Updated 20:14 GMT, 3 Nov 2026 SPX 7,563.31 +0.29% NDX 28,142.03 +0.54% VIX 20.95 -0.95% GOLD 3,929.30 -1.02% CL 96.67 +0.22% BTC 77,513.11 +1.09%
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The four session briefs of each trading day, newest first.

591 posts, newest first · page 15 of 15

  1. Powell's Last FOMC, Crude +7.8%, GOOGL +5.5% After-Hours: Post-Close Recap Wed 29 April 2026

    Watch the 35-second take · or read the full breakdown below.

  2. Dollar Reload Took Out The Setups, Crude Paid: Pre-NY Brief Wednesday 29 April 2026

    Watch the 35-second take · or read the full breakdown below.

  3. VIX Plus Seven, NAS100 Down One: Tuesday Post-Close Recap | 28 April 2026

    Watch the 35-second take · or read the full breakdown below.

  4. Asia Bid The Dip, Powell In Twelve Hours: Pre-London Brief Wednesday 29 April 2026

    Watch the 35-second take · or read the full breakdown below.

  5. VIX Up 7.6 Percent, NAS100 Down 1 Percent, Yields Bid. London Walked Off Risk. NY Inherits Pre-Powell Tape. Pre-NY Brief 28 April 2026

    London paid the Pre-London defensive bias on every leg. NAS100 -262 pts to 26,985. VIX +7.6% to 19.39. USDJPY broke 159 to 158.40. NY now opens 32 hours from Powell with the same defensive playbook...

  6. Yen Bid, Gold Through $4,700, Silver Down 2.3 Percent. Asia Took The Carry Off Before London Opens. Pre-London Brief 28 April 2026

    Tokyo handed Europe a defensive tape. Nikkei -1.11 percent, gold rejected at 4700, silver -2.3 percent, yen bid against every major. Pre-Asia score: four of five confirmed. London setup, key levels...

  7. Pre-Asia Brief | Tuesday 28 April 2026 — Last Clean Session Before Powell

    Monday delivered exactly what the sideways scenario said it would.

  8. Post-Close Recap | Monday 27 April 2026 — Pin Held Into Powell Week

    The day delivered exactly what the sideways scenario said it would: no clean break, no decisive move, a tape waiting for Wednesday to tell it what to do.

  9. Mid-Session Update | Monday 27 April 2026 — NY Close Into Powell Week

    The standard morning brief was prepared for Sunday’s three-session stack and ran through Pre-Asia and Pre-London.

  10. Pre-London Brief | Monday 27 April 2026

    London wakes to a tape that closed Friday at record highs but spent the Asian session processing three simultaneous risk premiums: the Hormuz blockade still firmly in place, US-Iran talks cancelled...

  11. Pre-Asia Brief | 26 April 2026

    Tokyo opens first into the calendar that defines the trading month.

  12. Post-Close Session Brief — Friday 24 April 2026

    Friday delivered. SPY closed at $713.94 (+0.77%), QQQ at $663.88 (+1.91%), and the VIX dropped 3.11% to 18.71.

  13. Pre-NY Session Brief — Friday 24 April 2026

    London did more than hold. The Nasdaq 100 ripped from 26,917 at the open to 27,177 by midday, a 260-point move that blew through the first target at 26,962 without pausing.

  14. Pre-London Session Brief — Friday 24 April 2026

    Thursday was a rotation day. SPY slipped 0.39% to $708.45 while crude oil surged 4.64% to $97.27.

  15. Pre-Asia Session Brief — Thursday 23 April 2026

    Thursday was a reality check. The S&P 500 (SPY) dipped 0.39% to $708.45, the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) fell 0.56% to $651.42, and the VIX climbed back above 19.

  16. Post-Close Session Brief — Thursday 23 April 2026

    Wednesday’s rally had a one-day shelf life.

  17. Pre-NY Session Brief — Thursday 23 April 2026

    London did its job. The Nasdaq 100 (NAS100) has drifted higher from the overnight hold at 26,812 to 26,852 at midday, adding another 40 points in quiet trade.

  18. Pre-London Session Brief — Thursday 23 April 2026

    Wednesday delivered the clearest risk-on session of the week.

  19. Pre-Asia Session Brief — Wednesday 22 April 2026

    Wall Street just delivered a clean 1%+ rally day.

  20. Post-Close Session Brief — Wednesday 22 April 2026

    The Pre-NY brief flagged a market waiting for a catalyst.

  21. Tuesday Gave Back 181 Points — Asia Inherits the First Real Test of the Bullish Thesis

    Tuesday gave back what Monday built. NAS100 closed at 26,620 — down 181 from Monday’s 26,801 and 14 points below the 26,634 line we published as the threshold.

  22. Tuesday Was a Risk Management Day — VIX Warning and Size Call Earned Their Place

    The market gave back what Monday built. NAS100 closed at 26,620 — down 181 points from Monday’s 26,801.

  23. London Moved the Needle — Now VIX and TSLA Decide Whether NY Finishes the Job

    London did what we asked. The Pre-London brief called for a reclaim of 26,800.

  24. Asia Pulls Back 109 Points But the Framework Reads Highest Conviction — London Decides

    Asia gave back 109 points overnight. NAS100 pulled from Monday’s close of 26,801 to 26,692.

  25. 8/8 Confirmed, Full Recovery — Now Asia Decides What Happens Next

    Eight of eight calls confirmed today. The channel floor at 26,509 held, the market rallied 312 points to close at 26,801, and every level we published played out.

  26. 8 of 8 Calls Confirmed — Channel Floor Holds, Full Recovery to 26,801

    We published the channel floor at 26,509 before the weekend.

  27. 81 Points Off the Floor, and Then VIX Reminds Everyone This Is Not Over

    London did its job. NAS100 bounced 81 points from the gap low at 26,489, reclaiming the channel floor we published on Saturday and climbing through the scalp range we mapped in the Pre-London brief.

  28. NAS100 Gaps to the Channel Floor. The Exact Level We Called, and What London Needs to Do With It

    If you read the weekend Overwatch, you already know what happened.

  30. Every Indicator Flipped Bullish Into NY. NAS100 Testing 26,663.

    London started quiet. NAS100 opened the session around 26,345 with the regime sitting at 22.2 and the mid-term trend still pointing down.

  31. Pre-London: NAS100 Macro Trend Confirmed at 97% But RSI Says Wait for the Dip

    Friday morning. Markets are quiet overnight and the mood is simple: risk is on, but the easy money has already been made this week.

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