MU PUT +$22.66 (+142F) in 5h10m — volatility squeezed then breakdown
MU signaled a clean short after bands tightened and price leaned off a bear volume anchor above the opening range high. The trade confirmed as options flow turned bearish, momentum stayed down after 11:10am, and volume picked up right after entry before the move extended through the low of the range.
May 7, 2026 · Entry — → Exit — · — · Z3Gamma
Trade Data
OPP E1
COMMANDERBear MIDAS anchor at 10:35am. 2 bars before entry. anchored in the above IB high. no bull MIDAS below. 4 knights.
PROFILEE1 fired in the loft. Already above VPOC at entry. Already above TPOC at entry.
KYROPUT [EXEC] entered at 10:45am at $669.16. Exited at 3:55pm at $646.50. Total profit +$22.66.
PAINEntry was clean — price moved immediately in the right direction with no meaningful adverse excursion before the first 10F. Gave back $9.61 from peak before exit.
KNIGHTNo volume spike in the 5 bars before entry. Volume during the trade: 10:45 am–10:50 am (2 bars, active), 11:05 am–11:25 am (4 bars, present), 11:50 am–12:05 pm (3 bars, active), at 12:20 pm (present), 1:00 pm–1:25 pm (4 bars, active), 1:55 pm–2:05 pm (2 bars, active), at 2:30 pm (present), at 2:55 pm (present), 3:25 pm–3:35 pm (2 bars, active), 3:50 pm–3:55 pm (2 bars, active).
COMPRESSIONNo compression in the 5 bars before entry. Compression during the trade: 2:30 pm–3:00 pm (7 bars), at 3:15 pm, 3:35 pm–3:40 pm (2 bars).
EXPANSIONExpansion before entry: BBW green 10:20 am–10:40 am (5 bars). Expansion during the trade: BBW green 10:45 am–10:55 am (3 bars), BBW red at 11:20 am, STD 12:05 pm–12:15 pm (3 bars).
KINGDOMEntry 2 (E2) — position sizing: Kijun crossed below at 11:10 am, 5 bars after E1.
RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed below IB low at 12:10 pm at $643.54, 17 bars after E1.
Z3Z3 bearish cape activated at 11:10 am, 5 bars after E1. 8 favorable bars, 8 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: -5.62 at 11:55 am.
DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: 11:00 am–11:10 am (3 bars), 11:25 am–11:45 am (4 bars), 12:50 pm–1:05 pm (3 bars), at 1:35 pm, 1:55 pm–2:15 pm (4 bars), 3:00 pm–3:30 pm (5 bars). DI- won at 11:05 am, 4 bars after entry.
SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 10:45am–11:20am — Z3 cape fired, E2 Kijun cross, DI+ won, volume spike, BBW green expansion, BBW red expansion.
RESULTTotal profit +$22.66. Max MFE +$32.27 at 2:50 pm ($636.89). Captured 70% of the move.
MU’s 10:45 am PUT entry at $669.16 paid $22.66 by the 3:55 pm exit at $646.50, a 5 hour 10 minute hold that captured 70% of the session’s best close-to-close move.
Z3 flipped bearish at 11:10 am, just five bars after entry, and stayed clean with 8 favorable cape bars total, hitting a peak reading of -5.62 at 11:55 am.
The move had structure fast: price leaned off a fresh 10:35 am bear volume anchor above the IB high with no bull anchor underneath, volume came in right after entry, directional control turned bearish at 11:05 am, the Kijun flip hit at 11:10 am, and range extension cracked below the IB low at 12:10 pm with price already trading above both VPOC and TPOC when the short started.
Pain was basically nonexistent since the entry was clean and price moved in favor immediately, then the trade later gave back $9.61 from the 2:50 pm peak before the close.
Verdict: clean short, real confirmation, slightly loose exit, but absolutely worth the hold.