Trading Room RECAP 4.13.26

🎯 Cycle Day 1 Recap

Well… that escalated quickly.

Cycle Day 1 came out swinging… and never really looked back.

Overnight price action played out beautifully per the DTS Briefing… and once buyers took control above 6785 ±5, it was pretty much game on.

🟢 Bull Case (Morning Plan)

Acceptance above 6785 opened the door to:

• 6800
• 6815
• 6825

✔️ Targets fulfilled early
✔️ Classic Globex gap lower → recovery
✔️ Buyers immediately showed their hand

Just another textbook Cycle Day 1.


🎯 Mid-Day Developments

Then… headlines hit.

• Iran headlines
• Trump comments
• Geopolitical noise

And what did price do?

Nothing dramatic.
Because when buyers are in control… headlines become fuel.

Meanwhile:

✔️ Gap Fill — Official
✔️ VWAP Support — Held
✔️ D-Level Reclaim — Triggered

The market kept doing what strong markets do…

Grinding higher.


🚀 Afternoon Session — Buyers Press Advantage

By 2 PM… Bulls were knocking on the door again.

Key Level: 6888 (Prior High)

Plan was simple:

If bulls clear and convert…
Next upside targets:

• 6893
• 6899
• 6904

And then…

✔️ 6893 — Target Fulfilled
✔️ 6899 — Target Fulfilled
✔️ 6904 — Target Fulfilled

Boom. Boom. Boom.

At this point… even the magic bag started running low.


📊 Volatility Check

Today’s range:

140.25 Handles

10-Day Average:

114.25 Handles

Conclusion:

The Shock Absorber Effect worked exactly as designed.


🧲 Late Day — Gamma Magnet Appears

Funny thing happened late day…

Price gravitated toward Gamma Strike Levels
6860-6865 gamma region projected…

Cash equivalent?

6905 ES

Like clockwork…

Price finds the magnet levels.

If you’re not watching options…

You’re trading with one eye closed.


💰 Closing Bell

To cap off a Super Cycle Day 1:

MOC Buy Imbalance: $2.6 Billion

That’s not retail.

That’s institutional sponsorship.

That’s real money.

That’s buyers in control.


🏁 Final Take

✔️ Cycle Day 1
✔️ Targets hit
✔️ Range expansion
✔️ Buyers in control
✔️ Strong close
✔️ Institutional sponsorship

I’d say…

Not a bad Monday.

Waaay To Go.

See everyone tomorrow for Cycle Day 2…

Where things usually get…

Interesting. 😏

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