Monday, February 23, 2026
When the snow is piling up, the power’s flickering, and the plow guy forgets the blade… that’s not chaos — that’s Cycle Day 2 energy.
And just like the storm outside, price did exactly what CD2 does best:
👉 Both sides. Fully delivered. No mercy.
📊 The Battlefield: 6905 ±5
That was the line in the snow.
🟢 Above 6905 — Bulls Take the Wheel
Upside objectives:
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6915
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6920
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6925 ✅ (tagged early)
Price ripped higher into 6925…
Then got stuffed like a snowbank in a nor’easter.
Classic CD2 behavior:
Early extension → rejection → rotation.
🔴 Below 6905 — Sellers Unleashed
Downside objectives:
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6885
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6880
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6875 ✅ (key decision zone)
Once 6880 gave way, sellers pressed.
That 6875 retest? Not random.
That was the market asking:
“Do you understand Cycle Day 2… or are you just trading candles?”
🌪 The Storm Pattern = The Market Pattern
Blizzard winds outside.
Two-sided rotational violence inside.
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Early high fulfilled
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Rotation back to VWAP
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Breakdown toward lower objective
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D-Level Money Box tagged
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Textbook D-Level reversal
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Backtest paid
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Afternoon buyers reclaimed ground
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6868 fulfilled
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6878 in play
That’s not noise.
That’s structure inside volatility.
💰 Trade Highlights
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✅ NQ Open Range Short — The clean blade through the snow
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❌ ES & CL Open Range — Stopped (CD2 doesn’t care about feelings)
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✅ D-Level Reversal + First Pullback — Surgical
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✅ Afternoon reclaim sequence — Buyers grabbed the shovel
🧠 What Blizzard Monday Proved
Cycle Day 2 is not a trend day.
It’s not random.
It’s not emotional.
It’s rotational expansion with intent.
It stretches both ends of the range…
Tests conviction…
And rewards traders who:
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Respect acceptance
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Wait for structure
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Understand rhythm
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Don’t panic when the wind howls
🏔 Blizzard of 2026 Lesson
When waves are 26 ft every 9 seconds…
Fishing boats stay in harbor.
But traders?
We trade the rhythm.
CD2 gave:
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Both directional targets
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A clean rejection
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A clean D-Level reversal
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A reclaim sequence into the close
That’s a full-cycle session.
Snowstorm outside.
Two-sided fulfillment inside.
Structure over drama.
Cycle Day 2 doesn’t shout.
It rotates… and pays those who understand it.
Blizzard swagger earned.