Cycle Day 3 (in case anyone asked… twice 😏)
Theme for 2026 >>> NOT DEAD…CAN’T QUIT
🎯 Morning Brief
Kicked off the first full session of the New Year with the usual housekeeping:
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Links posted
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Disclaimers handled
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Coffee poured ☕
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Bulls quietly stretching in the locker room
Early chatter confirmed CD3, and before the open we already had eyes on the Daily Range Calculator target at 6931, which—spoiler alert—did not stay lonely for long.
📈 Early Structure
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Sandbox:
6935–6945 -
Price did what price does best—behaved
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Buyers showed up early and kept showing up
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Pullbacks into VWAP were treated like clearance items
By mid-morning, the tape was already telling us:
“Yes, indeed… that level has been tagged.”
🐂 Bulls Doing Bull Things
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6953.45: Tagged ✔️
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DTS Briefing targets: Fulfilled… then exceeded ✔️
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Cycle Day 3 upper penetration targets: Also ✔️
Price settled into an acceptance zone at 6945–6955, and from there the script was simple:
Bulls own the ball. It’s theirs to lose.
Or as the soundtrack reminded us:
🎶 The Bulls Are Back in Town 🎶
🕑 The Shake ‘n Bake
Post-lunch, buyers returned right on cue:
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VWAP continues to act like a trampoline
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Bulls needed to C&C the 6957 handle for higher
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No heroics required—just hold serve
Mission understood.
📊 Late-Day Mechanics
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DLMB Levels: Hit
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CD3 targets: Hit
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MOC Sell Imbalance: ~$1.9B (yawn)
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Imbalances paired off nicely
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Price drifted back toward mid-VWAP like a well-trained dog
No damage. No drama.
🧾 Closing Bell
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Day 1: In the books
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Targets: Completed
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Structure: Intact
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Bulls: Still driving
Textbook Cycle Day 3 execution.
Onward.
Not Dead. Can’t Quit. 🎲