Intraday Brief·AMZN·May 13, 2026

AMZN CALL +$3.99 (+399F) in 6hrs — volatility squeezed then broke out

Bands tightened early and stayed under control, with the key push coming late after midday volatility bursts during the hold. Momentum and institutional buying pressure confirmed it: volume anchored from the 9:30am cellar, the breakthrough window ran 11:00am–11:25am, and the stock cleared the opening range level at 10:05am ($266.09).

By Z3Gamma

AMZN CALLs bought at 9:50 am for $265.88 and sold at 3:50 pm for $269.86 paid about +$3.99 on a six-hour hold, capturing 86% of the session’s best close-to-close move. Z3 flipped bullish at 11:20 am, 18 bars after entry, and stayed constructive for 20 bars total, which told you the real momentum showed up well after the open chop. The move got confirmed by a clean range extension above the IB high at 10:05 am at $266.09, a supportive 9:30 am volume anchor from the cellar with no overhead resistance, expansion bursts from 10:00–10:10 am and 11:20–11:45 am, buyers taking control on DMI at 1:50 pm, and the Kijun flip finally clearing at 2:00 pm, all with volume pressing hardest in the 11:00–11:25 am breakthrough window. It wasn’t clean early: AMZN closed as much as $0.94 against the entry by 10:35 am and took basically the full session before it had $1.00 of favorable excursion to show.

Verdict: profitable and well held, but not a slick instant trend day — more of a patient, theta-expensive grind that was still worth sitting through.

May 13, 2026 · Entry 9:50am → Exit 3:50pm · +$3.99. · Z3Gamma
Trade Data
INITIAL E1
COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 9:30am. 4 bars before entry. anchored in the cellar. no bear MIDAS overhead. 1 knight.
PROFILEE1 fired in the loft. VPOC crossed at 12:20 pm at $269.27. TPOC crossed at 12:20 pm at $269.27.
KYROCALL [HOLD] entered at 9:50am at $265.88. Exited at 3:50pm at $269.86. Total profit +$3.99.
PAINPrice pulled $0.94 against the position (worst at 10:35am). Gave back $0.63 from peak before exit.
KNIGHTNo volume spike in the 5 bars before entry. Volume during the trade: at 9:55 am (charging), 10:35 am–10:40 am (2 bars, present), at 11:00 am (active), 11:25 am–11:45 am (3 bars, active), 12:20 pm–12:35 pm (3 bars, active), at 1:30 pm (charging), at 2:05 pm (charging), at 2:30 pm (present), 2:45 pm–3:05 pm (3 bars, active), 3:20 pm–3:30 pm (3 bars, charging), at 3:50 pm (active).
COMPRESSIONBands compressed before entry: 9:30 am–9:35 am (2 bars). Compression during the trade: 2:50 pm–2:55 pm (2 bars), 3:10 pm–3:45 pm (8 bars).
EXPANSIONNo expansion in the 5 bars before entry. Expansion during the trade: BBW+STD 10:00 am–10:10 am (3 bars), BBW+STD 11:20 am–11:45 am (6 bars), STD at 1:10 pm, STD at 3:40 pm.
KINGDOMEntry 2 (E2) — position sizing: Kijun crossed above at 2:00 pm, 50 bars after E1.
RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed above IB high at 10:05 am at $266.09, 3 bars after E1.
Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 11:20 am, 18 bars after E1. 14 favorable bars, 20 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: -3.86 at 1:20 pm.
DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: 10:35 am–10:40 am (2 bars), at 11:05 am, 1:15 pm–1:40 pm (5 bars), at 1:55 pm, at 2:10 pm, 2:35 pm–2:50 pm (4 bars), at 3:20 pm. DI+ won at 1:50 pm, 48 bars after entry.
SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 11:00am–11:25am — Z3 cape fired, volume spike, BBW+STD expansion.
RESULTTotal profit +$3.98. Max MFE +$4.61 at 3:40 pm ($270.49). Captured 86% of the move.
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