Pivotal week featuring Fed rate cut (fully priced), massive tech earnings (Apple/Amazon/Alphabet/Meta/Microsoft), Trump-Xi meeting
Overnight futures popped higher on trade deal news – run-away gaps defying gravity again
Friday’s patient stance proved perfect with hindsight – same approach for Monday
Gold dropped $50 overnight despite excited bugs, only crude oil behaviour looks remotely normal
NATHs getting normalized exactly like 1999 tech bubble – every day another high until nobody cares
Bear TnT clinging to cliff edge like desperate cat during hoover attack whilst markets grind higher
Premium Popper 2.0 delivered 4 trades compensating for missed RUT swing setup
Nursemaid duties to flu-ridden Mrs N and MIL limiting trading (not greedy though)
Anticipated fall happened, then [GAaaCk] markets bounced at day’s end (3 of 4 indexes, Dow stayed down)
Bear Tag n Turn performed perfectly – hit short/medium term profit exits as designed
RUT failed upper BB reach exactly as Fast Forward Group called – discretionary exits looking brilliant
Large lower wicks = likely another inside day/narrow range (eye roll intensifies)
Markets did “Sweet Fanny Adams” – barely moved past 20/60-min ranges or previous day’s highs
SPX software briefly flipped bullish whilst manual trade discipline stayed bearish (1 decision per day wins)
RUT collecting theta systematically – neither at upper nor lower Bollinger extremes
Crash season nearly finished – time to retire that particular drum
Mother-in-Law hospital emergency delays trading week (scary turned simple, all well now)
Missed Monday’s clean upward move whilst playing real-life emergency services
All 4 indexes trapped in expanding triangle near upper boundary – bears likely pulling back to pattern lows
Gold showing suspicious up-day-down-day institutional positioning ahead of next directional move
SPX flips bearish Tag ‘n Turn exactly where Friday’s big sell-off triggered worry
RUT dragging feet with lower high development inside larger volatility pattern
Selling pressure accelerating: ES down 0.63% yesterday, another 1.34% overnight (no bounce)
Uncle Rus crown winner: Down 2% yesterday, down another 1.84% overnight
Gold rampage whilst stocks drop confirms flight-to-safety thesis
Eight Popper trades, eight wins – 15 crash season days remain
