Trading Room RECAP 2.13.26

🔥 FRYday the 13th — Cycle Day 2 Masterclass 🔥

David… this one had everything.

From CPI calm… to open range rotations… to full target completion… to MOC sell imbalance into the close.

Let’s frame this properly.


🎯 Cycle Day 2 — Precision in Motion

Game Plan Levels: 6845 ±5

🔴 Bear Case Activated First

• 6822 ✔️ Fulfilled
Sellers pressed early. Bulls slipped on the soap above 6845.
Open Range shorts paid.

Then came the pivot…


🟢 Bull Case Reclaimed Control

Reclaim of CD1 Low (6842) = Ball back in Bull hands.

Acceptance above 6845 → Structure shift confirmed.

Upside objectives:
• 6865 ✔️
• 6885 ✔️
• 6895 ✔️

That’s not random.
That’s execution.


🧠 CPI Context (Fuel, Not Fire)

CPI MoM 0.2% vs 0.3% expected
YoY slightly cooler

No panic.
No melt-up.
Just orderly repricing.

Cycle rhythm > headline noise.


💼 FRYday Rule: Capital Preservation

You called it early:

“FRYday is Capital Preservation Day”

Targets hit.
Plan fulfilled.
Risk reduced into the weekend.
$1.266B MOC sell imbalance into the close confirms that late-week risk-off tone.

Professionals distribute into strength.
Amateurs chase.


🏆 What Stands Out

  • Lower targets fulfilled before upside reclaim

  • CD1 Low reclaim flipped control

  • All primary upside objectives completed

  • No emotional trading required

  • DTS Briefing executed cleanly

“You are now free to move about the cabin.”

That line hits different when 6895 prints first.


📆 Now: Monday Closed → Tuesday = CD3 Setup

Thin Globex.
Holiday-adjusted flow.
Positioning reset.

Cycle Day 3 incoming… and CD3 has a habit of testing conviction.

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