SPY Slammed After Tariff Shock! Dealer Gamma Trap Accelerates Drop 🔻 🌎 Context: April 2, 2025 Today’s Trump tariff news set off a panic wave in the market — triggering a sharp sell-off in major indices. SPY, the S&P 500 ETF, lost grip on its HVL ($560) and flushed into a dealer short-gamma zone, where volatility surged as hedging flows flipped bearish. Key...
QQQ Slammed Below $465! Gamma Flip Confirmed as Tariff Panic Grips Tech Sector 🌐 Macro Context (April 2, 2025) Trump’s new tariff announcement this morning ignited fear of inflation returning and disrupted global trade expectations. That spooked big tech and growth-heavy indices like QQQ, triggering gamma-driven liquidation and a sharp intraday breakdown. *...
🧠 Macro Context * The Trump tariff news shocked risk-on assets, and small caps were hit hardest. * IWM broke below the $195-$199 demand zone, now sliding into dealer gamma hedging territory. * GEX flow now clearly suggests a momentum-driven selloff, with risk of gamma acceleration if $192 breaks down. 📊 Technical Analysis (1H) 🔺 Previous Structure: * IWM retested...
📉 Market Context: In the aftermath of the Trump tariff-driven market crash, PLTR is teetering at critical gamma + price support around $80.30. The question now: is this a trap door breakdown or a gamma bounce setup into OPEX week? 📊 Technical Analysis (1H Chart) Structure & Price Action: * PLTR’s short-term rally toward $91 was rejected at the GEX resistance...
🧠 Macro Context: In the wake of the Trump tariff announcement, market-wide risk aversion hit big tech hard. GOOGL is now sitting on a crucial $150 gamma support zone, where both technical and options flow converge. The market is indecisive: is this a base or a trap? 📊 Technical Analysis (1H Chart) Market Structure: * GOOGL has been in a consistent downtrend,...
🧠 Market Context: Following the Trump tariff announcement, risk-off sentiment is dominating tech. MSFT, while usually defensive within mega-cap tech, has cracked below its short-term HVL and is now testing a key gamma pivot zone at $370, right where the PUT Support is clustered. 📊 Technical Analysis (1H Chart) Structure: * Price has formed a lower high and broke...
🧠 Macro View: The Trump tariff shock sent waves across the market, particularly hitting growth and export-sensitive sectors. While NVDA and tech names dumped earlier, TSLA showed relative strength, bouncing near its high volume node — but this could change fast. 📊 Technical Analysis (1H Chart) Structure: * Price bounced from ~243 back toward 260, reclaiming key...
NVDA Slams into Key Gamma Wall After Tariff Shock – Breakdown or Bounce? 🧠 Macro Backdrop: Today’s broad market sell-off was triggered by news of Trump proposing tariffs, sparking risk-off sentiment, especially in tech and semiconductors like NVDA. The fear of supply chain inflation and global trade disruption hit momentum stocks hard. This news matters...
Market Structure (1H – SMC View): * Price rebounded after BOS at ~$552 and has since broken multiple minor structure levels to the upside. * Multiple Breaks of Structure (BOS) confirm bullish shift, with recent CHoCH validating demand zone below $550. * Price is consolidating near a supply zone around $561–$563 which acted as a prior CHoCH zone. Key Price...
Market Structure & Price Action: QQQ has broken out of a descending channel and printed a CHoCH to the upside around $471, shifting structure into a bullish stance. The breakout follows a clean reversal from the red demand zone near $463, suggesting institutional interest around that area. Price is now consolidating near $473.5–$474 after a strong 3-bar rally and...
🔥 1. Market Structure & Price Action PLTR is compressing inside a descending wedge while forming a small CHoCH near $85, attempting to flip structure. We saw a BOS from the $80 region, pushing toward the $85 liquidity zone. Price is consolidating under a key resistance band around $86, just below the GEX HVL level. 2. SMC & Supply/Demand Zones * Demand Zone:...
🧠 Price Action & Market Structure: WMT has made a powerful push off the $84 demand zone after forming a CHoCH reversal and strong impulsive candles. The 1-hour chart shows a clean breakout from the falling wedge structure, confirming bullish intent. Price is consolidating inside a smaller green SMC supply zone just under $89. Watch closely for either a clean break...
CELH Building a Base Before Next Move? Key Gamma & SMC Zones in Play 1. Market Structure & Price Action: CELH has printed two Break of Structure (BOS) signals after reclaiming demand near $32.50. After the CHoCH on March 28, price flipped bullish with a strong impulse, then consolidated near the $36–$37 zone, forming a new BOS. Price is currently trading inside a...
Market Structure & Price Action MSTR has recently formed multiple Break of Structure (BOS) and Change of Character (CHoCH) signals, suggesting a power struggle between bulls and bears. The chart currently shows price climbing into a descending trendline and pressing right up against key resistance near the $307 zone after rejecting the CHoCH zone from below. *...
Market Structure & Price Action PayPal (PYPL) is showing early signs of a potential reversal after forming a CHoCH (Change of Character) near the $66 level following a prior BOS (Break of Structure) and key demand reaction around $63.38. The price is now trading inside a retest range from a previous order block and pushing higher with a bullish structure of higher...
1. Market Structure Analysis: XOM has formed a balanced range after printing a Break of Structure (BOS) and two notable CHoCHs on the 1H timeframe. Price is consolidating inside a green supply zone between 118.50–119.90, with wicks tapping the top of the zone but no clean breakout yet. The price structure is forming higher lows from the March 28th pivot, signaling...
🧠 Market Structure + Price Action (1H) * Trend: Downtrend confirmed. Recent Break of Structure (BOS) followed a Change of Character (CHoCH) from bulls to bears. * Bearish momentum intensified after SPY broke support near 570.90, then plummeted through 564.85 and 558.11 key demand levels. * Current price: 554.15 — bouncing slightly within a local demand/reaction...
🔍 Market Structure & Smart Money Concepts (SMC): * Current Structure: SOFI is in a clean downtrend channel with consecutive CHoCHs and a recent Break of Structure (BOS) to the downside. * Price has consolidated into a red SMC Reversal Zone, just below the prior CHoCH level, signaling potential short-term relief or further breakdown. * Bulls have failed to reclaim...