SPX closed 7,165.08 Friday at fresh ATH / ES at 7,195 in pre-market printing new NATHs / NQ following with NATHs / YM and RTY still lagging
SPX swing chart broke out of the week’s compression range / question is whether this is a solid continuation or another push back inside / RUT remains in its range
GEX suggests 7,200 as the week’s ceiling / 7,150 cluster as the new floor / new range zone possible if both hold
Heaviest tape week of 2026: FOMC Wednesday 2pm with Mag 7 reporting same evening / Apple Thursday plus PCE plus Q1 GDP advance / sleep is optional

SPX closed 7,108.40 Thursday down 0.41% / Friday futures near 7,113 up 0.07% / Nasdaq futures +0.5% entirely thanks to Intel
Intel reported Q1 EPS of $0.29 against a $0.01 consensus / stock +21% after hours to $81.12 / $3B of Tesla fab business disclosed
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized two commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday / Brent above $105 / WTI above $106 briefly / 12 vessels transited, CENTCOM turned 31 away
30-minute SPX and RUT grinding sideways in tight ranges / GEX levels match the chart boundaries / wait for the breakout rather than chase the grind

SPX closed 7,041.28 Thursday — new ATH confirmed — Nasdaq logged its 12th consecutive up session, longest winning streak since 2009 — Dow still below its NATH at 50,611, the hill remains
The 30-minute chart is showing a small consolidation at the highs — BB exceptionally tight — MACD-v at bullish extreme still points to continuation over reversal — bear TnT expected to be short-lived
GEX: 7,050 is the dominant level for today and the week — little gamma support below 7,000 — base case is a grind and consolidate into the Friday close
Both Premium Poppers hit their stop losses Thursday — classic setups, both failed — sloppy setups at NATHs are worth noting — defined loss, filed, move on — ceasefire expires Tuesday

SPX closed 7,022.96 – three points from the ATH at 7,026.24 – NATHs on ES and NQ this session – Russell is queuing up – Dow has further to travel
GEX 7,000 has flipped from the dominant resistance ceiling to the dominant positive gamma support node – nearly 9 billion sitting there – next ceiling is 7,050 then 7,100
VIX at 18.00 and declining – April 21 is five days away – the market has treated this as background noise and lit a cigarette
Yesterday’s Premium Poppers: two trades, 1st and 3rd BO, $9 and $7 index moves, 64.3% and 60.0% ROC – standard Wednesday, minimal stress

Crashing upwards — the vertical moves and runaway gaps on the daily SPX and RUT are making the chart nervous — nearly at the all-time high, 45 days down from the peak, ten days away from peeking at it
CPI 3.3% — gasoline +12% — Iran oil shock doing exactly what Goldman warned — PCE forecast to peak 3.6% April — Fed frozen at zero cuts — stagflation not a soft landing
MACD-v at bullish extreme is a continuation signal not a reversal according to 21 years of 30-minute data research — interesting and important distinction
GEX ceiling smashed to 7,000 — both walls converged there — peekaboo to a new all-time high is possible if price keeps travelling
Yesterday two poppers at 1.5r — 1st BO 67.7% ROC, 3rd BO 65.1% ROC — moderate scoring day — both green — as always waiting for the opening bell to pop some more

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and BlackRock all report before the open today – Dimon’s language on oil shock credit costs is the session’s most watched signal
Goldman set the Q1 template Monday – profit +19%, record equities trading, shares still -2% – Solomon warned on Q2-Q3 inflation headwinds if the war drags
The expected pop lower happened — briefly, in the premarket futures — price then firmly broke up and out, which is the continuation the research was pointing toward
GEX showing massive exposure at 6,900 — that level will draw price like a magnet — flip point at 6,667, both walls at 7,000
Yesterday: one premium popper, one lazy day trade — data tools cobbled together, two lines drawn manually, the horror — the poppers popped regardless