Theme of the Day:
💡 “Alignment with the Dominant Force” — Discipline over prediction, execution over emotion.

Overview:
Cycle Day 3 opened with the bulls already barreling down the tracks overnight, fulfilling the 6780–6785 Target Zone before the RTH even began. As PTGDavid reminded the room — “Nothing changes… follow your plan. Triple-A setups only. Always have hard stops.”

The morning session saw early strength anchored around VWAP / VPOC 6784–6789, giving structure traders precise pullback locations for tactical long entries. Roy_, Bruce F, and others navigated early scalp shorts and transitions with strong situational awareness, while Manny provided intraday timing windows that nailed the 10:30 a.m. high and 12:30 p.m. low swing brackets.

Momentum returned mid-session with textbook Buy Response from ONL 6767s, keeping alignment with the dominant bullish structure. Continuation trades were more challenging — as noted in the chat — but the playbook rewarded patience: scaling at target, runners to breakeven, and letting the market “do the work.”

Afternoon Session:
By 1:50 p.m., the “Shake ’n Bake” sequence kicked off — bulls steamrolled any bear attempts with what David colorfully described as a “btch-slap to the bears”* into the 6800 handle. The final hour provided a smooth “Dip ’n Rip” into the close, capped by a modest $338M MOC sell imbalance — “Mice Nutz,” as David put it, barely a nibble in the grand scheme.

Trader Psychology & Process Notes:

• ✅ Scenario ≠ Prediction. As highlighted: “A scenario maps your actions, not the chart.”

• ⚙️ Stay risk-defined. Hard stops = longevity.

• 🧭 Primary Directive: Stay in alignment with the Dominant Force — today, that force was unmistakably bullish.

Cycle Context:

• Cycle Day: 3

• Bias: Bullish Alignment / Continuation

• Key Levels: 6767 (ONL Buy Response), 6780–6789 (Primary TZ), 6800 (Handle Magnet)

• Theme: Capital Preservation through Precision Execution

Summary:
Monday delivered a textbook exercise in structure discipline and process. The PTG room stayed aligned, managed risk, and executed within defined windows — a day where the disciplined few rode the rails with the trend, while the impatient were left on the platform.