Intraday Brief·AAPL·May 15, 2026

AAPL CALL +$3.30 (+141F) in 3:35 — Loft E1 with no E2

Name: AAPL CALL +$3.30 (+141F) in 3:35 — Loft E1 with no E2
Uploaded: 2026-05-15T12:00:00Z
Description: AAPL CALL HOLD entered 10:10am at $299.08, exited 1:45pm at $302.38 for +$3.30 after a clean general held with range extension clearing IB high at $299.56 (10:20am). Z3 activated at 10:40am (6 bars after E1); no Kijun cross, DI+ took control at 12:00pm, and control ratio finished at 82% with max MFE +$4.02 at 1:25pm ($303.10).

AAPL CALL HOLD entered 10:10am at $299.08, exited 1:45pm at $302.38 for +$3.30 after a clean general held with range extension clearing IB high at $299.56 (10:20am). Z3 activated at 10:40am (6 bars after E1); no Kijun cross, DI+ took control at 12:00pm, and control ratio finished at 82% with max MFE +$4.02 at 1:25pm ($303.10).

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, so control ratio came in at 82% over a 3 hour 35 minute hold. Z3 activated at 10:40 am, 6 bars after E1, and stayed active for 15 bars with 12 favorable bars. Peak Z3 printed 7.34 at 12:30 pm. The move had a cellar volume anchor from 9:45 am with no opposing anchor overhead, entry printed in the Loft, range extension cleared the IB high at 10:20 am at $299.56, price crossed VPOC at 10:35 am at $300.33 and TPOC at 10:40 am at $300.77, expansion ran from 10:00 am to 10:35 am, active volume showed from 10:35 am to 10:50 am and again later in the session, DI+ took control at 12:00 pm, and there was no Kijun flip after entry. Pain was low. The entry was clean, price moved the right way immediately, and the trade only gave back $0.72 from peak to exit after reaching max MFE. Clean general. No E2 kept confirmation thinner than the payout, but the general held and 82% control ratio made the hold worth it.

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.