⚔️ MORNING MOOD: “Gamma Guys, Geopolitics & Intestine Checks”
PTGDavid opened the session with a red-screen actuality verify:
Futures off ~60bps, SPX retesting the psychological 6000 stage.
Blame it on Center East tensions and a jumpy VIX.
📸 Gamma Publicity Chart
📸 SPX 6000 Assist Snapshot
🧨 Sellers quick gamma beneath VIX 18, establishing landmines for volatility.
🔗 KEY LINKS
📈 MARKET STRUCTURE HIGHLIGHTS
In a single day Public sale → Nailed the 6055-6050 zone = Put Wall + Zero Gamma
📸 Gamma Wall VisibleLIS (Line in Sand): 6075
Early Sandbox: 6055 – 6075
Eyes on Yesterday’s Opening Vary zones:
ES: 6066.25 – 6078.75
NQ: 22014 – 22100
🧵 Yumi Knowledge Thread: Boss vs Worker Mode
📊 TRADE ACTION
🌀 MIDDAY CHOP: The Actual MVP
“The Chop is Actual”
📸 Buying and selling Vary Visible
📸 Chop Chart
With rollover volumes muting the transfer, PTGDavid known as it:
“Buying and selling is a Magical Thriller Tour.”
🔥 POWER HOUR: From Snooze to Fuse
Worth broke decrease to 6035, tagged 6032–6025 assist zone.
Bulls tried to reclaim 6045–6050… then got here the MOC Imbalance:
🎯 Tagged 6050…then IED-style reversal—offered into laborious.
💬 COMMUNITY CHATTER
Bids and banter included speak of time axis mysteries, “bounty picker uppers,” and the return of “floggings” for morale.
Particular shoutout: Yumi’s buying and selling knowledge + Dealer Dante’s buying and selling psychology hyperlinks floated in.
Blibby71 summed it up:
“Lack of upward momentum via LIS…”
🧠 EDUCATIONAL TAKEAWAYS
Gamma Publicity Zones matter—particularly heading into occasions like FOMC.
Opening Vary trades provide defined-risk entries, however want clear standards.
When the rhythm is off, sit it out. Pushing a string gained’t transfer the needle.
Don’t mistake MOC flows for conviction—context is vital.
Rollover week ≠ breakout week. Play the tape, not your bias.
🌙 PTGDavid Signal-Off:
“Have a Good Night Merchants and Faders! FOMC on deck for Wednesday.”