Intraday Brief·NVDA·May 17, 2026

NVDA PUT +$5.13 (+513F) from 2:15–4:00pm — Z3 acceleration confirmed

NVDA PUT entered E1 at 2:15pm at $229.97 and exited at 4:00pm at $224.84 for +$5.13, with price held above the IB high before the general broke. Z3 activated bearish at 2:25pm (peak -3.30), control stacked into E2 via Kijun cross at 2:30pm, and control ratio held at 100%.

By Z3Gamma

NVDA put E1 printed at 2:15pm at $229.97 and closed at 4:00pm at $224.84 for +$5.13, with the general held for 105 minutes and control ratio at 100%. Z3 activated bearish at 2:25pm, two bars after E1, peaked at -3.30 on that same bar, and logged 5 favorable bars across 6 total cape bars. Structure was aligned from the start: E1 printed above the IB high with price already above VPOC and TPOC, a bear volume anchor set at 2:05pm two bars before entry with no bull anchor below, active volume printed into 2:05pm and again from 3:05pm to 3:20pm, bands expanded at 1:50pm and volatility expanded from 2:40pm to 2:45pm, DI- took control at 2:25pm, the Kijun flip lower came at 2:30pm, and range extension below the IB low completed at 4:00pm. Pain stayed contained at $0.57 against the position at 2:20pm, and it took the full hold before the trade had 10F to show, with minimal retracement from peak into the exit.

Verdict: not a clean immediate flush, but the structure stayed intact, confirmation stacked in the 2:25pm to 2:40pm window, and the hold was worth it.

May 17, 2026 · Entry 2:15pm → Exit 4:00pm · +$5.13. · Z3Gamma

Trade Data

INITIAL E1

COMMANDERBear MIDAS anchor at 2:05pm. 2 bars before entry. anchored in the above IB high. no bull MIDAS below. 3 knights.

PROFILEE1 fired in the above IB high. Already above VPOC at entry. Already above TPOC at entry.

KYROPUT [EXEC] entered at 2:15pm at $229.97. Exited at 4:00pm at $224.84. Total profit +$5.13.

PAINPrice pulled $0.57 against the position (worst at 2:20pm). Exited near the peak — minimal retracement from MFE.

KNIGHTVolume spike before entry: 2:00 pm–2:05 pm (2 bars, active). Volume during the trade: 3:05 pm–3:20 pm (4 bars, active), 3:50 pm–3:55 pm (2 bars, charging).

EXPANSIONExpansion before entry: BBW green at 1:50 pm. Expansion during the trade: STD 2:40 pm–2:45 pm (2 bars).

KINGDOMEntry 2 (E2) — position sizing: Kijun crossed below at 2:30 pm, 3 bars after E1.

RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed below IB low at 4:00 pm at $224.84, 21 bars after E1.

Z3Z3 bearish cape activated at 2:25 pm, 2 bars after E1. 5 favorable bars, 6 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: -3.30 at 2:25 pm.

DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: 2:15 pm–2:25 pm (3 bars). DI- won at 2:25 pm, 2 bars after entry.

SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 2:25pm–2:40pm — Z3 cape fired, Z3 peak, E2 Kijun cross, DI+ won, STD expansion.

RESULTTotal profit +$5.13. Max MFE +$5.13 at 4:00 pm ($224.84). Captured 100% of the move.