MSFT CALL +$7.50 (+750F) from $400.27 to $407.76 in 165m
Profit came after price chopped slightly then launched once bands tightened (1:35pm–2:15pm) before volatility expanded, held strong into the close. Buyers confirmed with DI+ winning at 1:30pm and a bullish momentum signal lighting up at 1:55pm, with institutional volume support anchored from 12:50pm.
April 30, 2026 · Entry — → Exit — · — · Z3Gamma
Trade Data
OPP E1
COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 12:50pm. 4 bars before entry. anchored in the below IB low. bear MIDAS overhead. 6 knights.
PROFILEE1 fired in the below IB low. VPOC not yet crossed. TPOC crossed at 3:20 pm at $408.22.
KYROCALL [EXEC] entered at 1:10pm at $400.27. Exited at 3:55pm at $407.76. Total profit +$7.50.
PAINPrice pulled $0.38 against the position (worst at 1:15pm) over 165 minutes before the trade had 10F to show. Gave back $2.36 from peak before exit.
KNIGHTNo volume spike in the 5 bars before entry. Volume during the trade: 1:10 pm–1:20 pm (2 bars, present), at 1:35 pm (present), at 2:00 pm (present), 2:30 pm–2:40 pm (3 bars, charging), at 3:00 pm (present), 3:25 pm–3:30 pm (2 bars, present), 3:50 pm–3:55 pm (2 bars, rogue).
COMPRESSIONNo compression in the 5 bars before entry. Compression during the trade: 1:35 pm–2:15 pm (9 bars).
EXPANSIONExpansion before entry: STD at 12:45 pm. Expansion during the trade: STD at 2:15 pm, STD 3:35 pm–3:50 pm (4 bars).
KINGDOMEntry 2 (E2) — position sizing: Kijun crossed above at 1:30 pm, 4 bars after E1.
RANGE EXTNo E3 — price did not extend beyond the IB high during the trade.
Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 1:55 pm, 9 bars after E1. 15 favorable bars, 16 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: 6.92 at 3:25 pm.
DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: 1:20 pm–1:25 pm (2 bars). DI+ won at 1:30 pm, 4 bars after entry.
SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 1:35pm–2:15pm — Z3 cape fired, volume spike, bands compressed, STD expansion.
RESULTTotal profit +$7.50. Max MFE +$9.85 at 3:50 pm ($410.12). Captured 76% of the move.
MSFT’s 1:10 pm CALL at $400.27 exited at 3:55 pm at $407.76 for +$7.50, a 165-minute hold that captured 76% of the session’s best close-to-close move after a max MFE of +$9.85 at 3:50 pm.
Z3 flipped bullish at 1:55 pm, nine bars after entry, and stayed on for 16 total bars with 15 favorable closes, peaking at a strong 6.92 at 3:25 pm.
The move got real once buyers took control with DI+ crossing up at 1:30 pm and the Kijun flip hitting at the same time, while price was still trading below the Initial Balance low off a bullish volume anchor from 12:50 pm; volume built in waves, bands tightened from 1:35 pm to 2:15 pm, volatility expanded after, and there was no range extension above the IB high.
Pain was light early with just a $0.38 pullback against the entry by 1:15 pm, but it took the full 165 minutes before the trade finally showed $10 of favorable excursion, and it gave back $2.36 from the peak into the exit.
Verdict: profitable and structurally solid, but not clean early and a little theta-expensive on the wait, still worth the hold once Z3 and the confirmations lined up.