Intraday Brief·MSFT·May 22, 2026

MSFT PUT +$2.32 (+440F) from 9:50–11:05 — Z3 activated on IB break

Name: MSFT PUT +$2.32 (+440F) from 9:50–11:05 — Z3 activated on IB break
Uploaded: 2026-05-22T12:00:00Z
Description: MSFT PUT EXEC at 9:50am $421.08, out 11:05am $418.75 for +$2.32; E1 started in the Core with a Bear MIDAS anchor and no E2. Z3 activated bearish at 10:00am (2 bars after E1), then the general held through bands compression before range extension crossed IB low at 10:25am; control ratio 53% (max MFE +$4.40 at $416.68).

MSFT PUT EXEC at 9:50am $421.08, out 11:05am $418.75 for +$2.32; E1 started in the Core with a Bear MIDAS anchor and no E2. Z3 activated bearish at 10:00am (2 bars after E1), then the general held through bands compression before range extension crossed IB low at 10:25am; control ratio 53% (max MFE +$4.40 at $416.68).

By Z3Gamma

MSFT put E1 went EXEC at 9:50am at $421.08 and closed at 11:05am at $418.75 for +$2.32; max MFE was +$4.40 at 10:30am at $416.68, so the hold captured 53% control ratio. Z3 activated bearish at 10:00am, two bars after E1, printed two favorable cape bars in total, and peaked at -1.80 at 10:25am. The move had a bear volume anchor from 9:35am in the Loft with no bull anchor below, E1 started in the Core above both VPOC and TPOC, bands tightened from 9:30am to 9:45am and stayed tight into 10:15am before red-band expansion ran from 10:05am to 11:05am, volume hit again at 10:25am, range extension broke below the IB low at 10:25am at $416.76, and there was no post-entry Kijun flip or bearish DMI cross because DI- was already in control. Pain was low: the entry was clean, there was no meaningful adverse close before the trade had 10F, and the only real giveback was $2.07 from the 10:30am peak into the final exit. Clean campaign, but only mid-efficiency; the general held, though the last 35 minutes were mostly giveback after the range extension printed.

May 22, 2026 · Entry 9:50am → Exit 11:05am · +$2.32. · Z3Gamma

Trade Data

INITIAL E1

COMMANDERBear MIDAS anchor at 9:35am. 3 bars before entry. anchored in the loft. no bull MIDAS below. 1 knight.

PROFILEE1 fired in the core. Already above VPOC at entry. Already above TPOC at entry.

KYROPUT [EXEC] entered at 9:50am at $421.08. Exited at 11:05am at $418.75. Total profit +$2.32.

PAINEntry was clean — price moved immediately in the right direction with no meaningful adverse excursion before the first 10F. Gave back $2.07 from peak before exit.

KNIGHTVolume spike before entry: at 9:35 am (present). Volume during the trade: at 10:25 am (rogue), at 10:50 am (present).

COMPRESSIONBands compressed before entry: 9:30 am–9:45 am (4 bars). Compression during the trade: 9:50 am–10:15 am (6 bars).

EXPANSIONNo expansion in the 5 bars before entry. Expansion during the trade: BBW red 10:05 am–11:05 am (13 bars).

KINGDOMNo E2 — no Kijun cross down after E1.

RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed below IB low at 10:25 am at $416.76, 7 bars after E1.

Z3Z3 bearish cape activated at 10:00 am, 2 bars after E1. 2 favorable bars, 2 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: -1.80 at 10:25 am.

DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: at 10:10 am, 10:40 am–11:05 am (6 bars). DI- never crossed after entry.

SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 9:50am–10:25am — Z3 cape fired, Z3 peak, E3 range extension, volume charging, bands compressed, BBW red expansion.

RESULTTotal profit +$2.32. Max MFE +$4.40 at 10:30 am ($416.68). Captured 53% of the move.