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London · 07:25 UTCAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Food&Bev and Healthcare catching a bid while BasicRes and Technology fade.
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07:25 UTCLondonopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Food&Bev and Healthcare catching a bid while BasicRes and Technology fade.◆31 Oct · 21:55 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with HangSeng/HK and Nifty/India leading while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lag.◆31 Oct · 13:27 UTCNew YorkopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Energy and Discretionary catching a bid while Industrials and Technology fade.◆30 Oct · 19:25 UTCNew YorkopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Discretionary and Energy catching a bid while Industrials and Technology fade.◆30 Oct · 13:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt the open, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Energy and Healthcare providing the only real bid while Financials and Technology drift.◆30 Oct · 12:25 UTCLondonopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Food&Bev and Healthcare catching a bid while Technology and BasicRes fade.◆30 Oct · 09:25 UTCLondonopensAt midday, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Food&Bev and Healthcare providing the only real bid while BasicRes and Technology drift.◆30 Oct · 07:55 UTCLondonopensAt the open, the tape is risk-on, with buyers leaning into Industrials and Auto while Banks and Food&Bev lag.◆30 Oct · 04:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia leading while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lag.◆30 Oct · 01:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Nifty/India and HangSeng/HK leading while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lag.07:25 UTCLondonopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Food&Bev and Healthcare catching a bid while BasicRes and Technology fade.◆31 Oct · 21:55 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with HangSeng/HK and Nifty/India leading while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lag.◆31 Oct · 13:27 UTCNew YorkopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Energy and Discretionary catching a bid while Industrials and Technology fade.◆30 Oct · 19:25 UTCNew YorkopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Discretionary and Energy catching a bid while Industrials and Technology fade.◆30 Oct · 13:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt the open, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Energy and Healthcare providing the only real bid while Financials and Technology drift.◆30 Oct · 12:25 UTCLondonopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Food&Bev and Healthcare catching a bid while Technology and BasicRes fade.◆30 Oct · 09:25 UTCLondonopensAt midday, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Food&Bev and Healthcare providing the only real bid while BasicRes and Technology drift.◆30 Oct · 07:55 UTCLondonopensAt the open, the tape is risk-on, with buyers leaning into Industrials and Auto while Banks and Food&Bev lag.◆30 Oct · 04:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia leading while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lag.◆30 Oct · 01:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Nifty/India and HangSeng/HK leading while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lag.
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Across the compliant universe, 25 Oct-31 Oct: the names quietly turning up, the ones rolling over, and the compliant names with earnings ahead.
Turned buy
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a technology name, and it clears our values screen.
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a industrials name, and it clears our values screen.
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a energy name, and it clears our values screen.
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a healthcare name, and it clears our values screen.
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Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
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| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +25% | +16% |
| 2021 | +19% | +27% |
| 2022 | -5% | -19% |
| 2023 | +20% | +24% |
| 2024 | +14% | +22% |
| 2025 | +19% | +18% |
| 2026 | +11% | +11% |
| Yr | Basket | NAS100 | S&P |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +38% | +43% | +16% |
| 2021 | +15% | +27% | +27% |
| 2022 | -23% | -33% | -19% |
| 2023 | +27% | +54% | +24% |
| 2024 | +11% | +24% | +22% |
| 2025 | +10% | +21% | +18% |
| 2026 | +19% | +13% | +11% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +16% | +16% |
| 2021 | +9% | +27% |
| 2022 | -16% | -19% |
| 2023 | +3% | +24% |
| 2024 | +12% | +22% |
| 2025 | +10% | +18% |
| 2026 | +7% | +11% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +12% | +16% |
| 2021 | +34% | +27% |
| 2022 | +17% | -19% |
| 2023 | +31% | +24% |
| 2024 | +22% | +22% |
| 2025 | +19% | +18% |
| 2026 | +28% | +11% |
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[TP] Fair Value Gaps - MentorA fast three-candle move drawn as a box, and what happened when price first came back to it.
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[TP] Order Blocks - MentorThe last candle the other way before a break, kept on the chart with its first return counted.
Read the guide →![[TP] Volume Profile - Mentor chart panel](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/themes/titan-theme/indicator-thumbs/volume-profile-mentor.jpg)
[TP] Volume Profile - MentorHow much traded at each price in one finished period, and where price spent little time.
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Read the guide →![[TP] Moving Averages - Mentor chart panel](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/themes/titan-theme/indicator-thumbs/moving-averages-mentor.jpg)
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[TP] Sentiment - MentorFear and greed read from this chart's own candles, and what followed past extremes.
Read the guide →![[TP] Read - Suite card on an Apple daily chart](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/launch-heroes/read-suite-hero-aapl-1d_paper.png)
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