Trading Room RECAP 11.20.25

Posted on by November 20, 2025

Cycle Day 3: The Wild-Card Went Full Mad Max

If you came into today expecting a typical CD3 “Wild-Card” session, congratulations — you got it… plus the expansion pack, DLC, and director’s cut. Today’s tape didn’t just swing — it whipped, snapped, buckled, and dragged traders across the floor like a barroom brawl at closing time.

KEY LINKS

⚡ NFP, “Boss Mode,” and an Opening Drive Power-Up

The day began innocently enough.
A clean Support Buy call off 6717–6721, NFP drop-reaction bid, and the DTS-projected 6774 upside extension practically gift-wrapped. Manny’s concise: “PC crashed whew” — the universal signal for “yes, the setup was that good.”

Momentum was all bull. Four sessions of “BTFD or walk the plank” energy came roaring into the morning, and the tape obliged.

🐂 Bulls in Full Control… Until the Fed Entered the Chat

Up until 11am, the day was textbook:

  • Strong bid

  • Clean continuation signals

  • Short-lived fades

  • Runners? “Take the money and run” — Steve Miller approved.

Then Lisa Cook decided to drop her “high valuations may lead to a market correction” comment…

And the ALGO overlords replied:

“Say no more.”
Execute: air-pocket, wipeout, liquidation protocol.

💥 The Market Fell Off a Cliff — Literally

From statistic high to statistic low.
A full roundtrip down to 6613.25, and all you could do was hold your Dramamine and hope the cabin crew didn’t start praying out loud.

David summed it up:

“Lemmings off cliff.”
Image included. No metaphor left behind.

ON single prints vaporized.
Bids evaporated.
Stops got honored (thank YOU, discipline).
The PH 6709 bounce attempt? A sympathy puff before gravity reclaimed its victim.

This wasn’t a rugby match.
This wasn’t a boxing ring.
This was Fight Club — after the bartender unplugged the rules and turned off the lights.

Blood loss was so severe the Blood Bank got a margin call.

🌪️ Hurricane Flags Raised, Surf Advisory Activated

The volatility escalated into full gale warning:

  • Fed headline dump

  • Fear & Greed Index = 7 (“Please remain seated.”)

  • 250-handle intraday traverse

  • MOC swinging from +$3.2B buy to –$1B sell

  • Outside Day Reversal on steroids

Nothing about today was casual.

Bruce: “Please keep your seatbelts fastened…”
Correct. Buckles welded to chair.

🔥 End-of-Day Wrap

Today’s tape was:

  • A Wild-Card CD3 gone nuclear

  • A bull trap → liquidation cascade → panic → algo rinse → imbalance whipsaw

  • And the kind of day where even seasoned traders whispered:
    “Wtf??”

If you walked away green — even a little — you earned your medals.
If you walked away flat — you preserved precious capital.
If you walked away alive — you won.

Tomorrow: Capital Preservation FRYday.
Bring hydration. Bring composure. Leave the ego at home.

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