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London · 08:25 UTCAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Banks and BasicRes catching a bid while Food&Bev and Industrials fade.
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08:25 UTCLondonopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Banks and BasicRes catching a bid while Food&Bev and Industrials fade.◆06:55 UTCAsiaopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Shanghai/China and HangSeng/HK leading while ASX/Australia and Nikkei/Japan lag.◆05:25 UTCAsiaopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with HangSeng/HK and Nifty/India leading while Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan lag.◆02:25 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Nifty/India and Shanghai/China leading while Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan lag.◆00:25 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Kospi/Korea and Nifty/India leading while ASX/Australia and Shanghai/China lag.◆3 Nov · 21:55 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Nifty/India and HangSeng/HK leading while Shanghai/China and Kospi/Korea lag.◆3 Nov · 20:25 UTCNew YorkopensInto the close, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with the bid rotating into Technology and Industrials while Staples and Materials come under pressure.◆3 Nov · 18:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Technology and Industrials catching a bid while Staples and Materials fade.◆3 Nov · 17:25 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Technology and CommServices catching a bid while Staples and Materials fade.◆3 Nov · 15:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Industrials and Technology catching a bid while Staples and Materials fade.08:25 UTCLondonopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Banks and BasicRes catching a bid while Food&Bev and Industrials fade.◆06:55 UTCAsiaopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with Shanghai/China and HangSeng/HK leading while ASX/Australia and Nikkei/Japan lag.◆05:25 UTCAsiaopensInto the close, the tape is rotating, with HangSeng/HK and Nifty/India leading while Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan lag.◆02:25 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Nifty/India and Shanghai/China leading while Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan lag.◆00:25 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Kospi/Korea and Nifty/India leading while ASX/Australia and Shanghai/China lag.◆3 Nov · 21:55 UTCAsiaopensAt the open, the tape is rotating, with Nifty/India and HangSeng/HK leading while Shanghai/China and Kospi/Korea lag.◆3 Nov · 20:25 UTCNew YorkopensInto the close, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with the bid rotating into Technology and Industrials while Staples and Materials come under pressure.◆3 Nov · 18:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Technology and Industrials catching a bid while Staples and Materials fade.◆3 Nov · 17:25 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Technology and CommServices catching a bid while Staples and Materials fade.◆3 Nov · 15:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is rotating, with Industrials and Technology catching a bid while Staples and Materials fade.
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What quietly moved this week.
Across the compliant universe, 30 Oct-4 Nov: 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 industrials name, and it clears our values screen.
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 healthcare name, and it clears our values screen.
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a consumer defensive name, and it clears our values screen.
Turned sell
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.
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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Out of compliant: 0072.KL, 0078.KL, 1113.HK, 1322.SR, 1831.SR, 1833.SR. A move into or out of compliant is a rare, deliberate event; when one happens, you see it here first.
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| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +25% | +16% |
| 2021 | +18% | +27% |
| 2022 | -7% | -19% |
| 2023 | +19% | +24% |
| 2024 | +14% | +22% |
| 2025 | +18% | +18% |
| 2026 | +9% | +11% |
| Yr | Basket | NAS100 | S&P |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +38% | +43% | +16% |
| 2021 | +19% | +27% | +27% |
| 2022 | -25% | -33% | -19% |
| 2023 | +28% | +54% | +24% |
| 2024 | +11% | +24% | +22% |
| 2025 | +9% | +21% | +18% |
| 2026 | +16% | +12% | +11% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +17% | +16% |
| 2021 | +13% | +27% |
| 2022 | -14% | -19% |
| 2023 | +5% | +24% |
| 2024 | +21% | +22% |
| 2025 | +8% | +18% |
| 2026 | -5% | +11% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +7% | +16% |
| 2021 | +29% | +27% |
| 2022 | +15% | -19% |
| 2023 | +39% | +24% |
| 2024 | +18% | +22% |
| 2025 | +20% | +18% |
| 2026 | +14% | +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.
Read the guide →![[TP] Order Blocks - Mentor chart panel](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/themes/titan-theme/indicator-thumbs/order-blocks-mentor.jpg)
[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.
Read the guide →![[TP] Supertrend - Mentor chart panel](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/themes/titan-theme/indicator-thumbs/supertrend-mentor.jpg)
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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)
[TP] Moving Averages - MentorThe 21, 50 and 200 lines in plain words: which side price is on and whether they are stacked.
Read the guide →![[TP] Sentiment - Mentor chart panel](https://titanprotect.trade/wp-content/themes/titan-theme/indicator-thumbs/sentiment-mentor.jpg)
[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)
[TP] Read - SuiteOne read of the chart: Up, Down or Sideways, how strong, and the close that would prove it wrong.
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