🌎 Market Context * SPY and QQQ are holding near record territory after another technology-led rally. * Futures remain constructive, but VIX at 16.65 signals caution, not an automatic risk-on session. * NVDA is showing relative strength following reports that SpaceX plans to prioritize Nvidia chips. * AMD is under heavy post-earnings pressure despite strong revenue and data-center growth. * Major volatility windows today include ADP Employment at 8:15 AM, Services PMI at 9:45 AM and ISM Services at 10:00 AM ET. * Let the first 15-minute candle establish direction. Use the 5-minute and 2-minute charts for confirmation. ⸻ 📊 VIX Game Plan Current VIX: 16.65 🟢 Under 16 = Buyers In Control 🟡 16–18 = Caution 🔴 Above 18 = Sellers In Control VIX is currently in the caution zone. Watch whether it loses 16 or pushes toward 17–18 after the economic reports. ⸻ 🟢 CALL WATCHLIST NVDA – $215.73 CALLS * Reclaim: 216.00 * Targets: 218.00 → 220.00 → 223.00 PUTS * Lose: 213.50 * Targets: 211.50 → 209.00 → 206.50 Game Plan NVDA has the strongest semiconductor catalyst this morning. Holding above 216 with volume could continue the premarket momentum. Avoid chasing an extended opening candle. ⸻ META – $595.40 CALLS * Reclaim: 596.00 * Targets: 600.00 → 605.00 → 610.00 PUTS * Lose: 592.00 * Targets: 588.00 → 584.00 → 580.00 Game Plan META is showing strong relative strength. A confirmed hold above 596 favors a push through the psychological $600 level. ⸻ MSFT – $495.74 CALLS * Reclaim: 496.00 * Targets: 500.00 → 504.00 → 508.00 PUTS * Lose: 492.50 * Targets: 489.00 → 485.00 → 481.00 Game Plan MSFT remains one of the cleaner large-cap technology names. Watch for buyers to defend 495 and reclaim 496 with volume. ⸻ GOOGL – $381.80 CALLS * Reclaim: 382.00 * Targets: 385.00 → 388.00 → 392.00 PUTS * Lose: 379.00 * Targets: 376.00 → 373.00 → 370.00 Game Plan GOOGL is holding constructive premarket momentum. Above 382 favors continuation, but failure beneath 379 could trigger profit-taking.

Earlier, price swept the lower area near the recent lows, then reclaimed structure and started making higher highs and higher lows. That was the shift. Once SPY broke above the prior structure and held, buyers stayed in control. Today, SPY pushed from the low-$730s into the $770 area. That shows why the sweep itself is not the entry. The better entry comes after: ✅ The liquidity below the lows gets taken ✅ Price reclaims the level ✅ Market structure shifts bullish ✅ Confirmation candles keep closing higher By the time SPY reached the premium area near $771, the move was already extended. RSI was also elevated, so that was not the best place to chase new calls. The better buy came earlier, after the sweep and bullish structure shift. Today’s lesson: Let price take the liquidity first, then wait for the market to prove that buyers are taking control. We don’t guess, we confirm. ‼️ Educational purposes only. Trading involves risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results.