The morning, written up
What the market did, what the desk made of it, and every call it took, with the numbers attached. Published by lunchtime on every trading day.
Every morning before it
Mon, Sep 14Gap-down open that paid the fade, then the long side+5.14Fri, Sep 11A gap-up that paid only on the third entry-0.36Thu, Sep 10The opening two minutes did most of the day's work+1.79Wed, Sep 9A slow tape where every bounce kept failing-4.47Tue, Sep 8A tape where longs stopped following through-2.04Fri, Sep 4A tape that ticked stops out before it moved-2.29Thu, Sep 3Early fades paid, the late gap-fill short did not-1.66Wed, Sep 2Clean trends paid, the post-earnings mover kept taking it back-0.38Tue, Sep 1The gap-down tape paid inside the first ten minutes+0.49Mon, Aug 31A thin tape that only paid quick, partial exits+0.94Fri, Aug 28The same short worked on the third attempt+0.37Thu, Aug 27An earnings-gap morning that paid on scaled entries+1.10Wed, Aug 26Clean levels early, then the tape went sideways+9.92Tue, Aug 25The pre-marked levels paid, the tight ranges did not+0.91Mon, Aug 24A grinding tape that never offered a real push-1.97Fri, Aug 21Clean gap work early, then two names that kept crossing-1.03Thu, Aug 20Small ranges, and the band-to-band longs paid+0.68Wed, Aug 19The longs that held while the tape leaked lower+3.50Tue, Aug 18Band-to-band moves paid in a slow tape+1.68Mon, Aug 17A flat tape where only the scaled entries paid-0.23Fri, Aug 14Semis paid, the index names went nowhere+3.25Thu, Aug 13Strength everywhere, and the dips paid for waiting+3.94Wed, Aug 12Half-point moves paid, the longer holds gave it back-0.53Tue, Aug 11Patience in Oracle, after two stops taught the level+1.26Fri, Aug 7Open House — a morning on the desk+3.06
These are written after the close
Which is the point: by the time you read one, none of it is tradeable. The desk calls these levels live at 9:30, out loud, before anyone knows how they end.