand for nuclear energy – Many countries are expanding nuclear power to meet clean energy goals.
- Geopolitical tensions – Supply disruptions from Russia and Niger have tightened the market.
- Underinvestment in uranium mining – Years of low prices led to reduced production, creating a supply deficit.
- Government policies – The U.S. and other nations are prioritizing domestic uranium production for energy security.
- Rising uranium prices – Spot prices have climbed significantly, boosting mining stocks.
We are near some major resistance and expect some profit taking to occur.
Names Like NYSE:OKLO NYSE:SMR AMEX:URNM AMEX:URA NASDAQ:CEG should be on watch for a strong selloff.
$MSTU – Breakout Brewing or Bull Trap? Here’s My TakeSwing Setup | Risk/Reward 3:1 | Watching MACD & Ichimoku
📊 This is a leveraged ETF that tracks NASDAQ:MSTR , and it’s setting up for a potential breakout. Here’s the breakdown:
🔍 Chart Context:
Price: $8.11 (as of June 11, 2025)
Target: $11.40 area (+40.57%)
Stop: $7.07 (–12.82%)
R:R: 3.16 – attractive setup for swing or momentum traders.
📈 Technical Breakdown:
✅ MACD Histogram just flipped positive. That’s a momentum shift after weeks of red. We’re at the zero line—any crossover here historically leads to explosive moves in leveraged ETFs like this.
✅ Ichimoku Cloud: Price is above the cloud, which is thin and transitioning to bullish. Lagging span (Chikou) is starting to clear previous price action. This is a classic bullish continuation signal—only if price confirms.
✅ Structure: Consolidation zone forming a base at ~$8.00. We've had several failed breakdowns, and bulls have absorbed the selling. If it clears $8.50 with volume, I expect short-covering and fresh entries to flood in.
⚠️ Resistance Zones:
$9.15: Local high and volume shelf
$11.40: Target based on prior impulse leg (April rally leg cloned)
💡 Strategy:
I’m long with size, aiming for a 40%+ move, using MSTR’s volatility as tailwind.
Stop is below recent higher low — invalidation is clean.
If it breaks $8.50 with strength and MSTR joins the move, I’ll consider adding.
🔄 This is a leveraged play—don’t diamond hand it. Monitor daily. It can move 10-15% in a single session.
Drop your thoughts or alternative plays. Are you using MSTU or trading NASDAQ:MSTR directly?
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF pump incoming?You're looking at Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF, symbol SCHD, and have some clear price targets and potential scenarios in mind.
Based on the current information, SCHD's last price at 10:20:50 AM PDT on June 16, 2025, is **$26.875**.
Here's a breakdown of your analysis:
* **Key Resistance for Upside:** You're looking for SCHD to **hold above $26.90** for continuous upside.
* **Upside Target:** If it holds, your next target is at least **$27.40** in the next few days.
* **Potential Downside:** You acknowledge it could drop to **$26.40**.
* **200-Day Moving Average:** The 200-day moving average is at **$25.886**, which you suggest might be retested.
* **Shorting Opportunity:** If the 200-day moving average is retested and it doesn't make a higher high first, you'd consider a short position.
* **Scaling In:** If it hits a **higher high of $27.00** in the next few hours, you'd consider slowly scaling in.
It's important to remember that these are technical analysis points and market movements can be unpredictable. Keeping an eye on the volume and overall market sentiment along with these price levels will be crucial for your trading decisions.
QQQ On The Rise! BUY!
My dear friends,
My technical analysis for QQQ is below:
The market is trading on 526.92 pivot level.
Bias - Bullish
Technical Indicators: Both Super Trend & Pivot HL indicate a highly probable Bullish continuation.
Target - 530.98
About Used Indicators:
A pivot point is a technical analysis indicator, or calculations, used to determine the overall trend of the market over different time frames.
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SPY/QQQ Plan Your Trade For 6-16 : Up-Down-Up PatternToday's Up-Down-Up Pattern suggests the markets will transition into a moderate upward trending price bar - which is quite interesting in the world we have today.
War and a big weekend of events, protests and other new items could drive market trends over the next few days.
Still, the SPY Cycle Pattern for today is an Up-Down-Up - which suggests last Thursday was an Up bar, last Friday was a Down bar, and today should be an Up bar.
The Gold/Silver pattern is a POP pattern in Counter-trend.
I believe the US markets are benefiting as a safe-haven for capital as the global turmoil drives global investors to seek safety and security for their capital.
That means as long as the world continues to spin out of control, the US markets and the US-Dollar will act as a moderate safe-haven for capital.
Gold and Silver should also benefit from this global chaos.
Bitcoin is benefiting from the strength of the US markets (and the technology sector) as well.
Let's see how this week start to play out. I'm waiting for some more news.
Could be very interesting this week.
Get some.
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XLP Long XLP is building liquidity below $80.76. A stop-hunt below that level, followed by a reclaim and bounce into resistance, fits a classic technical reversal pattern.
Backed by defensive fund sentiment and sector rotation news, this trade setup combines both technical edge and macro strength.
Trade Thesis: Liquidity Grab Below $80.76
Liquidity build: XLP is consolidating just below the key support level at $80.76, where stop orders likely cluster.
Hunt pattern: We expect a sharp move slightly below that level—hunting stops—followed by a quick bounce.
Post-stop recovery: After triggering the stops, XLP should reclaim $80.76, rallying into the nearby resistance zone around $82.50–$83.20.
📈 Technical Setup
Support structure:
Green zone between $79.80–$80.76 — a well-defined demand area. Prior rebounds from here signal buyers waiting to pounce.
Resistance zone:
Red area between $82.05–$82.84 — a supply zone with overhead resistance, target for profit-taking.
Expectations:
A dip below $80.76 triggers stop-loss liquidity.
A swift bounce back above $80.76 confirms reversal.
First target: mid-resistance ~ $82.05; full move towards high end (~$82.84).
🔎 Professional Observation
The chart shows classic liquidity sweep behavior: small dip, then strong reversal.
Using stop-hunt logic increases odds—institutions often design moves like this to trigger stops before reversing.
Weekly $SPY / $SPX Scenarios for June 16–20, 2025 🔮 Weekly AMEX:SPY / SP:SPX Scenarios for June 16–20, 2025 🔮
🌍 Market-Moving News 🌍
🏦 Fed Holds Rates, Powell Expresses Caution
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep rates at 4.25–4.50%, though Chair Powell likely won’t provide fresh guidance. Markets see limited upside without stronger inflation or growth cues
💱 Dollar Strengthens on Geopolitical Risk
The U.S. dollar rose slightly as investors flocked to safe assets amid global tensions with Iran. Treasury yields eased slightly on risk-off flows
🛢️ Oil Near Multi-Week Highs on Mideast & OPEC Dynamics
Oil held near seven-week highs (~$67–70/barrel), buoyed by Iran-Israel tensions and OPEC+ output hikes (411K bpd added from May–July), offset by demand concerns .
⚠️ G7 Summit Faces Heightened Stakes
G7 finance ministers meet in Canada under pressure from Middle East escalation. Watch for policy coordination and commentary on trade, inflation, and global economic risks .
📊 Key Data Releases & Events 📊
📅 Monday, June 16
Regular markets open after Juneteenth holiday
Quiet day; oil & geopolitical headlines dominate
📅 Tuesday, June 17
8:30 AM ET – Retail Sales (May): Signals consumer spending strength/duration
8:30 AM ET – CPI (May): Confirms inflation trend post-CPI cooler reading
10:00 AM ET – Housing Starts & Building Permits (May): Gauges housing market demand
Unexpected Tesla Robotaxi Demo (Austin): Watch for surprise developments this week
📅 Wednesday, June 18
Global Central Bank Day: FOMC, BoE, BoJ policy updates; U.S. Fed will most likely hold steady
📅 Thursday, June 19 – Juneteenth Holiday – U.S. markets closed
📅 Friday, June 20
8:30 AM ET – Existing Home Sales (May): Measures U.S. housing activity
10:00 AM ET – Leading Economic Indicators (May): Early snapshot of economic momentum
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This information is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Always consult a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.
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$SPY Watchlist Plan: Week of 6/17Watchlist Plan: Week of 6/17
Stock Near All-Time High
Approaching ATH at 613.23 — key pivot zone
Break and hold above: Look for calls targeting momentum continuation (e.g., 620, 630 psychological levels)
Rejection off ATH: Look for puts targeting a retracement toward 599, then 568
Retracement and Support Zones
599: Micro support on smaller timeframes (15m/1h). Watch for intraday bounce or breakdown.
568: Key downside target if rejection at ATH confirms and 599 fails. Consider swing puts toward this level.
Also monitor the 585–590 range for potential consolidation or minor support.
Game Plan Triggers
Bullish confirmation:
Clean break and hold above 613.23 with strong volume
Market-wide risk-on tone (SPY, QQQ green)
Bearish setup:
Strong rejection at or below ATH
Market-wide pullback or macro weakness (especially in tech or consumer sectors)
Catalysts
June 17 (Monday): Retail Sales Report — gauge of consumer strength
June 18 (Tuesday): Unemployment Claims — snapshot of labor market health
Strong data may fuel market optimism
Weak data could tilt market bearish
Additional Notes
Watch for volume divergence near ATH — breakout with low volume can trap longs
Use pre-market action to frame bias: gap up with follow-through = strength; gap up followed by fade = weakness
Keep an eye on VIX and bond yields for macro pressure indicators
SPY Technical Analysis - Jun 16⏱️ 1‑Hour Chart Overview
Key Zones
* Support: $597–$601 — built on put-gamma support
* Resistance: $605–$607 — topped by call-gamma walls
Bias: Cautiously bullish — awaiting confirmation above $600–601
Trade Idea:
* Structure: Bull call spread (600/605 strikes)
* Targets:
* T1: $605 (initial gamma cap)
* T2: $607 (upper gamma wall)
* Invalidation: Break decisively below $595
Management:
* Entry: Buy near $600–601 with bullish candle and supportive volume
* Scaling: Start small and layer in if price holds
* Exit:
* Take partial profits at $605
* Trail to $607
* Exit if SPY drops below $595
Why It Works: Gamma flows from option expiries tend to provide momentum near the spread’s strikes, and the debit structure defines both risk and reward.
⏳ 15‑Minute Chart (Intraday Entry)
Setup Window: Zooming in for precise entry within 1‑hour framework
What to Observe
1. Pullback to $600–601
* Look for a bullish reversal candle (hammer, engulfing) on 15‑m
* Ideally, with increasing volume
2. Confirmation Signal
* Break above the high of that reversal candle
* Volume support confirms genuine demand
3. Momentum Alignment
* Pair with an intraday oscillator (e.g., Muscle mover, RSI rising)
* Candles should show higher lows or extended wick above support
15‑Minute Trade Rules
* Entry: Market or limit buy on a 15‑m candle closing above reversal high (~$601)
* Stop: Under that candle’s low (e.g., ~$599.50)
* Profit Scaling:
* Partial de‑risk at ~$605
* Full exit planned at ~$607
🚦 Multi‑Timeframe Strategy Summary
1‑Hour: Macro bias and strike framework
15‑Min: Precision entry zone & risk control
Spread Trade: Leverages GEX structure for momentum capture
Risk Defined: Debit known, stops clear
Upside Potential: Push toward gamma-neutralizing walls
Flow Edge: Option hedging dynamics predominantly active around spread levels
🧠 Watchlist
* Price behavior near $600–601 on 15‑m
* Volume surge with bullish candle
* Macro drivers: Fed noise, SPX futures action, sector rotation
* Shifts in implied volatility that may affect spread pricing
Trade with discipline — defined risk, entry precision, steady management.
Disclaimer: Not financial advice. All trading involves risk; do your own due diligence.