Trading Room RECAP 11.19.25

“A Day of Jam-Jobs, Starling Patterns, and Nvidia-Induced Heart Palpitations”

The session opened with textbook DTS precision: both upper and lower target zones fulfilled in ES and NQ before most traders had time to finish their coffee. The 6640 pivot behaved like a well-trained bouncer — allowing entry only for those prepared to respect the rules.

Bulls opened the day with a massive squeeze that looked bullish for all of 12 minutes before revealing itself to be what it truly was:
👉 A beautifully orchestrated jam-job, not a legitimate accumulation.
As price pulled back from the highs, buyers evaporated like responsible trading habits on FOMC minutes day.

Key Notes from the Field:

  • 6655–6665: First bull upside fulfilled early.

  • 6625–6620: Bears snagged their target with surgical precision.

  • Bulls defended the 6620 Prior Value Low heading into the afternoon — a rare sign of structural integrity after several days of red candles.

  • Opening squeeze → vacuum reversal → elevator down → lunch chop → face-ripper into the close.

  • Traders emotionally pendulated between “Giddy Up” and “Never again.”

By 2PM, the ES entered “range-runner” mode, an inherently unstable condition where liquidity pockets behave like banana peels on a marble floor.
Volatility expanded, rhythm evaporated, and traders were reminded that the market owes no one a pullback, a retest, or a hug.

Late afternoon showcased:

  • 15–20 handle swings on repeat

  • Double-heartbeat velocity

  • General consensus: “Somebody get me a pacemaker.”

  • The classic PTG taxonomy of disorder appeared:
    The Starling Pattern — wherever the largest orderflow (“lead bird”) went, the entire flock followed in perfect chaos-sync.

Into the close, MOC flows surged:

  • Buy imbalance escalated from $800M → $1.6B

  • Price magnetized back to VWAP like a lost puppy

  • All eyes turned to Nvidia earnings, the day’s true final boss

Finally, as David declared:
“Another day of black eyes, bruising, and broken egos. Good luck, Nvidia gamers.”

A perfect summary of Wednesday:
✔ Target precision
✔ Jam-jobs
✔ Chaos patterns
✔ Psychology lessons
✔ Futures trading at its purest: Widows and Orphans Need Not Apply™

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