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Moment of truth. $NQ_F 28723.25 leg en-route, will bulls hold there?

but I want 28723.25 first if buyers hold there then rocket again, No ?

$NQ_F has arrived at a nice pivot for decent 70 pointer short, may reclaim that pivot later but I guess it's worth taking the risk here.

Shorted $NQ_F 28792 target 28723.25

Thank you for sharing and appreciate the shout out 🙏

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Update on our beautiful magic, shared with you all yesterday. $SPX what's your take on next levels?

$820 to $6000. ok bye

$SPX 0DTE 7600 put $820 to $4800. what a move.

Wowowowow $VIX and our $SPX correlation

Update on our $QQQ weekly chart and middle line, if middle line goes you can see what's calling next couple of weeks?

Our 4h bear flag target just hit target that got us $3220 from $820 on $SPX 7600 put. Kept you on right side for last 3 weeks. Comment below if it was helpful

We did great in room. Thank you for all the support

Update on our setup and 7640 target hit. Now this 7640 decides we get 7590 or back test 7670? Have a nice rest of the day and great weekend. See you all next week. $SPX One line. Always be nice...........

You said 4665 not 7665

Off by only 3k who knows it dumps there too lol 😜

$QQQ If you follow 20 different traders with 20 conflicting biases, you don't have an edge-you have cognitive overload. Most traders bleed out not because their setups fail, but because they let timeline noise override their own rules. Clean up your feed, stick to defined levels, and let price action do the talking. 💥Structure beats opinions every single time.

Should be no surprise. Weekly chart had whole thing laid out and then 4h bear flag dod the final touch. 💥 $QQQ