S&P 500 (ES)
Cycle Day 1 | Early Cycle Strength – Cycle Target Achieved
Early action saw ES & NQ pushing upper D-Levels, with Dynamic + Auto D-Levels lining up cleanly. The market wasn’t guessing — it was advertising.
🧠 Morning Structure
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6925 tagged as Key Dynamic Level
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“A10 no trigger, no trade” — patience > ego
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Initial long attempt stopped (textbook risk), no damage, no drama
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Bulls regroup, PH 6945 reclaimed → instant role reversal into support
That’s not magic. That’s structure doing structure things.
— PTG
For greater detail of how this day unfolded, click on the Trading Room RECAP 1.22.26 link.
Transition from Cycle Day 1 → Cycle Day 2
As highlighted in the RECAP, early Cycle Day 1 strength did its job—upside targets were tagged, receipts printed. Sustainability, however, was a different story.
The bulls charged, snorted, and posed for the cameras… then promptly failed to hold the advance. 🐂💨
What became clear fairly quickly was that wide-swing volatility was the natural spillover from the prior session—no surprise given the emotional cleanup still happening under the hood.
Key reference levels were established and respected:
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Support: 6925
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Resistance: 6965
These brackets now define today’s Cycle Day 2 playbook, serving as critical price edges for continuation rhythms—until proven otherwise.
And yes… it’s FRYday 🍟
Which means CAPITAL PRESERVATION Protocols are officially live:
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Trade lighter
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Respect range extremes
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No hero auditions into the weekend
Survive the day. Live to trade the cycle. 😎
🎯 Cycle Day 2 Focus — Scenarios in Play
🟢 Bull Case (Buyers Stay in Control)
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Hold north of 6945 ± 5
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Upside objectives:
6955 → 6965 → 6975
Momentum remains constructive as long as acceptance holds above the pivot zone.
🔴 Bear Case (Rotation / Reset)
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Hold south of 6945 ± 5
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Downside objectives:
6935 → 6925 → 6915
Failure to reclaim the pivot opens the door for a controlled reset.
📊 Key Reference Levels
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PVA High Edge: 6956
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PVA Low Edge: 6928
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Prior POC: 6945
⚠️ Tactical Takeaway
Of course, nothing changes for PTG…Simply follow your plan. Take only Triple A setups and manage the $risk. ALWAYS HAVE HARD STOP-LOSSES in-place on the exchange.
PTG’s Primary Directive (PD) is to ALWAYS STAY IN ALIGNMENT with the DOMINANT FORCE.
ESH
Nasdaq (NQ)
Transition from Cycle Day 1 to Cycle Day 2
Snazzie Nazzie barely dipped its toe on CD1 — a textbook Sign of Strength. That shallow pullback did the job, tagging the upper D-Level @ 25,739.75 to mark the high of day.
DLMB precision? Surgical. Compliance officer sweating? Absolutely.
The sharp reversal lower was met instantly by responsive buyers right at the GLOBEX open, and from there the tape settled into a disciplined, range-bound rhythm. No hero trades. No chasing candles. Just a clean clinic in rotational execution.
Experienced traders only — tourists got seasick.
Now we roll into FRYday with bullish resolve. Traders are stalking a follow-through squeeze play to put an exclamation point on the week and fully confirm dominance.
Translation:
Control has been asserted.
Now the market decides whether to finish strong… or force shorts to tap out.
🎯 Cycle Day 2 – Trading Focus
Key scenarios in play for today’s session:
🟢 Bull Case
Holding north of 25635 ±10 pts opens the door to upside continuation toward:
25685 → 25725 → 25775
🔴 Bear Case
Holding south of 25635 ±10 pts keeps downside pressure intact with targets at:
25575 → 25535 → 25495
Reference Levels
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PVA High Edge: 25713
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PVA Low Edge: 25617
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Prior POC: 25675
⚠️ Tactical Takeaway
Of course, nothing changes for PTG…Simply follow your plan. Take only Triple A setups and manage the $risk. ALWAYS HAVE HARD STOP-LOSSES in-place on the exchange.
PTG’s Primary Directive (PD) is to ALWAYS STAY IN ALIGNMENT with the DOMINANT FORCE.
NQH
Economic Calendar
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Trade Strategy: Our tactical trade strategy will simply remain unaltered…We’ll be flexible to trade both long and short side from Decision Pivot Levels. Continue to focus on Bull/Bear Stackers and Premium/Discounts. As always, remaining in alignment with dominant intra-day force increases probabilities of producing winning trades.
Stay Focused…Non-Biased…Disciplined ALWAYS USE STOPS!
Good Trading…David
“Knowing is not enough, We must APPLY. Willing is not enough, We must DO.” –BR
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