⏰ PREMARKET PREP 🌎 MAJOR MARKET CATALYSTS • U.S. FUTURES ARE QUIET AHEAD OF TWO MAJOR GEOPOLITICAL EVENTS Wall Street futures are nearly flat this morning as investors wait for developments from U.S.-Iran negotiations and Thursday’s high-stakes U.S.-China summit. At approximately 5:25 AM ET: Dow Futures: +0.06% S&P 500 Futures: +0.09% Nasdaq-100 Futures: +0.01% After several strong technology sessions, the market is pausing rather than showing a clear broad-market direction before the open. Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-steady-focus-mideast-talks-us-china-summit-2026-09-23/ • THE NASDAQ CONTINUES TO SHOW TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP The Nasdaq reached another intraday record Tuesday as enthusiasm around artificial intelligence continued supporting technology stocks. The broader indexes were much more mixed, however. The S&P 500 finished essentially flat and the Dow declined as financial stocks came under significant pressure. This continues the TFZ theme we have been following: The indexes are NOT moving as one market. Technology and AI remain leadership areas while weakness is appearing elsewhere. Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-pause-after-ai-rally-focus-mideast-tensions-2026-09-22/ • AI OPTIMISM IS SPREADING GLOBALLY Technology strength is not limited to U.S. markets. South Korea’s market gained approximately 0.9% Wednesday, with Samsung nearly 1% higher, while Taiwan’s benchmark rose approximately 0.8% and traded near record territory. Memory stocks have become a major part of the AI leadership, with semiconductors recording six consecutive sessions of gains. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-global-markets-2026-09-23/

📈 Day Trade + Swing Trade Setups SPY: $774.29 🟢 QQQ: $741.06 🔴 IWM: $287.88 🟢 META: $735.67 🔴 AMD: $607.30 🔴 MSFT: $507.50 🟢 AVGO: $361.98 🔴 TSLA: $378.06 🟢 IMPORTANT READ: SPY + IWM strength + QQQ weakness + Semiconductor weakness + Selective mega-cap strength = ROTATION / SELECTIVE MARKET Do NOT treat every technology stock the same. Trade RELATIVE STRENGTH for calls. Trade RELATIVE WEAKNESS for puts. 🟢 RELATIVE-STRENGTH CALL ADDITIONS 1️⃣ MSFT – $507.50 SIGNIFICANCE: One of the strongest mega-cap technology names while QQQ and several semiconductor names are red. 🔥 RECLAIM: $508 🔴 LOSE: $505 TARGETS: $510 $515 $520 GAME PLAN: $508 reclaim + VWAP hold + QQQ stabilizes + Volume = CALL WATCH Lose $505 + VWAP rejection = WAIT / CALL SETUP INVALID 2️⃣ DDOG – $248.93 SIGNIFICANCE: Strong relative strength inside AI / cloud infrastructure. 🔥 RECLAIM: $250 🔴 LOSE: $246 TARGETS: $252 $255 $260 GAME PLAN: $250 reclaim + VWAP + Volume + Cloud/software strength = CALL WATCH DDOG is standing out because many AI-infrastructure names are RED while DDOG remains GREEN. 3️⃣ CRWD – $250.59 SIGNIFICANCE: Cybersecurity relative strength after a strong Monday session. 🔥 RECLAIM: $251 🔴 LOSE: $247 TARGETS: $255 $260 $265 GAME PLAN: $251 reclaim + VWAP hold + Software strength = CALL WATCH CRWD closed Monday after a roughly 5% advance, so require continuation confirmation instead of chasing. Source: https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/CRWD/chart/ 4️⃣ RKLB – $71.82 SIGNIFICANCE: Strong SPACE-sector momentum. CATALYST: Analyst optimism surrounding Rocket Lab's expansion, Iridium acquisition and upcoming Neutron rocket. 🔥 RECLAIM: $72 🔴 LOSE: $70 TARGETS: $74 $76 $80 GAME PLAN: $72 reclaim + Volume + Space-sector confirmation = CALL WATCH RKLB is one of the stronger names in your space watchlist. Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/rocket-lab-stock-price-rating-spacex-a520b568

⏰ PREMARKET PREP 🌎 MAJOR MARKET CATALYSTS • U.S. FUTURES ARE PAUSING AFTER MONDAY’S AI-LED RALLY Wall Street futures are nearly flat this morning after the Nasdaq closed at a record high Monday. At approximately 5:28 AM ET: Dow Futures: +0.02% S&P 500 Futures: -0.08% Nasdaq-100 Futures: -0.06% This is much more of a wait-and-see premarket than yesterday. Investors are balancing renewed AI optimism against oil, Treasury yields, the Fed and major geopolitical events later this week. Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-pause-after-ai-rally-focus-mideast-tensions-2026-09-22/ • THE NASDAQ CLOSED AT A RECORD HIGH MONDAY Monday’s session produced a major resurgence in the AI trade. The Nasdaq reached a record closing high as semiconductor and AI stocks surged. AMD gained roughly 10%, Intel jumped 12.2%, Arm surged 17%, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index gained 4.3%. AMD also crossed the $1 trillion market-cap threshold for the first time. Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-rise-ai-stocks-gain-oil-prices-slide-2026-09-21/ Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/amd-becomes-latest-chipmaker-reach-1-trillion-valuation-ai-demand-2026-09-21/ • META’S MUSE AI ASSISTANT HAS REIGNITED THE AI TRADE Meta surged 11.3% Monday as enthusiasm grew around its Muse AI assistant. Analysts cited strong early adoption, with Muse reportedly recording more downloads during its first 13 days than ChatGPT did during the comparable period. The bigger market takeaway is that investors are seeing evidence that consumer AI agents could create another significant avenue for AI monetization. Meta is another approximately +0.5% premarket this morning.

🌎 MARKET CONTEXT U.S. futures are GREEN with technology and AI/semiconductors leading the premarket move. Dow Futures: +0.78% S&P 500 Futures: +0.67% Nasdaq-100 Futures: +1.04% YOUR 9:02–9:03 AM SNAPSHOT: SPY: $766.43 QQQ: $728.06 IWM: $286.27 VIX: 14.86 NVDA: $223.70 AMD: $579.40 META: $681.00 MSFT: $495.37 AVGO: $361.86 TSLA: $369.46 GOOGL: $350.88 AAPL: $336.06 AMZN: $255.14 PLTR: $178.91 MARKET DRIVERS: 🟢 AI / semiconductor rebound 🟢 Nasdaq leading 🟢 VIX below 16 🟢 Oil falling 🟢 10-Year Treasury yield below 5% 🟢 Bitcoin strength supporting crypto stocks 🟢 INTC / AMD / MU / AI infrastructure showing strength 🔴 Energy showing relative weakness as crude falls IMPORTANT: A strong green premarket does NOT automatically mean buy calls at the opening bell. A large gap can create: • Liquidity sweeps • Gap-and-fade moves • PM-high fakeouts • VWAP rejections • Opening stop hunts WAIT FOR CONFIRMATION. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-rise-ai-stocks-gain-oil-prices-slide-2026-09-21/ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EVIX/ 📊 VIX GAME PLAN VIX: 14.86 🟢 <16 = BUYERS 🟡 16–18 = CAUTION 🔴 >18 = SELLERS CURRENT READ: 🟢 BUYERS VIX below 16 + QQQ strong + SPY strong + Semiconductors strong = FAVOR CALL SETUPS BUT PRICE STILL MUST CONFIRM. If VIX begins pushing toward 16 while QQQ loses support, bullish setups become less attractive. If VIX remains below 16 and QQQ holds/reclaims structure, continue favoring CALLS. 🟢 TOP 5 CALL WATCHLIST 1️⃣ INTC – $114.99 CATALYST: AI / semiconductor momentum + CPU demand 🔥 CALL RECLAIM: $115 🔴 BEARISH LOSE: $113 CALL TARGETS: $117 $120 $125 PUT TARGETS IF $113 FAILS: $111 $110 $108.50 CALL GAME PLAN: $115 reclaim + VWAP hold + 13 SMA > 20 SMA + Volume + QQQ confirmation = CALLS If INTC loses $113 and cannot reclaim VWAP: = CALL SETUP INVALID = PUTS BECOME WATCHABLE

⏰ PREMARKET PREPARATION 🌎 MAJOR MARKET CATALYSTS • WALL STREET FUTURES ARE STRONGLY HIGHER U.S. stock futures are starting the week firmly green as technology and AI-related stocks rebound and falling oil prices ease some of the inflation pressure that weighed on markets last week. At approximately 6:30 AM ET: Dow futures: +0.60% S&P 500 futures: +0.63% Nasdaq-100 futures: +1.09% Nasdaq futures are clearly leading, putting technology back at the center of the market this morning. Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-rise-ai-stocks-gain-oil-prices-slide-2026-09-21/ • AI STOCKS ARE LEADING THE REBOUND AI-related stocks are showing strong premarket momentum after last week's volatility. Intel, Marvell, Meta and Dell are among the technology names moving higher as investors respond to additional evidence that AI investment and infrastructure spending remain strong. The important distinction this morning is that investors appear willing to return to AI exposure despite the concerns that pressured the group last week. Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-rise-ai-stocks-gain-oil-prices-slide-2026-09-21/ • ACCENTURE HAS A MAJOR AI CATALYST Accenture shares are up approximately 6% premarket following a $2 billion AI partnership with Anthropic. The agreement reinforces the continuing flow of corporate money into AI development, implementation and model evaluation. AI spending is not limited to semiconductor companies. Consulting, cloud infrastructure, networking, data centers and enterprise implementation continue benefiting from the broader investment cycle. Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-rise-ai-stocks-gain-oil-prices-slide-2026-09-21/