“Sell America” headlines overblown – 1-2 day selloffs have been short-lived for 12 months
SPX at range lows challenging breakout – bear swings from last week paying nicely
Gold rampage = flight to safety / Bitcoin craft fag = not the new safe haven
RUT lagging the move but false bullish breakout setting up for catch-up
Tag ‘n Turn swing from last week closed at 96.5% ROC ($2.90 to $0.10)
Lazy Day Trade banked 90% ROC ($3.00 to $0.30) on VWAP reclaim setup
Bear bias held through illness – tariff drop did the rest
Still room to run towards lower range edge
Tariff war goes nuclear – 8 NATO allies hit with 10% duties, Greenland ultimatum attached
Futures crashed overnight – ES down 1.7%, NQ down 2.1%, Dow off 813 points
Range highs to range lows pattern finally playing out after false starts
RUT TnT bearish triggered with extreme divergence reading – SPX following suit
SPX reached lower Bollinger Band and December VWAP anchor – another flip-flop setup brewing
RUT officially broke out of BB pinch with new NATH challenge underway
Premium Poppers delivered multiple setups on SPX – RUT sat out via AVWAP filter
TnT bullish on SPX (target 7005.84), RUT flat awaiting fresh setup
Bear swing finally forming after all the flip-flopping at NATHs
Price rejected at upper consolidation boundary (Monday call level)
Nasdaq leading bearish charge – never participated in recent bull moves
PPI 8:30am today (November + delayed October data)
Weekend Scare Forgotten. NATHs Back On. Bears Take Small Losses. | SPX Market Briefing | 13 Jan 2026
Weekend DOJ/Powell scare completely forgotten – markets running at NATHs again
Both bear TnTs flipped to bullish – SPX -29.2% loss, RUT -6.1% loss
CPI 8:30am ET today – forecast 0.3% MoM, 2.7% YoY
Phil away from desk doing favourite pastime – swings keep swinging
Mary: 38-7 combined (85% win rate) as a newbie since May – “I did what Phil told me to do”
Colin H.: 100% win rate for the week plus 97% ROC on 1DTE RUT
James B.: Perfect 3-0 week whilst literally in face-to-face client meetings
Steve R.: +$16,250 weekly profit – four-figure days becoming normal
DOJ served Fed with grand jury subpoenas Friday – Powell says it’s about interest rates, not building renovation
SPX Bear TnT triggered at Friday’s close – bearish below 6965.68, target 6900 then 6800
Gold new ATH (4,594) and VIX jumped (16.33) – flight to safety begins
Seasonal warning: Trading days 7-13 historically January’s weakest stretch
RUT popped its first NATH of 2026 – joins Dow at the summit
SPX and Nasdaq dithering near highs – lagging but holding
NFP today – first of the year – government shutdown may have skewed data
Phil was in the woods – Discord exploded with wins anyway
Something explosive still feels imminent – just waiting for the catalyst
Yesterday’s “inside day” prediction was completely wrong – market ripped
RUT straight line higher, hugging upper BB with band expansion – NATHs incoming?
Dow already made new all-time highs – “new year new me”
Premium Poppers crushing the open again
ADP, ISM Services, JOLTS all dropping today – data heavy