Intraday Brief·AAPL·May 15, 2026

AAPL CALL +$3.30 (+177F) — general held through Z3 window

Name: AAPL CALL +$3.30 (+177F) — general held through Z3 window
Uploaded: 2026-05-15T12:00:00Z
Description: AAPL CALL HOLD entered E1 at 10:10am $299.08 and exited 1:45pm $302.38 for +$3.30, after range extension above IB high at 10:20am $299.56. Z3 activated at 10:40am (6 bars after E1) with 82% control ratio; no Kijun cross after E1 and the general stayed within its ride window.

AAPL CALL HOLD entered E1 at 10:10am $299.08 and exited 1:45pm $302.38 for +$3.30, after range extension above IB high at 10:20am $299.56. Z3 activated at 10:40am (6 bars after E1) with 82% control ratio; no Kijun cross after E1 and the general stayed within its ride window.

By Z3Gamma

AAPL CALL HOLD entered at 10:10 am at $299.08 and exited at 1:45 pm at $302.38 for +$3.30. Max MFE reached +$4.02 at 1:25 pm at $303.10, putting control ratio at 82%. Z3 activated at 10:40 am, six bars after E1, and stayed active for 15 bars with 12 favorable bars. Peak Z3 hit 7.34 at 12:30 pm. The move had structure behind it. A bull volume anchor was set at 9:45 am in the cellar with no opposing anchor overhead, price pushed into the loft at entry, cleared range extension above IB high at 10:20 am at $299.56, then crossed VPOC at 10:35 am and TPOC at 10:40 am as bands expanded from 10:10 am to 10:35 am and active volume came in from 10:35 am to 10:50 am. DMI did not compress before entry, DI+ took control at 12:00 pm, and there was no Kijun flip after E1. Pain was light. The entry was clean, price moved the right way without meaningful adverse excursion before the first 10F, and the trade gave back $0.72 from peak to exit.

Verdict: clean hold, efficient exit, and worth sitting through because the general held from range extension through the Z3 window without forcing a messy campaign.

May 15, 2026 · Entry 10:10am → Exit 1:45pm · +$3.30. · Z3Gamma

Trade Data

INITIAL E1

COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 9:45am. 5 bars before entry. anchored in the cellar. no bear MIDAS overhead. no knights.

PROFILEE1 fired in the loft. VPOC crossed at 10:35 am at $300.33. TPOC crossed at 10:40 am at $300.77.

KYROCALL [HOLD] entered at 10:10am at $299.08. Exited at 1:45pm at $302.38. Total profit +$3.30.

PAINEntry was clean — price moved immediately in the right direction with no meaningful adverse excursion before the first 10F. Gave back $0.72 from peak before exit.

KNIGHTNo volume spike in the 5 bars before entry. Volume during the trade: 10:35 am–10:50 am (4 bars, active), at 12:05 pm (present), 12:20 pm–12:25 pm (2 bars, present), 12:50 pm–12:55 pm (2 bars, active), 1:20 pm–1:25 pm (2 bars, active).

EXPANSIONExpansion before entry: BBW+STD 10:00 am–10:05 am (2 bars). Expansion during the trade: BBW+STD 10:10 am–10:35 am (6 bars).

KINGDOMNo E2 — no Kijun cross up after E1.

RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed above IB high at 10:20 am at $299.56, 2 bars after E1.

Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 10:40 am, 6 bars after E1. 12 favorable bars, 15 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: 7.34 at 12:30 pm.

DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: 11:45 am–12:15 pm (7 bars), at 1:45 pm. DI+ won at 12:00 pm, 22 bars after entry.

SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 10:10am–10:40am — Z3 cape fired, E3 range extension, volume spike, BBW+STD expansion.

RESULTTotal profit +$3.30. Max MFE +$4.02 at 1:25 pm ($303.10). Captured 82% of the move.