Market Prep

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
After hours to the opening bell
12symbols read
AMZN B+top grade
5gapping over 1%
3patterns triggered
12movers found

Built Tue, Sep 15, 4:30 PM ET · measured from Yahoo Finance OHLCV

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1 AMZN -2.02% B+
short side

Average-range mid-bodied down bar. Sellers firmly ahead into the close, below the prior low.

R 249.43 248.42 S 242.37
Base breakdown · trigger 249.58
2 META +0.70% B
long side

Average-range mid-bodied up bar with a long upper tail. Buyers ahead into the close, above the prior high.

R 675.38 670.24 S 665.72
Base breakout · trigger 668.60
3 MSFT -1.64% B
two sided

Inside day. Sellers ahead into the close.

R 504.39 497.12 S 490.84
Double top · trigger 477.15
4 PLTR -0.43% B
unclear

Prior session closed with neither side in control.

R 174.43 172.56 S 170.11
5 AMD +2.19% B
unclear

Prior session closed with neither side in control.

R 507.72 504.20 S 496.51
Descending triangle · trigger 443.52
6 AAPL -0.52% B
long side

Hanging man. Buyers ahead into the close.

R 334.11 331.34 S 330.43
Rising wedge · trigger 315.82
7 GOOGL -1.26% B
short side

Prior session closed with neither side in control.

R 345.86 344.98 S 340.40
Descending triangle · trigger 330.51
8 TSLA -0.67% B
two sided

Spinning top. Sellers ahead into the close, below the prior low.

R 362.56 356.58 S 355.73
Volatility squeeze · trigger 384.04
9 NVDA +0.57% B
long side

Prior session closed with neither side in control.

R 215.80 212.17 S 208.29
Double top · trigger 189.80
10 IWM -0.96% C+
short side

Average-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail. Sellers ahead into the close on 1.3x volume, below the prior low.

R 287.47 285.15 S 279.90
Base breakdown · trigger 287.06
11 QQQ -0.65% C+
two sided

Tweezer bottom. Sellers ahead into the close.

R 708.86 704.54 S 702.77
Volatility squeeze · trigger 724.13
12 SPY -0.45% C+
two sided

Average-range mid-bodied down bar. Sellers ahead into the close, below the prior low.

R 760.50 757.44 S 753.05
Volatility squeeze · trigger 775.30

Charts & detail

AMZN

Amazon.com, Inc.
248.42 -2.02%
B+65/100
Biasshort side
Typical day6.222.50% of price
First resistance249.43+0.41% · 6 methods
First support242.37-2.44% · 2 methods
Must hold249.58base breakdown fails back through here
SetupBase breakdowntriggered

Prior session finished with sellers in control on a average-range mid-bodied down bar; base breakdown has triggered.

Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
200.00220.00240.00260.00280.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 242.5038.2% · 227.0050.0% · 214.4761.8% · 201.9470.2% · 193.02256.49 5x252.80 5x249.43 6x242.37 2x248.42
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210.00220.00230.00240.00260.00270.00280.00290.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 242.5038.2% · 227.0050.0% · 214.47256.49 5x252.80 5x249.43 6x242.37 2x248.42
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
240.00245.00250.00255.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:15 PM4:00 AM5:45 AM9:15 AM12:45 PM4:15 PMPDH 255.95PDL 250.74PDC 253.54PMH 254.29PML 251.40Pivot 253.41VWAP 249.28248.42
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240.00245.00255.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 255.95PDL 250.74PDC 253.54PMH 254.29PML 251.40Pivot 253.41VWAP 249.28248.42
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Prior sessionAverage-range mid-bodied down bar
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · -2.02%

Sellers were firmly in control into the close. It closed in the lower half of its range, and it finished below the prior session's low. Average-range mid-bodied down bar, with no textbook candlestick shape.

Average-range mid-bodied down bar
Close location -0.60Range 1.0 ATRVolume 1.1×Body 63% of range
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 248.42

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
256.49 +3.25% +1.3 ATR 5 Swing pivot · Moving average · Prior day · Floor pivot · Fibonacci
252.80 +1.77% +0.7 ATR 5 Premarket · Swing pivot · Anchored VWAP · Floor pivot · Prior day
249.43 +0.41% +0.2 ATR 6 Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Session VWAP · Volume profile · Round number · Prior day
242.37 -2.44% -1.0 ATR 2 Anchored VWAP · Fibonacci
239.39 -3.64% -1.5 ATR 5 Swing pivot · Fibonacci · Unfilled gap · Round number · Moving average

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last248.42
Change-2.02%
ATR(14)6.22 (2.50%)
RSI(14)41.4
Rel volume1.11×
Avg vol 20d31.9M
52w position57%
BB squeeze14th pct
20 SMA257.86
50 SMA255.56
200 SMA240.03
Vol POC261.52
20 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
287.20 +15.61%+6.24 ATR 2 52-week extreme · Swing pivot52-week high 287.20 · Swing high 287.20
256.49 +3.25%+1.30 ATR 5 Swing pivot · Moving average · Prior day · Floor pivot · FibonacciSwing low 255.19 · 50 SMA 255.56 · Prior day high 255.95 · R1 256.08
252.80 +1.77%+0.71 ATR 5 Premarket · Swing pivot · Anchored VWAP · Floor pivot · Prior dayPremarket low 251.40 · Swing high 251.75 · Swing low 251.93 · AVWAP from volume spike 252.15
249.43 +0.41%+0.16 ATR 6 Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Session VWAP · Volume profile · Round number · Prior daySwing high 246.35 · Swing high 247.78 · S2 248.20 · Swing high 248.94
242.37 -2.44%-0.97 ATR 2 Anchored VWAP · FibonacciAVWAP from 52w low 242.28 · Dominant swing 23.6% retrace
239.39 -3.64%-1.45 ATR 5 Swing pivot · Fibonacci · Unfilled gap · Round number · Moving averageSwing low 238.25 · Swing low 238.49 · Swing high 238.85 · Swing high 238.97
225.70 -9.15%-3.65 ATR 2 Swing pivot · FibonacciSwing low 222.75 · 52-week range 50.0% retrace · Swing low 224.70 · Swing low 225.11
214.94 -13.48%-5.38 ATR 2 Swing pivot · FibonacciSwing high 213.07 · Dominant swing 50.0% retrace · Swing low 215.18 · Swing high 215.70
210.28 -15.35%-6.13 ATR 3 Fibonacci · Volume profile · Swing pivot52-week range 61.8% retrace · High-volume node 210.15 · Swing low 211.03 · Swing high 211.59

All patterns

Base breakdown triggered

Trading below a 30-session base that floored at 249.58. Base ceiling 287.20.

Trigger 249.58Invalidation 287.20
Rising wedge forming

13 pivot touches over 65 sessions, range contracted 33%. Upper line now ~272.91, lower line ~255.70.

Trigger 255.70Invalidation 272.91
Double bottom forming

Two lows at 225.55 and 226.16, 23 sessions apart, with the neckline at 258.08. Reclaim of the neckline completes the shape.

Trigger 258.08Invalidation 225.55
Volatility squeeze forming

Bollinger bandwidth is in the tightest 14% of the last 6 months. The 20-session range is 247.22 to 267.56; expansion out of a coil like this usually resolves as a range break.

Trigger 267.56Invalidation 247.22
Range / no clear trend forming

Swing highs and lows are not making a consistent series. Working between roughly 225.55 and 287.20.

Fibonacci

Dominant swing161.38 → 267.56 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%242.50-2.38%
38.2%227.00-8.62%
50.0%214.47-13.67%
61.8%201.94-18.71%
70.2%193.02-22.30%
78.6%184.10-25.89%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272296.44+19.33%
1.414311.52+25.40%
1.618333.18+34.12%
2.000373.74+50.45%
2.618439.36+76.86%
Golden pocket 198.54 – 201.94
52-week range161.38 → 287.20 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%257.51+3.66%
38.2%239.14-3.74%
50.0%224.29-9.71%
61.8%209.44-15.69%
70.2%198.87-19.94%
78.6%188.31-24.20%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272321.42+29.39%
1.414339.29+36.58%
1.618364.96+46.91%
2.000413.02+66.26%
2.618490.78+97.56%
Golden pocket 205.42 – 209.44

Intraday reference

Prior high255.95
Prior low250.74
Prior close253.54
Premkt high254.29
Premkt low251.40
Premkt VWAP
Gap-0.47%
OR 30m high253.27
OR 30m low251.76
Session VWAP249.28
R2258.62
R1256.08
Pivot253.41
S1250.87
S2248.20

Options chain against these levels

Implied 3.96/day vs ATR 6.22/day · ATM IV 25.3%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-16expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 247.50At the money 2.302.25 / 2.35 249.80+0.56% 0.31×of 4.40 typical 0.7725% IV good1,042 open interest, 4.3% spread
C 250.00Strike at first resistance 1.121.09 / 1.15 251.12+1.09% 0.61×of 4.40 typical 0.1025% IV fair767 open interest, 5% spread
P 247.50At the money 1.401.35 / 1.44 246.10-0.93% 0.53×of 4.40 typical -0.2325% IV good1,021 open interest, 6.5% spread
P 242.50Strike at first support 0.250.24 / 0.26 242.25-2.48% 1.40×of 4.40 typical -0.0027% IV fair793 open interest, 8% spread
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 247.50At the money 4.254.10 / 4.40 251.75+1.34% 0.24×of 14.11 typical 0.5629% IV thin35 open interest, 7% spread
C 250.00Strike at first resistance 3.022.90 / 3.15 253.03+1.85% 0.33×of 14.11 typical 0.4428% IV fair181 open interest, 8% spread
P 247.50At the money 3.203.10 / 3.30 244.30-1.66% 0.29×of 14.11 typical -0.4427% IV fair144 open interest, 6% spread
P 242.50Strike at first support 1.531.42 / 1.65 240.97-3.00% 0.53×of 14.11 typical -0.2329% IV thin52 open interest, 15% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 250.00At the money 8.688.60 / 8.75 258.68+4.13% 0.30×of 34.14 typical 0.5132% IV good11,001 open interest, 1.7% spread
P 250.00At the money 9.359.25 / 9.45 240.65-3.13% 0.23×of 34.14 typical -0.5029% IV good12,937 open interest, 2.1% spread
P 240.00Strike at first support 5.054.95 / 5.15 234.95-5.42% 0.39×of 34.14 typical -0.3230% IV good20,815 open interest, 4.0% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Next earnings10-29
In44d*
Short % float0.9%
Days to cover2.2
Short vs prior mo-6.5%
Float9.81B
Market cap2679.54B
Beta1.44

* Yahoo lists this earnings date as estimated, not confirmed by the company.

Recent headlines

Headline tags come from keyword matching on the title only, not from reading the article. They mark what a story is about; the headline is shown so you can judge it yourself.

How this graded B+

Liquidity20/20
$7920M average daily turnover
Daily range20/20
ATR is 2.50% of price
Participation6/20
1.11x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)2/15
0.47% premarket gap
Prior session conviction10/15
Average-range mid-bodied down bar; sellers in control, close location -0.60
Room to next level7/10
0.97 ATR to 242.37 (2-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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META

Meta Platforms, Inc.
670.24 +0.70%
B57/100
Biaslong side
Typical day21.413.19% of price
First resistance675.38+0.77% · 4 methods
First support665.72-0.67% · 7 methods
Must hold668.60base breakout fails back through here
SetupBase breakouttriggered

Prior session finished with buyers in control on a average-range mid-bodied up bar with a long upper tail; base breakout has triggered; gapping down 1.04% premarket; fresh headlines skew bullish; but it opens almost on top of 675.38, so there is little room before that level.

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Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
550.00600.00650.00700.00750.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 598.39688.52 2x675.38 4x665.72 7x653.17 5x670.24
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550.00600.00650.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 598.39688.52 2x675.38 4x665.72 7x653.17 5x670.24
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
640.00650.00660.00680.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:00 PM4:00 AM9:00 AM12:30 PM4:00 PMPDH 668.60PDL 649.22PDC 665.60PMH 665.60PML 658.20Pivot 661.14VWAP 669.22670.24
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640.00650.00660.00680.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 668.60PDL 649.22PDC 665.60PMH 665.60PML 658.20Pivot 661.14VWAP 669.22670.24
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Prior sessionAverage-range mid-bodied up bar with a long upper tail
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · +0.70%

Buyers had the better of it into the close. It closed mid-range, and it finished above the prior session's high. This is the third straight higher close. Average-range mid-bodied up bar with a long upper tail, with no textbook candlestick shape.

Average-range mid-bodied up bar with a long upper tail
Close location +0.24Range 1.1 ATRVolume 1.0×Body 48% of range
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 670.24

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
688.52 +2.73% +0.9 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Round number
675.38 +0.77% +0.2 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Fibonacci · Round number
665.72 -0.67% -0.2 ATR 7 Round number · Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Prior day · Premarket · Fibonacci · Session VWAP
653.17 -2.55% -0.8 ATR 5 Prior day · Round number · Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Premarket
641.10 -4.35% -1.4 ATR 5 Swing pivot · Fibonacci · Round number · Floor pivot · Volume profile

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last670.24
Change+0.70%
ATR(14)21.41 (3.19%)
RSI(14)71.6
Rel volume1.00×
Avg vol 20d18.5M
52w position55%
BB squeeze89th pct
20 SMA595.32
50 SMA603.96
200 SMA623.66
Vol POC604.46
17 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
688.52 +2.73%+0.85 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Round numberSwing high 682.50 · Swing high 686.08 · Round number 690.00 · Swing low 690.51
675.38 +0.77%+0.24 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Fibonacci · Round numberSwing high 672.22 · Swing high 672.77 · R1 673.06 · Swing high 673.58
665.72 -0.67%-0.21 ATR 7 Round number · Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Prior day · Premarket · Fibonacci · Session VWAPRound number 660.00 · Swing high 661.00 · Pivot point 661.14 · Swing high 663.35
653.17 -2.55%-0.80 ATR 5 Prior day · Round number · Swing pivot · Floor pivot · PremarketPrior day low 649.22 · Round number 650.00 · Swing low 653.05 · S1 653.68
641.10 -4.35%-1.36 ATR 5 Swing pivot · Fibonacci · Round number · Floor pivot · Volume profileSwing low 634.50 · Dominant swing 38.2% retrace · 52-week range 50.0% retrace · Swing low 638.61
626.52 -6.52%-2.04 ATR 5 Round number · Moving average · Swing pivot · Unfilled gap · Anchored VWAPRound number 620.00 · 200 SMA 623.66 · Swing high 623.73 · Unfilled up gap edge 624.80
606.03 -9.58%-3.00 ATR 5 Moving average · Anchored VWAP · Volume profile · Swing pivot · Round number50 SMA 603.96 · AVWAP from 52w low 604.40 · Volume POC 604.46 · High-volume node 604.46
596.49 -11.00%-3.44 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Moving average · FibonacciSwing low 587.25 · Swing high 592.55 · Swing low 592.60 · Swing high 593.34
521.59 -22.18%-6.94 ATR 2 52-week extreme · Swing pivot52-week low 520.26 · Swing low 520.26 · Swing low 524.49

All patterns

Base breakout triggered

Trading above a 40-session base that capped at 668.60. Base floor 524.49.

Trigger 668.60Invalidation 524.49
Double bottom triggered

Two lows at 524.49 and 537.27, 14 sessions apart, with the neckline at 612.43. Reclaim of the neckline completes the shape.

Trigger 612.43Invalidation 524.49
Range / no clear trend forming

Swing highs and lows are not making a consistent series. Working between roughly 524.49 and 686.08.

Fibonacci

Dominant swing537.27 → 796.25 · high → low
RetracePriceDist
23.6%598.39-10.72%
38.2%636.20-5.08%
50.0%666.76-0.52%
61.8%697.32+4.04%
70.2%719.07+7.29%
78.6%740.83+10.53%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272466.83-30.35%
1.414430.05-35.84%
1.618377.22-43.72%
2.000278.29-58.48%
2.618118.24-82.36%
Golden pocket 697.32 – 705.61
52-week range479.80 → 796.25 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%721.57+7.66%
38.2%675.37+0.76%
50.0%638.02-4.81%
61.8%600.68-10.38%
70.2%574.10-14.34%
78.6%547.52-18.31%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272882.32+31.64%
1.414927.26+38.35%
1.618991.82+47.98%
2.0001112.70+66.02%
2.6181308.27+95.19%
Golden pocket 590.56 – 600.68

Intraday reference

Prior high668.60
Prior low649.22
Prior close665.60
Premkt high665.60
Premkt low658.20
Premkt VWAP
Gap-1.04%
OR 30m high675.50
OR 30m low656.20
Session VWAP669.22
R2680.52
R1673.06
Pivot661.14
S1653.68
S2641.76

Options chain against these levels

Implied 13.61/day vs ATR 21.41/day · ATM IV 32.2%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-16expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 670.00At the money 6.426.35 / 6.50 676.42+0.92% 0.41×of 15.14 typical 0.5232% IV good1,260 open interest, 2.3% spread
C 675.00Strike at first resistance 4.284.25 / 4.30 679.27+1.35% 0.60×of 15.14 typical 0.1432% IV fair898 open interest, 1% spread
P 670.00At the money 6.106.00 / 6.20 663.90-0.95% 0.42×of 15.14 typical -0.4832% IV fair121 open interest, 3% spread
P 665.00Strike at first support 3.923.90 / 3.95 661.08-1.37% 0.61×of 15.14 typical -0.1132% IV fair621 open interest, 1% spread
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 670.00At the money 12.7012.60 / 12.80 682.70+1.86% 0.26×of 48.56 typical 0.5234% IV thin81 open interest, 2% spread
C 675.00Strike at first resistance 10.3510.25 / 10.45 685.35+2.25% 0.31×of 48.56 typical 0.4434% IV fair133 open interest, 2% spread
P 670.00At the money 12.3512.30 / 12.40 657.65-1.88% 0.26×of 48.56 typical -0.4834% IV thin19 open interest, 1% spread
P 665.00Strike at first support 10.059.95 / 10.15 654.95-2.28% 0.31×of 48.56 typical -0.4134% IV thin53 open interest, 2% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 670.00At the money 31.2031.10 / 31.30 701.20+4.62% 0.26×of 117.54 typical 0.5439% IV good3,388 open interest, 0.6% spread
C 675.00Strike at first resistance 28.7728.65 / 28.90 703.77+5.00% 0.29×of 117.54 typical 0.5139% IV good3,574 open interest, 0.9% spread
P 670.00At the money 28.9028.75 / 29.05 641.10-4.35% 0.25×of 117.54 typical -0.4737% IV fair345 open interest, 1% spread
P 665.00Strike at first support 26.4826.30 / 26.65 638.52-4.73% 0.27×of 117.54 typical -0.4437% IV fair135 open interest, 1% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Next earnings10-28
In43d*
Short % float1.3%
Days to cover1.8
Short vs prior mo-8.4%
Float2.20B
Market cap1707.44B
Beta1.24
Ex-dividend09-21

* Yahoo lists this earnings date as estimated, not confirmed by the company.

Recent headlines

Headline tags come from keyword matching on the title only, not from reading the article. They mark what a story is about; the headline is shown so you can judge it yourself.

How this graded B

Liquidity20/20
$12389M average daily turnover
Daily range20/20
ATR is 3.19% of price
Participation4/20
1.00x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)4/15
1.04% premarket gap
Prior session conviction7/15
Average-range mid-bodied up bar with a long upper tail; buyers in control, close location +0.24
Room to next level2/10
0.24 ATR to 675.38 (4-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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MSFT

Microsoft Corporation
497.12 -1.64%
B57/100
Biastwo sided
Typical day10.902.19% of price
First resistance504.39+1.46% · 5 methods
First support490.84-1.26% · 3 methods
Must hold490.84first support behind price
SetupDouble topforming · needs 477.15

Prior session finished with sellers in control on a inside day; daily structure is making higher highs and lows; gapping down 1.03% premarket.

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Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
350.00400.00450.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 478.0038.2% · 453.3850.0% · 433.4961.8% · 413.6070.2% · 399.4478.6% · 385.28504.39 5x497.38 6x490.84 3x484.75 1x497.12
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350.00400.00450.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 478.0038.2% · 453.3850.0% · 433.4961.8% · 413.6070.2% · 399.4478.6% · 385.28504.39 5x497.38 6x490.84 3x484.75 1x497.12
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
490.00495.00500.00505.00510.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:00 PM4:00 AM9:00 AM12:30 PM4:00 PMPDH 509.95PDL 495.34PDC 505.41PMH 502.53PML 498.16Pivot 503.57VWAP 499.47497.12
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490.00495.00500.00505.00510.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 509.95PDL 495.34PDC 505.41PMH 502.53PML 498.16Pivot 503.57VWAP 499.47497.12
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Prior sessionInside day
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · -1.64%

Sellers had the better of it into the close. It closed in the lower half of its range, after sellers faded a push higher. Inside day: The whole session fits inside yesterday's range. Coiling; the break of either side usually sets the next direction.

Inside daymoderate
Close location -0.69Range 1.0 ATRVolume 0.8×Body 28% of range
  • Inside day — The whole session fits inside yesterday's range. Coiling; the break of either side usually sets the next direction.
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 497.12

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
511.65 +2.92% +1.3 ATR 4 Prior day · Round number · Floor pivot · Swing pivot
504.39 +1.46% +0.7 ATR 5 Premarket · Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Prior day · Fibonacci
490.84 -1.26% -0.6 ATR 3 Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Round number
484.75 -2.49% -1.1 ATR 1 Swing pivot

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last497.12
Change-1.64%
ATR(14)10.90 (2.19%)
RSI(14)55.9
Rel volume0.85×
Avg vol 20d20.5M
52w position72%
BB squeeze14th pct
20 SMA495.77
50 SMA458.17
200 SMA431.52
Vol POC389.94
25 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
511.65 +2.92%+1.33 ATR 4 Prior day · Round number · Floor pivot · Swing pivotPrior day high 509.95 · Round number 510.00 · R1 511.79 · Swing high 511.97
504.39 +1.46%+0.67 ATR 5 Premarket · Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Prior day · FibonacciPremarket high 502.53 · Pivot point 503.57 · Swing low 505.04 · Prior close 505.41
497.38 +0.05%+0.02 ATR 6 Prior day · Moving average · Floor pivot · Premarket · Session VWAP · Round numberPrior day low 495.34 · 20 SMA 495.77 · S1 497.18 · Premarket low 498.16
490.84 -1.26%-0.58 ATR 3 Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Round numberS2 488.96 · Swing high 489.60 · Swing high 489.68 · Swing high 489.70
484.75 -2.49%-1.13 ATR 1 Swing pivotSwing high 483.74 · Swing low 486.00
467.37 -5.98%-2.73 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Unfilled gap · Round numberSwing low 464.89 · Swing high 466.32 · Unfilled up gap edge 466.84 · Swing low 469.50
432.23 -13.05%-5.95 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Anchored VWAP · Moving average · FibonacciSwing high 429.92 · AVWAP from 52w high 430.04 · 200 SMA 431.52 · Swing high 432.70
413.32 -16.86%-7.69 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Fibonacci · Volume profileSwing low 411.30 · Swing low 411.41 · Swing high 413.05 · Dominant swing 61.8% retrace
390.40 -21.47%-9.79 ATR 3 Fibonacci · Volume profile · Swing pivot52-week range 78.6% retrace · Volume POC 389.94 · High-volume node 389.94 · Swing low 392.32

All patterns

Uptrend structure forming

Higher highs and higher lows, with 20 > 50 > 200 SMA stacked up. Last higher low at 477.15.

Invalidation 477.15
Double top forming

Two highs at 513.73 and 517.78, 14 sessions apart, with the neckline at 477.15. Loss of the neckline completes the shape.

Trigger 477.15Invalidation 517.78
Volatility squeeze forming

Bollinger bandwidth is in the tightest 14% of the last 6 months. The 20-session range is 477.15 to 517.78; expansion out of a coil like this usually resolves as a range break.

Trigger 517.78Invalidation 477.15
Range contraction forming

Last session was an inside day. Break of 505.90 or 495.54 sets the near-term direction.

Trigger 505.90Invalidation 495.54
Golden cross recent

50 SMA crossed above the 200 SMA 10 session(s) ago, near 433.21.

Fibonacci

Dominant swing349.20 → 517.78 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%478.00-3.85%
38.2%453.38-8.80%
50.0%433.49-12.80%
61.8%413.60-16.80%
70.2%399.44-19.65%
78.6%385.28-22.50%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272563.63+13.38%
1.414587.57+18.20%
1.618621.96+25.11%
2.000686.36+38.07%
2.618790.54+59.02%
Golden pocket 408.20 – 413.60
52-week range344.79 → 555.45 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%505.73+1.73%
38.2%474.98-4.45%
50.0%450.12-9.45%
61.8%425.26-14.45%
70.2%407.57-18.01%
78.6%389.87-21.57%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272612.75+23.26%
1.414642.66+29.28%
1.618685.64+37.92%
2.000766.11+54.11%
2.618896.30+80.30%
Golden pocket 418.52 – 425.26

Intraday reference

Prior high509.95
Prior low495.34
Prior close505.41
Premkt high502.53
Premkt low498.16
Premkt VWAP
Gap-1.03%
OR 30m high505.90
OR 30m low499.10
Session VWAP499.47
R2518.18
R1511.79
Pivot503.57
S1497.18
S2488.96

Options chain against these levels

Implied 6.58/day vs ATR 10.90/day · ATM IV 21.0%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-16expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 497.50At the money 2.812.73 / 2.90 500.31+0.64% 0.41×of 7.71 typical 0.4321% IV fair171 open interest, 6% spread
C 505.00Strike at first resistance 0.630.59 / 0.66 505.63+1.71% 1.10×of 7.71 typical 0.0021% IV fair3626 open interest, 11% spread
P 497.50At the money 3.333.10 / 3.55 494.18-0.59% 0.38×of 7.71 typical -0.5623% IV fair183 open interest, 14% spread
P 490.00Strike at first support 0.850.78 / 0.92 489.15-1.60% 1.03×of 7.71 typical -0.0023% IV fair649 open interest, 16% spread
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 497.50At the money 5.755.30 / 6.20 503.25+1.23% 0.25×of 24.73 typical 0.5023% IV thin69 open interest, 16% spread
C 505.00Strike at first resistance 2.962.78 / 3.15 507.96+2.18% 0.44×of 24.73 typical 0.2923% IV thin65 open interest, 12% spread
P 497.50At the money 6.326.10 / 6.55 491.18-1.20% 0.24×of 24.73 typical -0.5023% IV fair128 open interest, 7% spread
P 490.00Strike at first support 3.182.86 / 3.50 486.82-2.07% 0.42×of 24.73 typical -0.2924% IV fair101 open interest, 20% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 495.00At the money 16.7316.35 / 17.10 511.73+2.94% 0.24×of 59.86 typical 0.5527% IV good5,127 open interest, 4.5% spread
C 505.00Strike at first resistance 11.6811.45 / 11.90 516.67+3.93% 0.33×of 59.86 typical 0.4526% IV good2,442 open interest, 3.9% spread
P 495.00At the money 12.5011.80 / 13.20 482.50-2.94% 0.24×of 59.86 typical -0.4424% IV fair2622 open interest, 11% spread
P 490.00Strike at first support 10.8210.45 / 11.20 479.18-3.61% 0.30×of 59.86 typical -0.3925% IV good4,181 open interest, 6.9% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Next earnings10-28
In43d*
Short % float1.0%
Days to cover2.5
Short vs prior mo-8.4%
Float7.41B
Market cap3691.39B
Beta1.11
Ex-dividend08-20

* Yahoo lists this earnings date as estimated, not confirmed by the company.

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How this graded B

Liquidity20/20
$10205M average daily turnover
Daily range20/20
ATR is 2.19% of price
Participation3/20
0.85x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)4/15
1.03% premarket gap
Prior session conviction6/15
Inside day; sellers in control, close location -0.69
Room to next level4/10
0.58 ATR to 490.84 (3-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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PLTR

Palantir Technologies Inc.
172.56 -0.43%
B54/100
Biasunclear
Typical day7.444.31% of price
First resistance174.43+1.08% · 6 methods
First support170.11-1.42% · 5 methods
Must hold170.11first support behind price
SetupNone active

Daily structure is making higher highs and lows; gapping down 1.73% premarket; but it opens almost on top of 174.43, so there is little room before that level.

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Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
120.00140.00160.00180.00200.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 153.5738.2% · 132.0450.0% · 114.63179.79 3x174.43 6x170.11 5x166.01 3x172.56
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120.00140.00160.00180.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 153.5738.2% · 132.0450.0% · 114.63179.79 3x174.43 6x170.11 5x166.01 3x172.56
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
166.00168.00170.00174.00176.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:00 PM4:00 AM9:00 AM12:30 PM4:00 PMPDH 174.36PDL 166.42PDC 173.31PMH 173.31PML 169.90Pivot 171.36VWAP 173.22172.56
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166.00168.00170.00174.00176.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 174.36PDL 166.42PDC 173.31PMH 173.31PML 169.90Pivot 171.36VWAP 173.22172.56
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Prior sessionAverage-range small-bodied up bar with a long upper tail
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · -0.43%

Neither side finished in control. It closed mid-range, after sellers faded a push higher. Average-range small-bodied up bar with a long upper tail, with no textbook candlestick shape.

Average-range small-bodied up bar with a long upper tail
Close location -0.13Range 1.0 ATRVolume 1.1×Body 29% of range
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 172.56

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
179.79 +4.19% +1.0 ATR 3 Floor pivot · Round number · Swing pivot
174.43 +1.08% +0.3 ATR 6 Session VWAP · Prior day · Premarket · Swing pivot · Moving average · Floor pivot
170.11 -1.42% -0.3 ATR 5 Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Premarket · Round number · Anchored VWAP
166.01 -3.80% -0.9 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Prior day · Fibonacci
162.27 -5.96% -1.4 ATR 3 Round number · Swing pivot · Floor pivot

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last172.56
Change-0.43%
ATR(14)7.44 (4.31%)
RSI(14)53.1
Rel volume1.06×
Avg vol 20d29.2M
52w position65%
BB squeeze19th pct
20 SMA175.52
50 SMA155.61
200 SMA151.62
Vol POC134.39
6 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
179.79 +4.19%+0.97 ATR 3 Floor pivot · Round number · Swing pivotR2 179.30 · Round number 180.00 · Swing high 180.18
174.43 +1.08%+0.25 ATR 6 Session VWAP · Prior day · Premarket · Swing pivot · Moving average · Floor pivotSession VWAP 173.22 · Prior close 173.31 · Premarket high 173.31 · Swing low 174.29
170.11 -1.42%-0.33 ATR 5 Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Premarket · Round number · Anchored VWAPS1 168.37 · Swing low 168.90 · Swing low 168.91 · Swing low 169.42
166.01 -3.80%-0.88 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Prior day · FibonacciSwing low 164.55 · Swing high 165.08 · Swing low 165.71 · Swing low 166.35
162.27 -5.96%-1.38 ATR 3 Round number · Swing pivot · Floor pivotRound number 160.00 · Swing low 161.11 · Swing high 161.15 · Swing low 161.27
156.08 -9.55%-2.21 ATR 3 Moving average · Volume profile · Swing pivot50 SMA 155.61 · Value area high 156.25 · Swing high 156.28 · Swing high 156.75
152.64 -11.54%-2.68 ATR 5 Moving average · Swing pivot · Anchored VWAP · Volume profile · Fibonacci200 SMA 151.62 · Swing high 152.68 · AVWAP from 52w high 152.83 · High-volume node 153.52
147.98 -14.25%-3.30 ATR 3 Volume profile · Swing pivot · Anchored VWAPHigh-volume node 145.32 · Swing low 147.56 · Swing low 148.04 · Swing low 148.58
126.83 -26.50%-6.14 ATR 3 Volume profile · Swing pivot · Unfilled gapValue area low 124.82 · Swing low 126.23 · Swing low 126.37 · Swing low 126.65

All patterns

Uptrend structure forming

Higher highs and higher lows, with 20 > 50 > 200 SMA stacked up. Last higher low at 117.89.

Invalidation 117.89
Golden cross recent

50 SMA crossed above the 200 SMA 4 session(s) ago, near 152.11.

Fibonacci

Dominant swing40.90 → 188.37 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%153.57-11.01%
38.2%132.04-23.48%
50.0%114.63-33.57%
61.8%97.23-43.65%
70.2%84.85-50.83%
78.6%72.46-58.01%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272228.48+32.41%
1.414249.42+44.54%
1.618279.51+61.98%
2.000335.84+94.62%
2.618426.98+147.44%
Golden pocket 92.51 – 97.23
52-week range35.56 → 207.52 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%166.94-3.26%
38.2%141.83-17.81%
50.0%121.54-29.57%
61.8%101.25-41.33%
70.2%86.80-49.70%
78.6%72.36-58.07%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272254.29+47.37%
1.414278.71+61.52%
1.618313.79+81.84%
2.000379.48+119.91%
2.618485.75+181.50%
Golden pocket 95.75 – 101.25

Intraday reference

Prior high174.36
Prior low166.42
Prior close173.31
Premkt high173.31
Premkt low169.90
Premkt VWAP
Gap-1.73%
OR 30m high173.17
OR 30m low169.45
Session VWAP173.22
R2179.30
R1176.31
Pivot171.36
S1168.37
S2163.42

Options chain against these levels

Implied 5.69/day vs ATR 7.44/day · ATM IV 52.3%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-182 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 172.50At the money 3.803.75 / 3.85 176.30+2.17% 0.34×of 10.90 typical 0.5152% IV good13,764 open interest, 2.6% spread
C 175.00Strike at first resistance 2.672.64 / 2.69 177.66+2.96% 0.47×of 10.90 typical 0.3752% IV good20,564 open interest, 1.9% spread
P 172.50At the money 3.653.60 / 3.70 168.85-2.15% 0.34×of 10.90 typical -0.4951% IV good3,528 open interest, 2.7% spread
P 170.00Strike at first support 2.562.55 / 2.58 167.44-2.97% 0.47×of 10.90 typical -0.3452% IV good11,400 open interest, 1.2% spread
2026-09-259 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 172.50At the money 6.035.95 / 6.10 178.53+3.46% 0.26×of 22.51 typical 0.5250% IV good1,554 open interest, 2.5% spread
C 175.00Strike at first resistance 4.884.80 / 4.95 179.88+4.24% 0.32×of 22.51 typical 0.4550% IV good1,688 open interest, 3.1% spread
P 172.50At the money 5.705.60 / 5.80 166.80-3.34% 0.26×of 22.51 typical -0.4849% IV good1,422 open interest, 3.5% spread
P 170.00Strike at first support 4.554.45 / 4.65 165.45-4.12% 0.32×of 22.51 typical -0.4049% IV good4,103 open interest, 4.4% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 175.00At the money 9.139.00 / 9.25 184.13+6.70% 0.28×of 40.87 typical 0.5050% IV good6,681 open interest, 2.7% spread
P 175.00At the money 10.9310.80 / 11.05 164.07-4.92% 0.21×of 40.87 typical -0.5048% IV good6,411 open interest, 2.3% spread
P 170.00Strike at first support 8.408.30 / 8.50 161.60-6.35% 0.27×of 40.87 typical -0.4248% IV good12,379 open interest, 2.4% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Next earnings11-02
In48d*
Short % float3.0%
Days to cover1.4
Short vs prior mo-4.3%
Float2.11B
Market cap414.67B
Beta1.62

* Yahoo lists this earnings date as estimated, not confirmed by the company.

Recent headlines

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How this graded B

Liquidity20/20
$5039M average daily turnover
Daily range20/20
ATR is 4.31% of price
Participation5/20
1.06x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)7/15
1.73% premarket gap
Prior session conviction0/15
Average-range small-bodied up bar with a long upper tail; balanced in control, close location -0.13
Room to next level2/10
0.25 ATR to 174.43 (6-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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AMD

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
504.20 +2.19%
B54/100
Biasunclear
Typical day23.344.63% of price
First resistance507.72+0.70% · 4 methods
First support496.51-1.52% · 8 methods
Must hold496.51first support behind price
SetupDescending triangleforming · needs 443.52

Daily structure is making lower highs and lows; gapping up 1.72% premarket; but it opens almost on top of 507.72, so there is little room before that level.

Beta 2.48
Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
200.00300.00400.00600.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 413.3038.2% · 348.9450.0% · 296.9161.8% · 244.8970.2% · 207.8678.6% · 170.83518.12 2x507.72 4x496.51 8x479.17 5x504.20
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350.00400.00450.00550.00600.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 413.3038.2% · 348.94518.12 2x507.72 4x496.51 8x479.17 5x504.20
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
480.00490.00500.00510.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:00 PM4:00 AM9:00 AM12:30 PM4:00 PMPDH 498.39PDL 480.33PDC 493.41PMH 501.99PML 488.19Pivot 490.71VWAP 505.43504.20
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480.00490.00500.00510.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 498.39PDL 480.33PDC 493.41PMH 501.99PML 488.19Pivot 490.71VWAP 505.43504.20
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Prior sessionSpinning top
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · +2.19%

Neither side finished in control. It closed mid-range, after sellers faded a push higher, and it finished above the prior session's high. Spinning top: A small body between two meaningful wicks. Both sides pushed and neither finished ahead.

Spinning topweak
Close location -0.17Range 0.7 ATRVolume 0.9×Body 15% of range
  • Spinning top — A small body between two meaningful wicks. Both sides pushed and neither finished ahead.
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 504.20

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
518.12 +2.76% +0.6 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Round number
507.72 +0.70% +0.2 ATR 4 Session VWAP · Volume profile · Floor pivot · Round number
496.51 -1.52% -0.3 ATR 8 Premarket · Round number · Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Prior day · Moving average · Volume profile · Anchored VWAP
479.17 -4.96% -1.1 ATR 5 Floor pivot · Volume profile · Round number · Prior day · Moving average
465.04 -7.77% -1.7 ATR 3 Round number · Swing pivot · Fibonacci

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last504.20
Change+2.19%
ATR(14)23.34 (4.63%)
RSI(14)54.1
Rel volume0.94×
Avg vol 20d17.8M
52w position81%
BB squeeze30th pct
20 SMA480.90
50 SMA495.10
200 SMA349.79
Vol POC204.74
9 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
518.12 +2.76%+0.60 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Round numberSwing high 517.35 · Round number 520.00
507.72 +0.70%+0.15 ATR 4 Session VWAP · Volume profile · Floor pivot · Round numberSession VWAP 505.43 · High-volume node 508.73 · R2 508.77 · Round number 510.00
496.51 -1.52%-0.33 ATR 8 Premarket · Round number · Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Prior day · Moving average · Volume profile · Anchored VWAPPremarket low 488.19 · Round number 490.00 · Pivot point 490.71 · Swing high 491.12
479.17 -4.96%-1.07 ATR 5 Floor pivot · Volume profile · Round number · Prior day · Moving averageS2 472.65 · High-volume node 475.69 · Round number 480.00 · Prior day low 480.33
465.04 -7.77%-1.68 ATR 3 Round number · Swing pivot · FibonacciRound number 460.00 · Swing low 460.21 · Swing low 463.21 · 52-week range 23.6% retrace
349.87 -30.61%-6.61 ATR 3 Fibonacci · Moving average · Swing pivotDominant swing 38.2% retrace · 200 SMA 349.79 · Swing high 352.99
267.00 -47.04%-10.16 ATR 2 Swing pivot · FibonacciSwing high 260.53 · Swing high 263.51 · Swing high 266.96 · Swing high 267.08
205.95 -59.15%-12.78 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Volume profile · FibonacciSwing low 199.80 · Volume POC 204.74 · High-volume node 204.74 · Dominant swing 70.2% retrace
191.67 -61.98%-13.39 ATR 3 Fibonacci · Swing pivot · Volume profile52-week range 78.6% retrace · Swing low 188.22 · Swing low 189.02 · Swing low 190.72

All patterns

Descending triangle forming

17 pivot touches over 68 sessions, range contracted 46%. Upper line now ~503.02, lower line ~443.52.

Trigger 443.52Invalidation 503.02
Downtrend structure forming

Lower highs and lower lows. Last lower high at 517.35.

Invalidation 517.35

Fibonacci

Dominant swing76.48 → 517.35 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%413.30-18.03%
38.2%348.94-30.79%
50.0%296.91-41.11%
61.8%244.89-51.43%
70.2%207.86-58.77%
78.6%170.83-66.12%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272637.27+26.39%
1.414699.87+38.81%
1.618789.81+56.65%
2.000958.22+90.05%
2.6181230.68+144.09%
Golden pocket 230.78 – 244.89
52-week range76.48 → 584.73 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%464.78-7.82%
38.2%390.58-22.54%
50.0%330.60-34.43%
61.8%270.63-46.32%
70.2%227.94-54.79%
78.6%185.25-63.26%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272722.97+43.39%
1.414795.15+57.70%
1.618898.83+78.27%
2.0001092.98+116.78%
2.6181407.08+179.07%
Golden pocket 254.37 – 270.63

Intraday reference

Prior high498.39
Prior low480.33
Prior close493.41
Premkt high501.99
Premkt low488.19
Premkt VWAP
Gap+1.72%
OR 30m high513.66
OR 30m low497.51
Session VWAP505.43
R2508.77
R1501.09
Pivot490.71
S1483.03
S2472.65

Options chain against these levels

Implied 14.69/day vs ATR 23.34/day · ATM IV 46.3%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-16expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 505.00At the money 6.406.30 / 6.50 511.40+1.43% 0.44×of 16.51 typical 0.4346% IV fair376 open interest, 3% spread
C 507.50Strike at first resistance 5.285.20 / 5.35 512.77+1.70% 0.52×of 16.51 typical 0.2446% IV fair230 open interest, 3% spread
P 505.00At the money 7.106.95 / 7.25 497.90-1.25% 0.38×of 16.51 typical -0.5746% IV fair234 open interest, 4% spread
P 497.50Strike at first support 3.953.85 / 4.05 493.55-2.11% 0.65×of 16.51 typical -0.0747% IV fair261 open interest, 5% spread
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 505.00At the money 12.5012.30 / 12.70 517.50+2.64% 0.25×of 52.95 typical 0.5047% IV thin23 open interest, 3% spread
C 507.50Strike at first resistance 11.3011.10 / 11.50 518.80+2.90% 0.28×of 52.95 typical 0.4747% IV thin9 open interest, 4% spread
P 505.00At the money 12.9012.65 / 13.15 492.10-2.40% 0.23×of 52.95 typical -0.5046% IV thin22 open interest, 4% spread
P 497.50Strike at first support 9.489.30 / 9.65 488.02-3.21% 0.31×of 52.95 typical -0.3946% IV thin15 open interest, 4% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 500.00At the money 32.7332.25 / 33.20 532.73+5.66% 0.22×of 128.17 typical 0.5652% IV good2,996 open interest, 2.9% spread
C 510.00Strike at first resistance 27.6727.45 / 27.90 537.67+6.64% 0.26×of 128.17 typical 0.5151% IV good2,352 open interest, 1.6% spread
P 500.00At the money 26.3826.05 / 26.70 473.63-6.06% 0.24×of 128.17 typical -0.4449% IV good2,082 open interest, 2.5% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Next earnings11-03
In49d*
Short % float2.6%
Days to cover1.9
Short vs prior mo+10.5%
Float1.62B
Market cap823.09B
Beta2.48
Ex-dividend04-27

* Yahoo lists this earnings date as estimated, not confirmed by the company.

Recent headlines

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How this graded B

Liquidity20/20
$8984M average daily turnover
Daily range20/20
ATR is 4.63% of price
Participation4/20
0.94x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)7/15
1.72% premarket gap
Prior session conviction2/15
Spinning top; balanced in control, close location -0.17
Room to next level1/10
0.15 ATR to 507.72 (4-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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AAPL

Apple Inc.
331.34 -0.52%
B53/100
Biaslong side
Typical day7.552.28% of price
First resistance334.11+0.84% · 4 methods
First support330.43-0.28% · 6 methods
Must hold330.43first support behind price
SetupRising wedgeforming · needs 315.82

Prior session finished with buyers in control on a hanging man; daily structure is making higher highs and lows; gapping down 0.87% premarket; fresh headlines skew bullish.

8 headlines in 24h
Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
240.00260.00280.00300.00320.00340.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 303.1938.2% · 277.5850.0% · 256.8961.8% · 236.20337.47 1x334.11 4x330.43 6x323.93 1x331.34
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260.00280.00300.00320.00340.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 303.1938.2% · 277.5850.0% · 256.89337.47 1x334.11 4x330.43 6x323.93 1x331.34
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
328.00329.00330.00332.00333.00334.00335.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:00 PM4:00 AM9:00 AM12:30 PM4:00 PMPDH 335.50PDL 331.34PDC 333.08PMH 333.08PML 329.76Pivot 333.31VWAP 330.22331.34
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328.00329.00330.00332.00333.00334.00335.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 335.50PDL 331.34PDC 333.08PMH 333.08PML 329.76Pivot 333.31VWAP 330.22331.34
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Prior sessionHanging man
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · -0.52%

Buyers had the better of it into the close. It closed in the top 12% of its range, inside a narrow 0.5 ATR range, after buyers reclaimed a deep intraday flush. Hanging man: The same shape as a hammer, but after an advance. Selling appeared intraday even though the close recovered.

Hanging manweak
Close location +0.75Range 0.5 ATRVolume 0.7×Body 35% of range
  • Hanging man — The same shape as a hammer, but after an advance. Selling appeared intraday even though the close recovered.
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 331.34

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
337.47 +1.85% +0.8 ATR 1 Floor pivot
334.11 +0.84% +0.4 ATR 4 Prior day · Premarket · Floor pivot · Swing pivot
330.43 -0.28% -0.1 ATR 6 Floor pivot · Premarket · Round number · Session VWAP · Swing pivot · Prior day
323.93 -2.24% -1.0 ATR 1 Volume profile
318.09 -4.00% -1.8 ATR 4 Anchored VWAP · Swing pivot · Moving average · Round number

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last331.34
Change-0.52%
ATR(14)7.55 (2.28%)
RSI(14)61.3
Rel volume0.73×
Avg vol 20d42.7M
52w position88%
BB squeeze29th pct
20 SMA319.27
50 SMA318.84
200 SMA285.51
Vol POC310.72
3 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
337.47 +1.85%+0.81 ATR 1 Floor pivotR2 337.47
334.11 +0.84%+0.37 ATR 4 Prior day · Premarket · Floor pivot · Swing pivotPrior close 333.08 · Premarket high 333.08 · Pivot point 333.31 · Swing high 334.99
330.43 -0.28%-0.12 ATR 6 Floor pivot · Premarket · Round number · Session VWAP · Swing pivot · Prior dayS2 329.15 · Premarket low 329.76 · Round number 330.00 · Session VWAP 330.22
323.93 -2.24%-0.98 ATR 1 Volume profileValue area high 323.93
318.09 -4.00%-1.75 ATR 4 Anchored VWAP · Swing pivot · Moving average · Round numberAVWAP from 52w high 315.70 · Swing high 316.29 · Swing high 317.40 · 50 SMA 318.84
310.49 -6.29%-2.76 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Round number · Volume profileSwing low 309.90 · Round number 310.00 · Volume POC 310.72 · High-volume node 310.72
301.57 -8.99%-3.94 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Volume profile · FibonacciSwing low 300.00 · Swing low 300.57 · High-volume node 300.82 · Swing high 302.42
276.42 -16.57%-7.27 ATR 2 Swing pivot · FibonacciSwing low 273.75 · Swing high 275.43 · Swing high 275.77 · Swing high 276.11
236.25 -28.70%-12.59 ATR 2 Fibonacci · 52-week extremeDominant swing 61.8% retrace · 52-week range 61.8% retrace · 52-week low 236.32

All patterns

Uptrend structure forming

Higher highs and higher lows, with 20 > 50 > 200 SMA stacked up. Last higher low at 300.00.

Invalidation 300.00
Rising wedge forming

13 pivot touches over 69 sessions, range contracted 45%. Upper line now ~333.50, lower line ~315.82.

Trigger 315.82Invalidation 333.50
Range contraction forming

Last session was an narrowest range in 7. Break of 331.76 or 328.35 sets the near-term direction.

Trigger 331.76Invalidation 328.35

Fibonacci

Dominant swing169.21 → 344.57 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%303.19-8.50%
38.2%277.58-16.22%
50.0%256.89-22.47%
61.8%236.20-28.71%
70.2%221.47-33.16%
78.6%206.74-37.61%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272392.27+18.39%
1.414417.17+25.90%
1.618452.94+36.70%
2.000519.93+56.92%
2.618628.30+89.62%
Golden pocket 230.59 – 236.20
52-week range169.21 → 344.57 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%303.19-8.50%
38.2%277.58-16.22%
50.0%256.89-22.47%
61.8%236.20-28.71%
70.2%221.47-33.16%
78.6%206.74-37.61%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272392.27+18.39%
1.414417.17+25.90%
1.618452.94+36.70%
2.000519.93+56.92%
2.618628.30+89.62%
Golden pocket 230.59 – 236.20

Intraday reference

Prior high335.50
Prior low331.34
Prior close333.08
Premkt high333.08
Premkt low329.76
Premkt VWAP
Gap-0.87%
OR 30m high331.59
OR 30m low328.35
Session VWAP330.22
R2337.47
R1335.27
Pivot333.31
S1331.11
S2329.15

Options chain against these levels

Implied 4.25/day vs ATR 7.55/day · ATM IV 20.4%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-16expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 332.50At the money 1.441.42 / 1.47 333.94+0.79% 0.49×of 5.34 typical 0.2020% IV good4,470 open interest, 3.5% spread
C 335.00Strike at first resistance 0.670.65 / 0.68 335.67+1.31% 0.81×of 5.34 typical 0.0020% IV good8,252 open interest, 4.5% spread
P 332.50At the money 2.672.55 / 2.79 329.83-0.46% 0.28×of 5.34 typical -0.7822% IV good2,265 open interest, 9.0% spread
P 330.00Strike at first support 1.401.38 / 1.42 328.60-0.83% 0.51×of 5.34 typical -0.1621% IV good5,415 open interest, 2.9% spread
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 332.50At the money 3.503.40 / 3.60 336.00+1.41% 0.27×of 17.13 typical 0.4623% IV fair550 open interest, 6% spread
C 335.00Strike at first resistance 2.412.30 / 2.52 337.41+1.83% 0.35×of 17.13 typical 0.3522% IV good1,158 open interest, 9.1% spread
P 332.50At the money 4.474.30 / 4.65 328.02-1.00% 0.19×of 17.13 typical -0.5422% IV fair306 open interest, 8% spread
P 330.00Strike at first support 3.273.15 / 3.40 326.73-1.39% 0.27×of 17.13 typical -0.4222% IV fair604 open interest, 8% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 330.00At the money 10.8010.60 / 11.00 340.80+2.86% 0.23×of 41.46 typical 0.5526% IV good15,948 open interest, 3.7% spread
C 335.00Strike at first resistance 8.208.10 / 8.30 343.20+3.58% 0.29×of 41.46 typical 0.4725% IV good11,499 open interest, 2.4% spread
P 330.00At the money 8.288.15 / 8.40 321.73-2.90% 0.23×of 41.46 typical -0.4423% IV good6,647 open interest, 3.0% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Next earnings10-29
In44d
Short % float1.0%
Days to cover3.0
Short vs prior mo-1.3%
Float14.57B
Market cap4835.64B
Beta1.08
Ex-dividend08-10

Recent headlines

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How this graded B

Liquidity20/20
$14164M average daily turnover
Daily range20/20
ATR is 2.28% of price
Participation1/20
0.73x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)3/15
0.87% premarket gap
Prior session conviction5/15
Hanging man; buyers in control, close location +0.75
Room to next level3/10
0.37 ATR to 334.11 (4-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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GOOGL

Alphabet Inc.
344.98 -1.26%
B49/100
Biasshort side
Typical day8.272.40% of price
First resistance345.86+0.26% · 7 methods
First support340.40-1.33% · 6 methods
Must hold345.86first resistance above price
SetupDescending triangleforming · needs 330.51

Daily structure is making lower highs and lows; gapping down 0.74% premarket; fresh headlines skew bearish; but it opens almost on top of 345.86, so there is little room before that level.

8 headlines in 24h
Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
250.00300.00400.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 326.9138.2% · 291.2950.0% · 262.5161.8% · 233.72350.37 4x345.86 7x340.40 6x332.20 1x344.98
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280.00300.00320.00360.00380.00400.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 326.9138.2% · 291.29350.37 4x345.86 7x340.40 6x332.20 1x344.98
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
335.00340.00350.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:15 PM4:00 AM5:45 AM9:15 AM12:45 PM4:15 PMPDH 349.91PDL 342.14PDC 349.39PMH 347.48PML 344.24Pivot 347.15VWAP 344.70344.98
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335.00340.00350.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 349.91PDL 342.14PDC 349.39PMH 347.48PML 344.24Pivot 347.15VWAP 344.70344.98
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Prior sessionInside day
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · -1.26%

Neither side finished in control. It closed mid-range. Inside day: The whole session fits inside yesterday's range. Coiling; the break of either side usually sets the next direction. Also reading as bearish harami.

Inside daymoderateBearish haramiweak
Close location -0.15Range 0.6 ATRVolume 0.9×Body 34% of range
  • Inside day — The whole session fits inside yesterday's range. Coiling; the break of either side usually sets the next direction.
  • Bearish harami — A small body held entirely inside yesterday's large up body. Buying pressure stalled rather than reversed.
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 344.98

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
358.28 +3.85% +1.6 ATR 3 Volume profile · Swing pivot · Round number
350.37 +1.56% +0.7 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Prior day · Round number · Floor pivot
345.86 +0.26% +0.1 ATR 7 Premarket · Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Session VWAP · Fibonacci · Moving average · Anchored VWAP
340.40 -1.33% -0.6 ATR 6 Moving average · Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Round number · Volume profile · Prior day
332.20 -3.70% -1.5 ATR 1 Swing pivot
328.12 -4.89% -2.0 ATR 5 Anchored VWAP · Swing pivot · Fibonacci · Volume profile · Round number

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last344.98
Change-1.26%
ATR(14)8.27 (2.40%)
RSI(14)51.6
Rel volume0.89×
Avg vol 20d24.0M
52w position63%
BB squeeze9th pct
20 SMA341.28
50 SMA346.54
200 SMA337.07
Vol POC341.50
33 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
408.61 +18.44%+7.70 ATR 2 Swing pivot · 52-week extremeSwing high 408.61 · 52-week high 408.61
358.28 +3.85%+1.61 ATR 3 Volume profile · Swing pivot · Round numberHigh-volume node 357.42 · Swing low 358.08 · Round number 360.00
350.37 +1.56%+0.65 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Prior day · Round number · Floor pivotSwing high 349.00 · Prior close 349.39 · Prior day high 349.91 · Round number 350.00
345.86 +0.26%+0.11 ATR 7 Premarket · Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Session VWAP · Fibonacci · Moving average · Anchored VWAPPremarket low 344.24 · S1 344.38 · Swing high 344.68 · Session VWAP 344.70
340.40 -1.33%-0.55 ATR 6 Moving average · Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Round number · Volume profile · Prior day200 SMA 337.07 · Swing low 338.57 · S2 339.38 · Round number 340.00
332.20 -3.70%-1.55 ATR 1 Swing pivotSwing low 331.35 · Swing low 332.82
328.12 -4.89%-2.04 ATR 5 Anchored VWAP · Swing pivot · Fibonacci · Volume profile · Round numberAVWAP from 52w low 326.27 · Swing low 326.54 · Dominant swing 23.6% retrace · Swing low 327.74
292.23 -15.29%-6.38 ATR 2 Fibonacci · Swing pivotDominant swing 38.2% retrace · Swing high 291.59 · Swing low 294.08
235.05 -31.87%-13.30 ATR 3 Fibonacci · Swing pivot · 52-week extremeDominant swing 61.8% retrace · Swing low 235.84 · 52-week low 235.84

All patterns

Descending triangle forming

15 pivot touches over 66 sessions, range contracted 57%. Upper line now ~349.04, lower line ~330.51.

Trigger 330.51Invalidation 349.04
Volatility squeeze forming

Bollinger bandwidth is in the tightest 9% of the last 6 months. The 20-session range is 327.74 to 351.60; expansion out of a coil like this usually resolves as a range break.

Trigger 351.60Invalidation 327.74
Downtrend structure forming

Lower highs and lower lows. Last lower high at 351.60.

Invalidation 351.60
Range contraction forming

Last session was an inside day. Break of 348.07 or 342.70 sets the near-term direction.

Trigger 348.07Invalidation 342.70

Fibonacci

Dominant swing140.53 → 384.48 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%326.91-5.24%
38.2%291.29-15.56%
50.0%262.51-23.91%
61.8%233.72-32.25%
70.2%213.23-38.19%
78.6%192.74-44.13%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272450.83+30.68%
1.414485.48+40.73%
1.618535.24+55.15%
2.000628.43+82.16%
2.618779.19+125.87%
Golden pocket 225.91 – 233.72
52-week range140.53 → 408.61 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%345.34+0.11%
38.2%306.20-11.24%
50.0%274.57-20.41%
61.8%242.94-29.58%
70.2%220.42-36.11%
78.6%197.90-42.63%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272481.53+39.58%
1.414519.60+50.62%
1.618574.28+66.47%
2.000676.69+96.15%
2.618842.36+144.18%
Golden pocket 234.36 – 242.94

Intraday reference

Prior high349.91
Prior low342.14
Prior close349.39
Premkt high347.48
Premkt low344.24
Premkt VWAP
Gap-0.74%
OR 30m high348.07
OR 30m low344.71
Session VWAP344.70
R2354.92
R1352.15
Pivot347.15
S1344.38
S2339.38

Options chain against these levels

Implied 5.23/day vs ATR 8.27/day · ATM IV 24.0%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-16expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 345.00At the money 2.372.30 / 2.44 347.37+0.69% 0.41×of 5.84 typical 0.5024% IV good4,784 open interest, 5.9% spread
P 345.00At the money 2.332.25 / 2.40 342.68-0.67% 0.39×of 5.84 typical -0.5023% IV good1,624 open interest, 6.5% spread
P 340.00Strike at first support 0.700.66 / 0.73 339.31-1.65% 0.97×of 5.84 typical -0.0024% IV fair1081 open interest, 10% spread
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 345.00At the money 4.904.75 / 5.05 349.90+1.43% 0.26×of 18.75 typical 0.5127% IV fair162 open interest, 6% spread
P 345.00At the money 4.684.45 / 4.90 340.32-1.35% 0.25×of 18.75 typical -0.4926% IV fair496 open interest, 10% spread
P 340.00Strike at first support 2.712.58 / 2.83 337.30-2.23% 0.41×of 18.75 typical -0.3126% IV fair244 open interest, 9% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 345.00At the money 12.6512.40 / 12.90 357.65+3.67% 0.28×of 45.38 typical 0.5332% IV good4,211 open interest, 4.0% spread
P 345.00At the money 11.2011.05 / 11.35 333.80-3.24% 0.25×of 45.38 typical -0.4728% IV good5,169 open interest, 2.7% spread
P 340.00Strike at first support 8.958.80 / 9.10 331.05-4.04% 0.31×of 45.38 typical -0.4028% IV good7,680 open interest, 3.4% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Next earnings10-28
In43d
Short % float1.3%
Days to cover3.0
Short vs prior mo+10.2%
Float10.88B
Market cap4219.08B
Beta1.23
Ex-dividend09-04

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How this graded B

Liquidity20/20
$8268M average daily turnover
Daily range20/20
ATR is 2.40% of price
Participation3/20
0.89x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)3/15
0.74% premarket gap
Prior session conviction2/15
Inside day; balanced in control, close location -0.15
Room to next level1/10
0.11 ATR to 345.86 (7-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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TSLA

Tesla, Inc.
356.58 -0.67%
B49/100
Biastwo sided
Typical day13.473.78% of price
First resistance362.56+1.68% · 4 methods
First support355.73-0.24% · 9 methods
Must hold355.73first support behind price
SetupVolatility squeezeforming · needs 384.04

Prior session finished with sellers in control on a spinning top; daily structure is making lower highs and lows; fresh headlines skew bullish; but it opens almost on top of 355.73, so there is little room before that level.

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Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
300.00400.00450.00500.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 334.20369.01 4x362.56 4x355.73 9x345.22 1x356.58
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300.00400.00450.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 334.20369.01 4x362.56 4x355.73 9x345.22 1x356.58
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
355.00360.00365.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:00 PM4:00 AM9:00 AM12:30 PM4:00 PMPDH 367.73PDL 357.04PDC 358.97PMH 359.88PML 356.66Pivot 361.25VWAP 358.69356.58
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355.00360.00365.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 367.73PDL 357.04PDC 358.97PMH 359.88PML 356.66Pivot 361.25VWAP 358.69356.58
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Prior sessionSpinning top
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · -0.67%

Sellers had the better of it into the close. It closed in the lower half of its range, and it finished below the prior session's low. Spinning top: A small body between two meaningful wicks. Both sides pushed and neither finished ahead.

Spinning topweak
Close location -0.39Range 0.6 ATRVolume 0.8×Body 26% of range
  • Spinning top — A small body between two meaningful wicks. Both sides pushed and neither finished ahead.
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 356.58

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
382.90 +7.38% +2.0 ATR 3 Round number · Swing pivot · Volume profile
369.01 +3.49% +0.9 ATR 4 Prior day · Swing pivot · Round number · Floor pivot
362.56 +1.68% +0.4 ATR 4 Premarket · Round number · Floor pivot · Swing pivot
355.73 -0.24% -0.1 ATR 9 Round number · Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Moving average · Fibonacci · Volume profile · Premarket · Prior day · Session VWAP
345.22 -3.19% -0.8 ATR 1 Anchored VWAP
339.61 -4.76% -1.3 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Round number · Anchored VWAP

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last356.58
Change-0.67%
ATR(14)13.47 (3.78%)
RSI(14)50.4
Rel volume0.77×
Avg vol 20d39.1M
52w position29%
BB squeeze4th pct
20 SMA356.83
50 SMA352.54
200 SMA398.32
Vol POC394.89
17 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
417.83 +17.18%+4.55 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Fibonacci · Volume profileSwing low 413.90 · Swing high 414.75 · Swing high 416.00 · Swing high 416.38
395.48 +10.91%+2.89 ATR 5 Swing pivot · Fibonacci · Volume profile · Anchored VWAP · Moving averageSwing low 393.63 · Dominant swing 61.8% retrace · Swing low 394.04 · Volume POC 394.89
382.90 +7.38%+1.95 ATR 3 Round number · Swing pivot · Volume profileRound number 380.00 · Swing low 380.15 · Swing low 381.40 · Swing low 382.78
369.01 +3.49%+0.92 ATR 4 Prior day · Swing pivot · Round number · Floor pivotPrior day high 367.73 · Swing low 368.60 · Round number 370.00 · R2 371.94
362.56 +1.68%+0.44 ATR 4 Premarket · Round number · Floor pivot · Swing pivotPremarket high 359.88 · Round number 360.00 · Pivot point 361.25 · Swing low 364.02
355.73 -0.24%-0.06 ATR 9 Round number · Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Moving average · Fibonacci · Volume profile · Premarket · Prior day · Session VWAPRound number 350.00 · S2 350.56 · Swing low 352.14 · 50 SMA 352.54
345.22 -3.19%-0.84 ATR 1 Anchored VWAPAVWAP from 52w low 345.22
339.61 -4.76%-1.26 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Round number · Anchored VWAPSwing low 337.24 · Round number 340.00 · AVWAP from volume spike 340.37 · Swing low 342.53
297.43 -16.59%-4.39 ATR 3 52-week extreme · Swing pivot · Fibonacci52-week low 297.38 · Swing low 297.38 · 52-week range 70.2% retrace

All patterns

Volatility squeeze forming

Bollinger bandwidth is in the tightest 4% of the last 6 months. The 20-session range is 331.12 to 384.04; expansion out of a coil like this usually resolves as a range break.

Trigger 384.04Invalidation 331.12
Downtrend structure forming

Lower highs and lower lows. Last lower high at 432.86.

Invalidation 432.86

Fibonacci

Dominant swing297.38 → 453.40 · high → low
RetracePriceDist
23.6%334.20-6.28%
38.2%356.98+0.11%
50.0%375.39+5.28%
61.8%393.80+10.44%
70.2%406.91+14.11%
78.6%420.01+17.79%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272254.94-28.50%
1.414232.79-34.72%
1.618200.96-43.64%
2.000141.36-60.36%
2.61844.94-87.40%
Golden pocket 393.80 – 398.79
52-week range212.11 → 498.83 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%431.16+20.92%
38.2%389.30+9.18%
50.0%355.47-0.31%
61.8%321.64-9.80%
70.2%297.55-16.55%
78.6%273.47-23.31%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272576.82+61.76%
1.414617.53+73.18%
1.618676.02+89.59%
2.000785.55+120.30%
2.618962.74+169.99%
Golden pocket 312.46 – 321.64

Intraday reference

Prior high367.73
Prior low357.04
Prior close358.97
Premkt high359.88
Premkt low356.66
Premkt VWAP
Gap-0.08%
OR 30m high362.11
OR 30m low354.63
Session VWAP358.69
R2371.94
R1365.45
Pivot361.25
S1354.76
S2350.56

Options chain against these levels

Implied 8.19/day vs ATR 13.47/day · ATM IV 36.5%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-16expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 357.50At the money 3.383.35 / 3.40 360.88+1.20% 0.45×of 9.53 typical 0.3636% IV fair631 open interest, 1% spread
C 362.50Strike at first resistance 1.591.58 / 1.60 364.09+2.11% 0.79×of 9.53 typical 0.0136% IV good2,041 open interest, 1.3% spread
P 357.50At the money 4.174.10 / 4.25 353.32-0.91% 0.34×of 9.53 typical -0.6436% IV good1,549 open interest, 3.6% spread
P 355.00Strike at first support 2.952.93 / 2.97 352.05-1.27% 0.48×of 9.53 typical -0.2635% IV good2,718 open interest, 1.4% spread
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 357.50At the money 6.886.75 / 7.00 364.38+2.19% 0.26×of 30.56 typical 0.4938% IV fair481 open interest, 4% spread
C 362.50Strike at first resistance 4.834.75 / 4.90 367.32+3.01% 0.35×of 30.56 typical 0.3738% IV fair355 open interest, 3% spread
P 357.50At the money 7.537.40 / 7.65 349.98-1.85% 0.22×of 30.56 typical -0.5136% IV fair226 open interest, 3% spread
P 355.00Strike at first support 6.286.15 / 6.40 348.73-2.20% 0.26×of 30.56 typical -0.4536% IV fair384 open interest, 4% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 355.00At the money 18.5518.40 / 18.70 373.55+4.76% 0.23×of 73.97 typical 0.5543% IV good2,119 open interest, 1.6% spread
C 365.00Strike at first resistance 14.0714.00 / 14.15 379.07+6.31% 0.30×of 73.97 typical 0.4642% IV good2,788 open interest, 1.1% spread
P 355.00At the money 15.5715.50 / 15.65 339.43-4.81% 0.23×of 73.97 typical -0.4539% IV good2,562 open interest, 1.0% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Next earnings10-21
In36d*
Short % float2.1%
Days to cover2.1
Short vs prior mo+8.4%
Float2.82B
Market cap1408.33B
Beta1.84

* Yahoo lists this earnings date as estimated, not confirmed by the company.

Recent headlines

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How this graded B

Liquidity20/20
$13942M average daily turnover
Daily range20/20
ATR is 3.78% of price
Participation2/20
0.77x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)0/15
0.08% premarket gap
Prior session conviction6/15
Spinning top; sellers in control, close location -0.39
Room to next level0/10
0.06 ATR to 355.73 (9-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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NVDA

NVIDIA Corporation
212.17 +0.57%
B48/100
Biaslong side
Typical day6.753.18% of price
First resistance215.80+1.71% · 2 methods
First support208.29-1.83% · 5 methods
Must hold208.29first support behind price
SetupDouble topforming · needs 189.80

Daily structure is making higher highs and lows; gapping up 1.20% premarket; but it opens almost on top of 212.27, so there is little room before that level.

Beta 2.22
Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
160.00170.00180.00190.00200.00220.00230.00240.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 184.2438.2% · 165.58218.71 3x215.80 2x212.27 8x208.29 5x212.17
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180.00190.00200.00220.00230.00240.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 184.24218.71 3x215.80 2x212.27 8x208.29 5x212.17
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
209.00210.00211.00213.00214.00215.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:30 PM6:00 AM9:30 AM1:00 PM4:30 PMPDH 212.77PDL 208.93PDC 210.96PMH 213.49PML 210.96Pivot 210.89VWAP 212.47212.17
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209.00210.00211.00213.00214.00215.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 212.77PDL 208.93PDC 210.96PMH 213.49PML 210.96Pivot 210.89VWAP 212.47212.17
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Prior sessionNarrow-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · +0.57%

Neither side finished in control. It closed mid-range, on light volume (0.7x average), inside a narrow 0.4 ATR range. Narrow-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail, with no textbook candlestick shape.

Narrow-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail
Close location -0.27Range 0.4 ATRVolume 0.7×Body 43% of range
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 212.17

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
218.71 +3.08% +1.0 ATR 3 Unfilled gap · Moving average · Round number
215.80 +1.71% +0.5 ATR 2 Floor pivot · Swing pivot
208.29 -1.83% -0.6 ATR 5 Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Anchored VWAP · Prior day · Round number
201.16 -5.19% -1.6 ATR 1 Fibonacci
198.42 -6.48% -2.0 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Moving average · Volume profile · Round number

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

Full detail — all levels, every pattern, Fibonacci tables, intraday reference, indicators
Last212.17
Change+0.57%
ATR(14)6.75 (3.18%)
RSI(14)45.1
Rel volume0.66×
Avg vol 20d130.2M
52w position66%
BB squeeze18th pct
20 SMA218.81
50 SMA213.24
200 SMA197.79
Vol POC210.64
27 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
218.71 +3.08%+0.97 ATR 3 Unfilled gap · Moving average · Round numberUnfilled down gap edge 218.15 · 20 SMA 218.81 · Round number 220.00
215.80 +1.71%+0.54 ATR 2 Floor pivot · Swing pivotR2 214.73 · Swing low 215.10 · Swing low 216.20 · Swing high 216.83
212.27 +0.05%+0.02 ATR 8 Volume profile · Floor pivot · Premarket · Prior day · Anchored VWAP · Swing pivot · Session VWAP · Moving averageVolume POC 210.64 · High-volume node 210.64 · Pivot point 210.89 · Premarket low 210.96
208.29 -1.83%-0.57 ATR 5 Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Anchored VWAP · Prior day · Round numberS2 207.05 · Swing low 207.25 · AVWAP from 52w low 207.85 · Swing low 208.78
201.16 -5.19%-1.63 ATR 1 Fibonacci52-week range 23.6% retrace
198.42 -6.48%-2.04 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Moving average · Volume profile · Round numberSwing low 197.22 · Swing high 197.63 · 200 SMA 197.79 · Swing low 197.97
190.01 -10.45%-3.28 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Volume profileSwing high 188.00 · Swing high 188.88 · Swing low 189.80 · Swing low 190.01
178.44 -15.90%-4.99 ATR 2 Swing pivot · FibonacciSwing low 176.76 · Swing low 177.29 · Swing low 177.61 · Swing low 178.91
164.55 -22.44%-7.05 ATR 3 Swing pivot · 52-week extreme · FibonacciSwing low 164.07 · 52-week low 164.27 · Swing low 164.27 · Dominant swing 38.2% retrace

All patterns

Uptrend structure forming

Higher highs and higher lows, with 20 > 50 > 200 SMA stacked up. Last higher low at 207.25.

Invalidation 207.25
Double top forming

Two highs at 213.99 and 214.39, 21 sessions apart, with the neckline at 189.80. Loss of the neckline completes the shape.

Trigger 189.80Invalidation 214.39

Fibonacci

Dominant swing86.62 → 214.39 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%184.24-13.17%
38.2%165.58-21.96%
50.0%150.51-29.06%
61.8%135.43-36.17%
70.2%124.70-41.23%
78.6%113.96-46.29%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272249.14+17.43%
1.414267.29+25.98%
1.618293.35+38.26%
2.000342.16+61.27%
2.618421.12+98.48%
Golden pocket 131.34 – 135.43
52-week range86.62 → 236.54 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%201.16-5.19%
38.2%179.27-15.51%
50.0%161.58-23.84%
61.8%143.89-32.18%
70.2%131.30-38.12%
78.6%118.70-44.05%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272277.32+30.71%
1.414298.61+40.74%
1.618329.19+55.15%
2.000386.46+82.15%
2.618479.11+125.81%
Golden pocket 139.09 – 143.89

Intraday reference

Prior high212.77
Prior low208.93
Prior close210.96
Premkt high213.49
Premkt low210.96
Premkt VWAP
Gap+1.20%
OR 30m high213.94
OR 30m low212.56
Session VWAP212.47
R2214.73
R1212.84
Pivot210.89
S1209.00
S2207.05

Options chain against these levels

Implied 3.92/day vs ATR 6.75/day · ATM IV 29.3%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-16expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 212.50At the money 1.671.66 / 1.68 214.17+0.94% 0.42×of 4.78 typical 0.4029% IV good12,123 open interest, 1.2% spread
C 215.00Strike at first resistance 0.700.70 / 0.71 215.71+1.67% 0.74×of 4.78 typical 0.0128% IV good12,115 open interest, 1.4% spread
P 212.50At the money 2.001.99 / 2.01 210.50-0.79% 0.35×of 4.78 typical -0.6029% IV good4,341 open interest, 1.0% spread
P 207.50Strike at first support 0.430.42 / 0.44 207.07-2.40% 1.07×of 4.78 typical -0.0031% IV good3,055 open interest, 4.7% spread
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 212.50At the money 3.403.35 / 3.45 215.90+1.76% 0.24×of 15.32 typical 0.5031% IV fair761 open interest, 3% spread
C 215.00Strike at first resistance 2.272.26 / 2.28 217.27+2.40% 0.33×of 15.32 typical 0.3730% IV good1,728 open interest, 0.9% spread
P 212.50At the money 3.633.60 / 3.65 208.88-1.55% 0.22×of 15.32 typical -0.5030% IV fair994 open interest, 1% spread
P 207.50Strike at first support 1.731.72 / 1.73 205.78-3.01% 0.42×of 15.32 typical -0.2631% IV fair457 open interest, 1% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 210.00At the money 9.889.85 / 9.90 219.88+3.63% 0.21×of 37.08 typical 0.5735% IV good16,651 open interest, 0.5% spread
C 215.00Strike at first resistance 7.287.25 / 7.30 222.28+4.76% 0.27×of 37.08 typical 0.4834% IV good23,244 open interest, 0.7% spread
P 210.00At the money 6.886.85 / 6.90 203.13-4.26% 0.24×of 37.08 typical -0.4232% IV good24,335 open interest, 0.7% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Next earnings11-17
In63d
Short % float1.3%
Days to cover2.3
Short vs prior mo+1.9%
Float23.13B
Market cap5123.27B
Beta2.22
Ex-dividend09-10

Recent headlines

Headline tags come from keyword matching on the title only, not from reading the article. They mark what a story is about; the headline is shown so you can judge it yourself.

How this graded B

Liquidity20/20
$27621M average daily turnover
Daily range20/20
ATR is 3.18% of price
Participation1/20
0.66x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)5/15
1.20% premarket gap
Prior session conviction3/15
Narrow-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail; balanced in control, close location -0.27
Room to next level0/10
0.02 ATR to 212.27 (8-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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IWM

iShares Russell 2000 ETF
285.15 -0.96%
C+46/100
Biasshort side
Typical day3.321.17% of price
First resistance287.47+0.81% · 4 methods
First support279.90-1.84% · 2 methods
Must hold287.06base breakdown fails back through here
SetupBase breakdowntriggered

Prior session finished with sellers in control on a average-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail; base breakdown has triggered; but it opens almost on top of 285.06, so there is little room before that level.

Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
220.00240.00260.00280.00300.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 273.6938.2% · 254.2050.0% · 238.4561.8% · 222.71289.95 5x287.47 4x285.06 3x279.90 2x285.15
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260.00270.00280.00290.00300.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 273.69289.95 5x287.47 4x285.06 3x279.90 2x285.15
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
284.00286.00287.00288.00289.00290.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:15 AM2:45 PM6:15 PM4:00 AM5:45 AM9:30 AM1:00 PMPDH 289.84PDL 287.06PDC 287.91PMH 287.28PML 284.80Pivot 288.27VWAP 285.11285.15
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284.00286.00287.00288.00289.00290.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 289.84PDL 287.06PDC 287.91PMH 287.28PML 284.80Pivot 288.27VWAP 285.11285.15
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Prior sessionAverage-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · -0.96%

Sellers had the better of it into the close. It closed mid-range, on 1.3x average volume, and it finished below the prior session's low. Average-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail, with no textbook candlestick shape.

Average-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail
Close location -0.25Range 0.9 ATRVolume 1.3×Body 52% of range
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 285.15

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
289.95 +1.68% +1.4 ATR 5 Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Prior day · Round number · Volume profile
287.47 +0.81% +0.7 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Prior day · Premarket
279.90 -1.84% -1.6 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Round number
277.81 -2.57% -2.2 ATR 1 Swing pivot

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last285.15
Change-0.96%
ATR(14)3.32 (1.17%)
RSI(14)33.9
Rel volume1.27×
Avg vol 20d19.3M
52w position74%
BB squeeze47th pct
20 SMA294.80
50 SMA295.81
200 SMA274.27
Vol POC250.33
2 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
305.18 +7.02%+6.03 ATR 2 Swing pivot · 52-week extremeSwing high 305.18 · 52-week high 305.18
295.32 +3.57%+3.06 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Moving average · Anchored VWAP · Volume profileSwing low 294.68 · 20 SMA 294.80 · AVWAP from 52w high 294.87 · AVWAP from volume spike 295.61
289.95 +1.68%+1.45 ATR 5 Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Prior day · Round number · Volume profileSwing low 288.93 · R1 289.48 · Prior day high 289.84 · Swing low 289.97
287.47 +0.81%+0.70 ATR 4 Swing pivot · Floor pivot · Prior day · PremarketSwing low 286.27 · S1 286.70 · Prior day low 287.06 · Premarket high 287.28
285.06 -0.03%-0.03 ATR 3 Premarket · Session VWAP · Floor pivotPremarket low 284.80 · Session VWAP 285.11 · S2 285.49
279.90 -1.84%-1.58 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Round numberSwing high 279.79 · Round number 280.00
277.81 -2.57%-2.21 ATR 1 Swing pivotSwing low 277.62 · Swing high 278.24
254.54 -10.74%-9.21 ATR 2 Fibonacci · Swing pivotDominant swing 38.2% retrace · 52-week range 38.2% retrace · Swing low 255.05 · Swing high 255.12
238.32 -16.42%-14.10 ATR 2 Swing pivot · FibonacciSwing low 237.55 · Swing low 237.56 · Dominant swing 50.0% retrace · 52-week range 50.0% retrace

All patterns

Base breakdown triggered

Trading below a 50-session base that floored at 287.06. Base ceiling 305.18.

Trigger 287.06Invalidation 305.18
Double top triggered

Two highs at 302.72 and 305.18, 31 sessions apart, with the neckline at 287.83. Loss of the neckline completes the shape.

Trigger 287.83Invalidation 305.18
Ascending triangle forming

16 pivot touches over 68 sessions, range contracted 41%. Upper line now ~303.52, lower line ~295.57.

Trigger 303.52Invalidation 295.57
Range / no clear trend forming

Swing highs and lows are not making a consistent series. Working between roughly 277.62 and 305.18.

Fibonacci

Dominant swing171.73 → 305.18 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%273.69-4.02%
38.2%254.20-10.85%
50.0%238.45-16.38%
61.8%222.71-21.90%
70.2%211.50-25.83%
78.6%200.29-29.76%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272341.48+19.75%
1.414360.43+26.40%
1.618387.65+35.95%
2.000438.63+53.82%
2.618521.10+82.75%
Golden pocket 218.44 – 222.71
52-week range171.73 → 305.18 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%273.69-4.02%
38.2%254.20-10.85%
50.0%238.45-16.38%
61.8%222.71-21.90%
70.2%211.50-25.83%
78.6%200.29-29.76%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272341.48+19.75%
1.414360.43+26.40%
1.618387.65+35.95%
2.000438.63+53.82%
2.618521.10+82.75%
Golden pocket 218.44 – 222.71

Intraday reference

Prior high289.84
Prior low287.06
Prior close287.91
Premkt high287.28
Premkt low284.80
Premkt VWAP
Gap-0.41%
OR 30m high286.93
OR 30m low285.34
Session VWAP285.11
R2291.05
R1289.48
Pivot288.27
S1286.70
S2285.49

Options chain against these levels

Implied 0.62/day vs ATR 3.32/day · ATM IV 3.5%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-15expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 285.00At the money 0.270.25 / 0.29 285.27+0.04% 0.05×of 2.35 typical 3% IV thin4 open interest, 15% spread
C 287.00Strike at first resistance 0.010.00 / 0.01 287.01+0.65% 0.79×of 2.35 typical 6% IV thinno two-sided quote
P 285.00At the money 0.030.02 / 0.03 284.98-0.06% 0.07×of 2.35 typical 1% IV thin4817 open interest, 40% spread
P 280.00Strike at first support 0.010.00 / 0.01 279.99-1.81% 2.20×of 2.35 typical 16% IV thinno two-sided quote
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 285.00At the money 3.253.19 / 3.30 288.25+1.09% 0.41×of 7.54 typical 0.5220% IV fair118 open interest, 3% spread
C 287.00Strike at first resistance 2.212.18 / 2.23 289.20+1.42% 0.54×of 7.54 typical 0.4019% IV fair498 open interest, 2% spread
P 285.00At the money 2.842.83 / 2.86 282.15-1.05% 0.40×of 7.54 typical -0.4819% IV fair654 open interest, 1% spread
P 280.00Strike at first support 1.311.28 / 1.33 278.69-2.26% 0.86×of 7.54 typical -0.2221% IV good5,756 open interest, 3.8% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 285.00At the money 6.946.87 / 7.01 291.94+2.38% 0.37×of 18.24 typical 0.5421% IV good1,164 open interest, 2.0% spread
C 287.00Strike at first resistance 5.805.76 / 5.85 292.81+2.68% 0.42×of 18.24 typical 0.4920% IV fair369 open interest, 2% spread
P 285.00At the money 5.825.78 / 5.86 279.18-2.09% 0.33×of 18.24 typical -0.4618% IV good67,202 open interest, 1.4% spread
P 280.00Strike at first support 4.114.07 / 4.14 275.89-3.25% 0.51×of 18.24 typical -0.3419% IV good98,174 open interest, 1.7% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

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How this graded C+

Liquidity20/20
$5501M average daily turnover
Daily range10/20
ATR is 1.17% of price
Participation7/20
1.27x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)2/15
0.41% premarket gap
Prior session conviction7/15
Average-range mid-bodied down bar with a long lower tail; sellers in control, close location -0.25
Room to next level0/10
0.03 ATR to 285.06 (3-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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QQQ

Invesco QQQ Trust
704.54 -0.65%
C+42/100
Biastwo sided
Typical day8.991.28% of price
First resistance708.86+0.61% · 6 methods
First support702.77-0.25% · 6 methods
Must hold702.77first support behind price
SetupVolatility squeezeforming · needs 724.13

Prior session finished with sellers in control on a tweezer bottom; but it opens almost on top of 702.77, so there is little room before that level.

Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
550.00600.00650.00750.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 648.2038.2% · 601.2350.0% · 563.26713.51 5x708.86 6x702.77 6x696.93 2x704.54
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640.00660.00680.00720.00740.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 648.20713.51 5x708.86 6x702.77 6x696.93 2x704.54
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
702.00706.00708.00710.00712.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM2:30 PM6:00 PM4:00 AM9:00 AM12:30 PM4:00 PMPDH 712.95PDL 702.74PDC 709.18PMH 710.28PML 704.15Pivot 708.29VWAP 705.72704.54
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702.00706.00708.00710.00712.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 712.95PDL 702.74PDC 709.18PMH 710.28PML 704.15Pivot 708.29VWAP 705.72704.54
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Prior sessionTweezer bottom
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · -0.65%

Sellers had the better of it into the close. It closed in the lower half of its range. Tweezer bottom: Two sessions held at almost exactly the same low. A price buyers are defending. Also reading as inside day.

Tweezer bottommoderateInside daymoderate
Close location -0.69Range 0.7 ATRVolume 0.8×Body 72% of range
  • Tweezer bottom — Two sessions held at almost exactly the same low. A price buyers are defending.
  • Inside day — The whole session fits inside yesterday's range. Coiling; the break of either side usually sets the next direction.
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 704.54

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
720.49 +2.26% +1.8 ATR 3 Floor pivot · Round number · Swing pivot
713.51 +1.27% +1.0 ATR 5 Anchored VWAP · Prior day · Moving average · Floor pivot · Volume profile
708.86 +0.61% +0.5 ATR 6 Session VWAP · Floor pivot · Prior day · Moving average · Round number · Premarket
702.77 -0.25% -0.2 ATR 6 Round number · Swing pivot · Unfilled gap · Prior day · Floor pivot · Premarket
696.93 -1.08% -0.8 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Floor pivot

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last704.54
Change-0.65%
ATR(14)8.99 (1.28%)
RSI(14)44.0
Rel volume0.83×
Avg vol 20d31.2M
52w position77%
BB squeeze0th pct
20 SMA713.31
50 SMA709.97
200 SMA661.14
Vol POC714.87
18 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
748.65 +6.26%+4.91 ATR 2 52-week extreme · Swing pivot52-week high 748.65 · Swing high 748.65
729.24 +3.51%+2.75 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Unfilled gap · Round numberSwing high 728.54 · Unfilled down gap edge 729.27 · Round number 730.00
720.49 +2.26%+1.77 ATR 3 Floor pivot · Round number · Swing pivotR2 718.50 · Round number 720.00 · Swing high 721.89 · Swing high 722.03
713.51 +1.27%+1.00 ATR 5 Anchored VWAP · Prior day · Moving average · Floor pivot · Volume profileAVWAP from volume spike 712.29 · AVWAP from 52w high 712.58 · Prior day high 712.95 · 20 SMA 713.31
708.86 +0.61%+0.48 ATR 6 Session VWAP · Floor pivot · Prior day · Moving average · Round number · PremarketSession VWAP 705.72 · Pivot point 708.29 · Prior close 709.18 · 50 SMA 709.97
702.77 -0.25%-0.20 ATR 6 Round number · Swing pivot · Unfilled gap · Prior day · Floor pivot · PremarketRound number 700.00 · Swing low 700.91 · Unfilled up gap edge 701.59 · Swing low 702.70
696.93 -1.08%-0.85 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Floor pivotSwing low 695.25 · S2 698.08
661.14 -6.16%-4.83 ATR 2 Moving average · Swing pivot200 SMA 661.14 · Swing low 661.14
555.60 -21.14%-16.57 ATR 2 Swing pivot · 52-week extremeSwing low 555.60 · 52-week low 555.60

All patterns

Volatility squeeze forming

Bollinger bandwidth is in the tightest 0% of the last 6 months. The 20-session range is 702.70 to 724.13; expansion out of a coil like this usually resolves as a range break.

Trigger 724.13Invalidation 702.70
Descending triangle forming

15 pivot touches over 68 sessions, range contracted 58%. Upper line now ~720.96, lower line ~697.51.

Trigger 697.51Invalidation 720.96
Range / no clear trend forming

Swing highs and lows are not making a consistent series. Working between roughly 661.14 and 745.45.

Range contraction forming

Last session was an inside day. Break of 709.53 or 703.64 sets the near-term direction.

Trigger 709.53Invalidation 703.64

Fibonacci

Dominant swing402.39 → 724.13 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%648.20-8.00%
38.2%601.23-14.66%
50.0%563.26-20.05%
61.8%525.29-25.44%
70.2%498.27-29.28%
78.6%471.24-33.11%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272811.64+15.20%
1.414857.33+21.69%
1.618922.97+31.00%
2.0001045.87+48.45%
2.6181244.71+76.67%
Golden pocket 515.00 – 525.29
52-week range402.39 → 748.65 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%666.93-5.34%
38.2%616.38-12.51%
50.0%575.52-18.31%
61.8%534.66-24.11%
70.2%505.58-28.24%
78.6%476.49-32.37%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272842.83+19.63%
1.414892.00+26.61%
1.618962.64+36.63%
2.0001094.91+55.41%
2.6181308.90+85.78%
Golden pocket 523.58 – 534.66

Intraday reference

Prior high712.95
Prior low702.74
Prior close709.18
Premkt high710.28
Premkt low704.15
Premkt VWAP
Gap-0.06%
OR 30m high709.53
OR 30m low707.56
Session VWAP705.72
R2718.50
R1713.84
Pivot708.29
S1703.63
S2698.08

Options chain against these levels

Implied 2.07/day vs ATR 8.99/day · ATM IV 4.7%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-15expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 705.00At the money 0.440.40 / 0.48 705.44+0.13% 0.14×of 6.36 typical 5% IV fair1834 open interest, 18% spread
C 709.00Strike at first resistance 0.010.00 / 0.01 709.01+0.63% 0.70×of 6.36 typical 5% IV thinno two-sided quote
P 705.00At the money 0.030.02 / 0.03 704.98+0.06% 0.07×of 6.36 typical 0% IV thin17376 open interest, 40% spread
P 703.00Strike at first support 0.010.00 / 0.01 702.99-0.22% 0.24×of 6.36 typical 2% IV thinno two-sided quote
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 705.00At the money 6.936.91 / 6.95 711.93+1.05% 0.36×of 20.39 typical 0.5018% IV fair381 open interest, 1% spread
C 709.00Strike at first resistance 4.784.74 / 4.81 713.77+1.31% 0.45×of 20.39 typical 0.3917% IV fair189 open interest, 1% spread
P 705.00At the money 6.586.55 / 6.62 698.41-0.87% 0.30×of 20.39 typical -0.5016% IV fair706 open interest, 1% spread
P 703.00Strike at first support 5.815.80 / 5.83 697.18-1.04% 0.36×of 20.39 typical -0.4417% IV fair176 open interest, 1% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 705.00At the money 16.7016.66 / 16.75 721.71+2.44% 0.35×of 49.35 typical 0.5320% IV good2,633 open interest, 0.5% spread
C 709.00Strike at first resistance 14.3214.25 / 14.38 723.32+2.66% 0.38×of 49.35 typical 0.4920% IV good1,008 open interest, 0.9% spread
P 705.00At the money 14.4714.41 / 14.54 690.52-1.99% 0.28×of 49.35 typical -0.4717% IV good11,954 open interest, 0.9% spread
P 703.00Strike at first support 13.7213.66 / 13.78 689.28-2.17% 0.31×of 49.35 typical -0.4517% IV fair593 open interest, 1% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

Catalysts & context

Recent headlines

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How this graded C+

Liquidity20/20
$21972M average daily turnover
Daily range11/20
ATR is 1.28% of price
Participation3/20
0.83x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)0/15
0.06% premarket gap
Prior session conviction7/15
Tweezer bottom; sellers in control, close location -0.69
Room to next level1/10
0.20 ATR to 702.77 (6-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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SPY

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
757.44 -0.45%
C+40/100
Biastwo sided
Typical day6.120.81% of price
First resistance760.50+0.40% · 6 methods
First support753.05-0.58% · 2 methods
Must hold753.05first support behind price
SetupVolatility squeezeforming · needs 775.30

Prior session finished with sellers in control on a average-range mid-bodied down bar; but it opens almost on top of 756.85, so there is little room before that level.

Charts180 daily sessions
Daily · 180 sessions · levels, fib and pattern overlay
650.00700.00750.00Dec 26Feb 2Mar 2Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 706.0338.2% · 663.1850.0% · 628.55764.06 3x760.50 6x756.85 5x753.05 2x757.44
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700.00720.00740.00780.00May 7Jun 1Jul 1Aug 3Sep 123.6% · 706.03764.06 3x760.50 6x756.85 5x753.05 2x757.44
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20 SMA 50 SMA 200 SMA Anchored VWAP Golden pocket Support Resistance
Intraday · 2d · 1530-minute candles
756.00758.00759.00760.00761.00762.00763.004:00 AM7:30 AM11:15 AM2:45 PM6:30 PM6:00 AM9:45 AM1:15 PMPDH 763.52PDL 757.93PDC 760.88PMH 761.40PML 756.22Pivot 760.78VWAP 757.50757.44
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756.00759.00760.00761.00762.00763.004:00 AM11:00 AM6:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 PMPDH 763.52PDL 757.93PDC 760.88PMH 761.40PML 756.22Pivot 760.78VWAP 757.50757.44
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Prior sessionAverage-range mid-bodied down bar
Latest session — 2026-09-15 · -0.45%

Sellers had the better of it into the close. It closed in the lower half of its range, and it finished below the prior session's low. Average-range mid-bodied down bar, with no textbook candlestick shape.

Average-range mid-bodied down bar
Close location -0.38Range 0.7 ATRVolume 1.1×Body 64% of range
Levels in play9 mapped

Levels in play — within about 2.5 ATR of 757.44

PriceDistATRConfluenceWhat agrees
764.06 +0.87% +1.1 ATR 3 Prior day · Floor pivot · Moving average
760.50 +0.40% +0.5 ATR 6 Moving average · Swing pivot · Round number · Floor pivot · Prior day · Premarket
753.05 -0.58% -0.7 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Anchored VWAP
749.22 -1.08% -1.3 ATR 3 Volume profile · Swing pivot · Round number

Confluence counts how many independent methods land on that price — a Fibonacci level, a moving average, the volume point of control and a prior swing all at once is a level the market is watching from four directions. It rates the price level, not the trade. The trade rating is the letter grade at the top.

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Last757.44
Change-0.45%
ATR(14)6.12 (0.81%)
RSI(14)44.4
Rel volume1.15×
Avg vol 20d38.5M
52w position85%
BB squeeze2th pct
20 SMA765.34
50 SMA759.06
200 SMA715.11
Vol POC740.60
12 extended-hours bars dropped: no volume and a high or low far outside the bar body, which is a stale-quote artifact rather than a trade.

All confluence levels

PriceDistanceMethodsWhat agrees here
779.44 +2.90%+3.60 ATR 3 Swing pivot · 52-week extreme · Round numberSwing high 779.37 · 52-week high 779.37 · Round number 780.00
775.43 +2.38%+2.94 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Volume profileSwing high 774.03 · Swing high 775.30 · Value area high 775.62 · Swing high 776.85
764.06 +0.87%+1.08 ATR 3 Prior day · Floor pivot · Moving averagePrior day high 763.52 · R1 763.62 · 20 SMA 765.34
760.50 +0.40%+0.50 ATR 6 Moving average · Swing pivot · Round number · Floor pivot · Prior day · Premarket50 SMA 759.06 · Swing low 759.48 · Round number 760.00 · Swing high 760.40
756.85 -0.08%-0.10 ATR 5 Floor pivot · Swing pivot · Premarket · Session VWAP · Prior dayS2 755.19 · Swing high 755.58 · Premarket low 756.22 · Swing high 756.68
753.05 -0.58%-0.72 ATR 2 Swing pivot · Anchored VWAPSwing high 752.41 · AVWAP from volume spike 753.31
749.22 -1.08%-1.34 ATR 3 Volume profile · Swing pivot · Round numberHigh-volume node 748.10 · Swing high 749.53 · Round number 750.00 · Swing high 750.02
740.41 -2.25%-2.78 ATR 3 Swing pivot · Round number · Volume profileSwing low 739.51 · Round number 740.00 · Volume POC 740.60 · High-volume node 740.60
629.33 -16.91%-20.94 ATR 3 Fibonacci · 52-week extreme · Swing pivotDominant swing 50.0% retrace · 52-week low 629.28 · Swing low 629.28 · 52-week range 50.0% retrace

All patterns

Volatility squeeze forming

Bollinger bandwidth is in the tightest 2% of the last 6 months. The 20-session range is 756.15 to 775.30; expansion out of a coil like this usually resolves as a range break.

Trigger 775.30Invalidation 756.15
Rising wedge forming

16 pivot touches over 68 sessions, range contracted 51%. Upper line now ~781.43, lower line ~766.33.

Trigger 766.33Invalidation 781.43
Range / no clear trend forming

Swing highs and lows are not making a consistent series. Working between roughly 716.58 and 779.37.

Fibonacci

Dominant swing481.80 → 775.30 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%706.03-6.79%
38.2%663.18-12.44%
50.0%628.55-17.02%
61.8%593.92-21.59%
70.2%569.26-24.84%
78.6%544.61-28.10%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272855.13+12.90%
1.414896.81+18.40%
1.618956.68+26.30%
2.0001068.80+41.11%
2.6181250.18+65.05%
Golden pocket 584.52 – 593.92
52-week range481.80 → 779.37 · low → high
RetracePriceDist
23.6%709.14-6.38%
38.2%665.70-12.11%
50.0%630.58-16.75%
61.8%595.47-21.38%
70.2%570.48-24.68%
78.6%545.48-27.98%
ExtensionPriceDist
1.272860.31+13.58%
1.414902.56+19.16%
1.618963.27+27.17%
2.0001076.94+42.18%
2.6181260.84+66.46%
Golden pocket 585.95 – 595.47

Intraday reference

Prior high763.52
Prior low757.93
Prior close760.88
Premkt high761.40
Premkt low756.22
Premkt VWAP
Gap-0.04%
OR 30m high760.34
OR 30m low758.73
Session VWAP757.50
R2766.37
R1763.62
Pivot760.78
S1758.03
S2755.19

Options chain against these levels

Implied 2.78/day vs ATR 6.12/day · ATM IV 5.8%. Options are pricing a smaller daily move than the stock has actually been making, so premium is cheap relative to recent behaviour.

2026-09-15expires today
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 757.00At the money 1.141.12 / 1.16 758.14+0.09% 0.16×of 4.33 typical 6% IV good1,228 open interest, 3.5% spread
C 760.00Strike at first resistance 0.010.00 / 0.01 760.01+0.34% 0.59×of 4.33 typical 3% IV thinno two-sided quote
P 757.00At the money 0.010.01 / 0.02 756.99-0.06% 0.11×of 4.33 typical 1% IV thin4502 open interest, 67% spread
P 753.00Strike at first support 0.010.00 / 0.01 752.99-0.59% 1.03×of 4.33 typical 5% IV thinno two-sided quote
2026-09-215 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 757.00At the money 5.575.51 / 5.63 762.57+0.68% 0.37×of 13.88 typical 0.5313% IV fair842 open interest, 2% spread
C 760.00Strike at first resistance 3.903.89 / 3.90 763.89+0.85% 0.47×of 13.88 typical 0.4312% IV good4,206 open interest, 0.3% spread
P 757.00At the money 5.565.51 / 5.61 751.44-0.79% 0.43×of 13.88 typical -0.4714% IV fair293 open interest, 2% spread
P 753.00Strike at first support 4.084.04 / 4.12 748.92-1.12% 0.61×of 13.88 typical -0.3515% IV fair225 open interest, 2% spread
2026-10-1630 days out
ContractMid (bid/ask)BreakevenMove neededDeltaLiquidity
C 757.00At the money 13.3613.30 / 13.42 770.36+1.71% 0.38×of 33.59 typical 0.5415% IV fair582 open interest, 1% spread
C 760.00Strike at first resistance 11.5311.49 / 11.56 771.52+1.86% 0.42×of 33.59 typical 0.5114% IV good8,361 open interest, 0.6% spread
P 757.00At the money 11.3711.30 / 11.43 745.63-1.56% 0.35×of 33.59 typical -0.4513% IV good25,334 open interest, 1.1% spread
P 753.00Strike at first support 9.969.89 / 10.02 743.04-1.90% 0.43×of 33.59 typical -0.4014% IV good27,446 open interest, 1.3% spread

How to read "move needed". It is the move to breakeven divided by what this stock typically covers over the contract's life, measured from its own ATR. Under 1.00 means breakeven sits inside a normal move for that horizon; over 1.00 means the stock has to do something bigger than usual just for you to get your premium back. Liquidity is open interest and the bid-ask spread as a share of the premium — a wide spread on a contract nobody trades costs you on entry and again on exit.

Delta is computed from the quoted implied volatility, not reported by the exchange, so treat it as an estimate. This is the chain lined up against the measured levels, not a recommendation to buy anything.

How this graded C+

Liquidity20/20
$29155M average daily turnover
Daily range5/20
ATR is 0.81% of price
Participation6/20
1.15x its 20-day average volume
Catalyst (gap)0/15
0.04% premarket gap
Prior session conviction8/15
Average-range mid-bodied down bar; sellers in control, close location -0.38
Room to next level1/10
0.10 ATR to 756.85 (5-method)

The grade measures how tradeable the session looks — liquidity, range, participation, a catalyst and room to the next level — not whether the trade is a good idea. A quiet mega-cap in a clean uptrend grades low because there is nothing to capture intraday.

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Alex's Rules

Read before the bell. The market pays for discipline, not for being right.

01Before you click

  1. Entry, stop and target — say all three out loud before you click.

    If you cannot state all three, you do not have a trade. You have an opinion.

  2. Trade the plan you wrote before the open, not the one you invent at 10:05.

    The plan was written by the calm version of you. The 10:05 version has money on the line.

  3. Size from the stop distance, never from how confident you feel.

    Confidence is not information. The stop is the only thing that decides what a loss costs.

  4. Set the maximum you will lose today before the open. When you hit it, you are done.

    The number is easy to pick at 8am and impossible to pick at 2pm down three trades.

  5. No setup, no trade. Boredom is not a signal.

    Most days have two or three real setups. Everything else is the market taking commissions.

02Chasing

  1. If you missed the entry, you missed the trade.

    The setup had a price. Above that price it is a different trade with worse odds and a wider stop.

  2. A stock that already ran to your target is not an entry. It is someone else's exit.

    You would be buying the profit of whoever got in at the level you were watching.

  3. If price is more than one ATR past your level, the trade is gone. Wait for the pullback or move on.

    Entering extended means your stop is now further away and your target is now closer. Both sides get worse.

  4. The next setup is not a reward for missing this one, and not a punishment either.

    Treating the next trade as a make-up trade is how one miss becomes three losses.

  5. Urgency is the signal to stand up, not to click.

    Nothing about a good setup requires you to hurry. The feeling of hurry is information about you, not the chart.

03Money and emotion

  1. Watch the level, not the P&L in dollars.

    Dollars make you exit winners early and hold losers long. The level tells you whether you are still right.

  2. Never add to a loser to improve the average.

    You are increasing risk precisely when the trade is telling you the read was wrong.

  3. Revenge trading is the most expensive habit in the market.

    The market does not know you lost, and will not give it back because you asked louder.

  4. Protect a green day. After a good gain, cut size or stop.

    Giving back a winning day costs twice: the money, and the belief that you can hold a win.

  5. Greed is just an exit you did not plan.

    If the target was written down, taking it is not leaving money behind. It is doing the job.

04When it goes against you

  1. Take the stop. Every time.

    The stop is the cost of being wrong, and being wrong is a normal, budgeted part of the work.

  2. Never move a stop away from price. Closer is fine, further is never fine.

    Widening a stop converts a planned small loss into an unplanned large one.

  3. If the reason you entered is gone, exit — even at breakeven, even at a small profit.

    You are not paid for holding. You are paid for being in position while the reason holds.

  4. Two losses in a row: stand up and walk away for ten minutes.

    The third trade after two losses is almost never taken by the calm version of you.

05Ending the day

  1. Grade the execution, not the outcome.

    A well-executed trade can lose and a reckless one can win. Only one of those is repeatable.

  2. Log every trade, including the good setups you correctly skipped.

    The skips are evidence of discipline, and they are invisible unless you write them down.

  3. One setup executed a hundred times beats ten setups executed once.

    An edge is a thing you can measure. You cannot measure something you only did once.

  4. Write one line: what did I do today that I would not want to repeat?

    The leak is usually the same leak. Naming it is most of the fix.