Intraday Brief·GOOGL·May 13, 2026

GOOGL CALL +$9.64 (+323F) held 2:40pm — volatility expanded after squeeze

Bands tightened into entry then volatility expanded as price ripped through the opening range high at 10:25am ($394.82). Institutional volume showed up early from the 9:30am anchor and momentum held clean after the trigger, with the trade peaking at $403.49 by 2:30pm.

By Z3Gamma

GOOGL paid +$9.64 on a CALL entered at 10:10 am at $392.71 and closed at 2:40 pm at $402.35, a 4 hour 30 minute hold that captured 89% of the session’s best close-to-close move. Z3 flashed bullish at 10:25 am, just three bars after entry, and stayed clean with 15 favorable cape bars, peaking at 5.10 at 11:00 am. The move had real structure behind it: price was riding a 9:30 am volume anchor from the cellar with no overhead resistance line, bands were already expanding into entry, volume kept showing up in waves, and the real confirmation came when GOOGL cleared the Initial Balance high at 10:25 am at $394.82, even without a Kijun flip or a fresh DMI bullish cross. Pain was basically nonexistent as the entry moved the right way immediately, hit 10F without any meaningful close-based dip, and only gave back $1.14 from the $403.49 peak before exit.

Verdict: clean trend, low stress, and absolutely worth the hold.

May 13, 2026 · Entry 10:10am → Exit 2:40pm · +$9.63. · Z3Gamma
Trade Data
INITIAL E1
COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 9:30am. 8 bars before entry. anchored in the cellar. no bear MIDAS overhead. 1 knight.
PROFILEE1 fired in the loft. VPOC crossed at 1:50 pm at $402.21. TPOC crossed at 1:50 pm at $402.21.
KYROCALL [HOLD] entered at 10:10am at $392.71. Exited at 2:40pm at $402.35. Total profit +$9.63.
PAINEntry was clean — price moved immediately in the right direction with no meaningful adverse excursion before the first 10F. Gave back $1.14 from peak before exit.
KNIGHTVolume spike before entry: at 10:00 am (present). Volume during the trade: at 10:55 am (present), 12:15 pm–12:30 pm (3 bars, active), 1:25 pm–1:30 pm (2 bars, present), 2:30 pm–2:40 pm (2 bars, present).
EXPANSIONExpansion before entry: BBW+STD 10:00 am–10:05 am (2 bars). Expansion during the trade: STD at 10:10 am, STD 12:20 pm–12:30 pm (3 bars).
KINGDOMNo E2 — no Kijun cross up after E1.
RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed above IB high at 10:25 am at $394.82, 3 bars after E1.
Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 10:25 am, 3 bars after E1. 15 favorable bars, 15 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: 5.10 at 11:00 am.
DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: at 2:40 pm. DI+ never crossed after entry.
SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 10:10am–10:25am — Z3 cape fired, E3 range extension, STD expansion.
RESULTTotal profit +$9.64. Max MFE +$10.78 at 2:30 pm ($403.49). Captured 89% of the move.
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