Opening: XBI October 16th 142/152/180/190 Iron Condor... for a 2.86 credit.
Comments: IV isn't as high as I would like, but this isn't the greatest premium-selling market at the moment with VIX sub-15 ... . Generally looking to keep some theta on and burning, while keeping some powder dry on the side for any higherIV slopportunities that come along.
Metrics:
Max Profit: 2.86 ($286)
Max Loss: 7.14 ($714)
ROC at Max: 40.0%
ROC at 50% Max: 20.0%
ROC at 10% of the width of the widest wing: 14.0%
Will generally look to money, take, run at 10% of the width of the wing (1.00/$100).
ETF market
Opening: SMH October 16th 510/520/620/630 Iron Condor... for a 4.20 credit.
Comments: High ETF IV at >35. Probably could've gone a smidge wider to give me more room to be wrong and still collect 1/3rd the width of the wings in credit ... .
Metrics:
Max Profit: 4.20 ($420)
Max Loss/Buying Power Effect: 5.80 ($580)
ROC at Max: 72.1%
ROC at 50% Max: 36.2%
ROC at 10% of the Width of the Widest Wing: 17.2%
Will generally look to money, take, run at 10% of the width of the wing (i.e., 1.00/$100).
Opening: QQQ October 9th 683/693/2 x 770/775 Double Double IC... for a 2.86 credit.
Comments: Selling the 25 delta short option on the put side, 2 x the -13 on the call to accommodate skew in the expiry nearest 45 DTE.
Metrics:
Max Profit: 2.86 ($286)
Max Loss/Buying Power Effect: 7.14 ($714)
ROC at Max: 40.1%
ROC at 50% Max: 20.0%
ROC at 10% of the Width of the Wing: 14.0%
Looking to money, take, run on these at 10% of the width of the widest wing (1.00/$100).
Opening: QQQ September 25th 687/697 Short Put Vertical... for a 1.75 credit.
Comments: Delta hedge, selling the 25 delta put and erecting the long out from there to pick up around 5 long delta.
This is probably not a good standalone trade, since you generally want to opt for directionally bullish on weakness plus higher IV. Will look to add in an oppositional side when and if my net delta starts to skew positive.
Position Net Delta/Theta: -5.23/11.55.
Wave 4 of 5 of 5 we have 5 of 5 still 8/29 9/3 TOP The chart posted is the spy as I see the wave structure that has formed . I have two cycles now into 8/29 to 9/3 and the next spirals grouping . I would wait for the puts until we print 783/791 focus 788 into the next cycle turn best of trades WAVETIMER
Spiral event nearing 9/09 to 9/11 from Feb 19 th2025 top F14The chart posted is my work based on golden ratio Spirals from the Spiral Calendar . On sept 10 th . We have a cluster of spiral from 9/3 to 9/10 Each turn is from a past major high and low to calculate spirals Also on sept 10th we will have a NEW MOON . I am looking for an Event on 9/10 week. So I have now moved back to 100 % cash . It is my view that since we are at the 25th anniversary of 9/11 that the time window from 9/10 to11/3/2026 The world and world markets will be in a Negative time period . This could be the window of a major Decline .based also on the 4 yr cycle low due the week of 10/16 .Best of trades WAVETIMER
NLR 1D: Three Months Inside a Zone, and the Way OutThe layer opened a zone in June. Price has just left it. NLR, the uranium and nuclear ETF, spent the summer inside a single Accumulate zone on the daily chart, and the panel now reads NO ACCUMULATION for the first time since it opened. That change of state - not the stamps themselves - is what this post is about.
A stamp is not a call. It is the start of a zone. In early June, with price around the mid-120s and sitting on the reference the layer had been carrying up since winter, Accumulate marked the chart. From that bar on, the question was never "did the stamp work" - it was "how long, and how deep, is the accumulation going to run". The answer turned out to be roughly three months and about a fifth of the price.
Inside the zone the reference kept doing its job. Price traded under the June level for seven weeks and worked down to the low 100s. The reference reset to the mid-100s with it, and the layer marked again at the low near 103, 22 bars ago - the same zone deepening, not a second opinion. That is what accumulation looks like on a daily clock: a long, unglamorous stretch below a line that keeps adapting downward while the market decides.
The exit is what changed this week. Price has climbed back through the whole summer decline and sits at 125.02, about ten percent above a reference that has since adapted up to 113.63. The panel switching to NO ACCUMULATION is the layer saying the zone has been left, not that it has stopped watching. Zones are meant to be exited in one of two directions. This one was exited upward.
Relative volume reads HIGH on this leg. That is the part that separates this exit from the low-participation returns we have written about elsewhere. Price leaving a zone on expanding participation is a stronger fact than price leaving it on quiet tape. It is a fact about the move that already happened - not a statement about the next one.
A caveat that belongs here. Zones can be exited downward too, and those charts do not get posted as often. Every chart you see was chosen by somebody. We say that out loud so the example stays an example and does not become a promise.
What we are watching, stated without a direction. Price is back at the level where the zone first opened. Acceptance means any pullback toward 113.63 is bought and the area holds as support the chart built for itself. Rejection means the mid-120s cap the move and price works back toward the line - back toward the zone it just left. Both are information. Neither is a forecast.
The layer has gone quiet. Twenty-two bars of silence while price moves is not a malfunction. A slow tool that marks a zone, tracks it for three months, and then says nothing on the way out is doing exactly what it was built to do.
Educational market commentary - not financial advice.
SPY Is Back At 771.58 With The Daily Turning Bull.SPY Is Back At 771.58 With The Daily Turning Bull.
SPY returned to the 771.58 ceiling and is trading 771.10, testing it again - but this time the daily timeframe has turned constructive, showing a long thesis with top-quartile conviction and an entry forming. The two-week range ceiling is being pressed with the higher timeframe finally on side, unlike the earlier rejections. The hourly surface is still short-term cool, so it is not confirmed, but this is the strongest test of 771.58 yet. A confirmed close above it is the event. Neutral until it clears.
Resistance: 771.58 - the ceiling being tested
Key resistance: 773.82 - shelf above
Current price: 771.10
Support: 768.15 - first support
Key support: 765.71 - the reclaimed pivot
Structural floor: 762.57 - the range floor
Two paths from here:
It closes above 771.58 and the range breaks up. With the daily now bullish, a confirmed close above 771.58 resolves the two-week range up and opens 773.82. Daily conviction behind a breakout is the strongest configuration - this is the one to watch.
It rejects 771.58 again. The ceiling has capped every attempt for two weeks. A rejection and a loss of 765.71 puts price back in the range. Until the close clears, the wall stands.
SPY is testing 771.58 for the fourth time, but now with the daily turned bullish behind it. A confirmed close above 771.58 finally breaks the range up; a rejection keeps it boxed. The higher-timeframe support makes this the best-supported test yet - watching the close.
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Research 28.08.2026🌏 Markets:
AMEX:SPY -0.04 -0.01%(pre/m)
NASDAQ:QQQ -1.65 -0.23%(pre/m)
🆕 Economic News:
09:45 USA – Chicago PMI
10:00 USA – Fed Chair Warsh Speech
10:00 USA – Michigan Consumer Sentiment Final
10:00 USA – Non Farm Payrolls Annual Revision Prel
20:00 USA – Jackson Hole Symposium
📈 Gap Ups
Reaction to earnings/guidance:
NYSE:ESTC NYSE:GAP NASDAQ:AFRM NYSE:BBAR NYSE:HAFN NYSE:FRO $
Other news:
Shares of NASDAQ:SOLS soared early Friday after the company called off a dramatic acquisition that would have turned the company into even more of an AI play.
NASDAQ:TTWO shares rise after Rockstar Games releases extended GTA VI preview
Mounjaro, Eli Lilly’s NYSE:LLY diabetes drug, received FDA approval for the treatment of heart disease. NYSE:NVO shares are falling.
📉 Gap Downs
Reaction to earnings/guidance:
NASDAQ:MRVL NASDAQ:IREN NYSE:RBRK $S NASDAQ:ADSK NASDAQ:WDAY NYSE:MNSO NASDAQ:ULTA
Other news:
Bloomberg reported that a consortium comprising Advent International and Stripe had abandoned plans to acquire NASDAQ:PYPL
‼️ Additional
BTC posted the largest weekly gain in dollar terms in its history and its strongest percentage gain since March 2023 — Galaxy Research.
Fed Chair Warsh is scheduled to speak today at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.
Musk expects SpaceX revenue to reach $3.5 trillion by 2033.
📋 List of tickers involved:
NYSE:ESTC NYSE:GAP NASDAQ:AFRM NYSE:BBAR NYSE:HAFN NYSE:FRO NASDAQ:SOLS NASDAQ:TTWO NYSE:LLY NYSE:NVO NASDAQ:MRVL NASDAQ:IREN NYSE:RBRK $S NASDAQ:ADSK NASDAQ:WDAY NYSE:MNSO NASDAQ:ULTA NASDAQ:PYPL
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SPY Finds Support — Now Jackson Hole Decides Whether It HoldsSPY is finding support after its recent pullback, leaving the broader bullish structure intact for now. The more important question today is whether the macro backdrop gives buyers a reason to defend it.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech is the key catalyst.
The market already expects Warsh to remain firm on inflation and keep further tightening on the table. So simply saying inflation remains too high is unlikely to be enough to break SPY support. What matters is whether he goes further and makes another rate hike — particularly in September — look materially more likely.
What would help support hold?
A cautiously hawkish Warsh who acknowledges sticky inflation but remains data-dependent would likely be digestible for equities. If Treasury yields remain contained or fall after the speech, that would suggest the market has already absorbed the Fed's hawkish stance.
That would leave the existing earnings and momentum backdrop in control and increase the probability that buyers continue defending SPY's current support zone.
What would threaten the support?
The risk is a genuine hawkish surprise: Warsh suggesting policy needs to become more restrictive rather than simply keeping that option open.
The transmission to watch would be:
Warsh turns more hawkish → rate-hike expectations rise → 2Y and 10Y Treasury yields move higher → equity discount rates rise → SPY support comes under pressure.
A stronger dollar alongside rising yields and relative weakness in technology would strengthen that bearish signal.
So today's event isn't simply about whether Warsh sounds hawkish or dovish.
The cleaner signal is the market's reaction.
If Warsh sounds hawkish and yields struggle to rise while SPY holds support, that is constructive — the bad news is likely already discounted.
If yields break higher and SPY loses support with momentum, Jackson Hole may have introduced a fresh tightening risk that could weigh on equities into September.
For now, support is holding. Today tells us whether the macro narrative validates it or breaks it.
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$SPY & $SPX — Levels and Scenarios for Friday, August 28, 2026🔮 AMEX:SPY & SPCFD:SPX — Levels and Scenarios for Friday, August 28, 2026
📊 Key U.S. Economic Data (ET)
10:00 AM | Payrolls Revision | Previous: -911K
10:00 AM | Consumer Sentiment | Forecast: 51.0 | Previous: 51.0
10:00 AM | Inflation Expectations | Previous: 4.3%
All Day | Jackson Hole
10:00 AM | Fed Speaker: Warsh Speaks
⚠️ For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.
📌 #Fed #Payrolls #ConsumerSentiment #Inflation #JacksonHole
SPY Finalizing Impulsive Leg Prior to Larger‑Cycle RetracementThe short‑term Elliott Wave outlook for the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) continues to indicate that the cycle from the June 27 low is progressing as a well‑defined impulse. From that low, wave ((i)) advanced to 756.22, followed by a measured pullback in wave ((ii)) that found support at 725.96, as reflected in the one‑hour chart. The ETF then resumed its upward trajectory in wave ((iii)), which developed as an impulse of lesser degree. Within this structure, wave (i) concluded at 746.55, and the subsequent retracement in wave (ii) ended at 737.68. Momentum strengthened again as wave (iii) extended toward 776.85. The pullback in wave (iv) unfolded as a triangle, ultimately terminating at 771.29. The final leg, wave (v), carried the ETF to 779.37, completing wave ((iii)) in higher degree.
The market then entered a corrective phase as wave ((iv)) unfolded in a zigzag formation. From the wave ((iii)) peak, wave (a) declined to 765.86, while wave (b) recovered to 772.47. The final leg, wave (c), moved lower and ended at 761.99, completing the corrective structure. With this development, the ETF has turned higher again, initiating wave ((v)). In the near term, the key pivot remains at 725.96. As long as this level holds, any pullback is expected to attract buyers within a three‑ or seven‑swing sequence, supporting the broader bullish outlook.
TBNK projectionI’m long TBNK, targeting a move from $52 to $70. Technically, the stock appears to be repeating the bullish pattern seen after its March pullback, which continued through late April. While many bank stocks remain range-bound, TBNK offers an attractive dividend yield of nearly 3%, providing income while the trade develops. In my view, the combination of bullish momentum, upside potential, and dividend income makes this a compelling setup.
Rolling: SMH August 21st 500/510/695/705 IC... to the September 18th 470/480/600/610 for a .93 credit.
4.34 net credits collected.
Comments: I originally opened the 500/510/695/705 for a 3.41 credit. (See Post Below). With the short call vertical converging on worthless, the put side in test, and only 21 days to go, I rolled out the call side, then the put side such that I received a net credit.
I still have the August 21st 470/480/650/660 on, which I'm going to leave alone for now, since it's not in test, and the short call vertical side still has a smidgeon of extrinsic left in it.
PATH TO HIGHER LEVELS STILL INTACTTechnical Read on This Chart
Current price: ~719.94, sitting just below the 724.76 pivot, with price having pulled back from a rejection near 737.62.
Structure
1. Diamond top/consolidation (teal outline, left side of chart)
Price rallied hard off the 656.13 area, then chopped sideways in a widening-then-narrowing range roughly between 695 and 748 — the classic diamond shape. Diamonds that form after an uptrend often resolve as reversal/distribution patterns, and that's what played out here: price broke down out of the bottom of the diamond and slid all the way back toward 675–679 before finding support.
2. Descending trendline (dashed yellow)
Drawn from the diamond's high, this line has capped every subsequent rally attempt. Price tagged it again near the recent swing high around 737–740 and got rejected — that rejection is what triggered the current pullback to ~715–719.
3. Current zigzag / projection (solid yellow)
The most recent leg shows a higher-low structure (708 → 715 → current base near 719–724) with the projection arrow implying a continuation higher, targeting a retest of the 730–737 zone.
Key Levels
Level Type
748.65 Major resistance — diamond high
745.45 Resistance
737.62 Resistance / trendline confluence — recent rejection point
729.98 Minor resistance
724.76 Immediate resistance / pivot
719.94 Current price
708.36 Near-term support
695.25 Support — diamond breakdown zone
679.35 / 675.78 Support cluster — post-breakdown low
656.13 Deeper support
642.18 Major support (blue line)
Scenarios
Best case (bullish continuation): Holding above 715–719 as a higher low, price pushes through 724.76 and 729.98, then challenges the 737.62 resistance/trendline again. A clean break of 737.62 with volume opens the door back to 745.45–748.65, effectively retesting the diamond high.
Base case (range-bound): Price oscillates between 708.36 support and 729.98/737.62 resistance while the descending trendline continues to compress the range — a coiling pattern that typically resolves with a sharper directional move once broken.
Downside risk: Failure to hold 708.36 support would suggest the higher-low structure is invalidated, opening a retest of 695.25 and potentially the 679.35/675.78 support cluster from the diamond breakdown.
Bottom line: The setup is bullish-leaning short-term (higher low, projected continuation) but capped by a well-respected descending trendline and the 737.62 resistance shelf. A decisive close above 737.62 is the key confirmation for the bulls; losing 708.36 would flip the bias back to bearish.
This is a read of the price action and drawn levels only — not financial advice. Treat the trendline/diamond projection as a scenario to watch, not a guarantee, and manage risk around the 708.36 and 737.62 levels accordingly.
Next Bitcoin top by Average. If we accept June 30, 2026 and ~$58,558 as the eventual 2026 cycle bottom, then May 29, 2029 is a reasonable historical-cycle target for the next Bitcoin peak.
The important part is that we're applying the same type of calculation consistently: historical Bitcoin tops have occurred roughly 1,060 days after the major cycle bottom.Analysis specifically finds the last three tops were about 1,060 days after their preceding lows.
Using your working bottom:
Bottom: June 30, 2026
Price: ~$58,558
+1,060 days: approximately May 26, 2029
+1,063 days: approximately May 29, 2029
+1,064 days: approximately May 30, 2029
So I'd put the historical timing window around late May 2029 ( if we dont go below 55,558 ), rather than saying one exact day is guaranteed.






















