Intraday Brief·NVDA·May 18, 2026

NVDA PUT +$5.23 (+236F) held 4h45m — Z3 activated after E1

NVDA PUT entered 10:10am as E1 from the Core with bear MIDAS anchor at 9:30am; exited 2:55pm for +$5.23 (+236F) after a slow middle. Z3 activated bearish at 10:25am (E1), general broke with range extension below IB low at 10:25am ($222.76), control ratio 88% (MFE +$5.96 at 2:45pm), and Kijun crossed below at 1:10pm.

By Z3Gamma

NVDA put E1 entered at 10:10am at $224.81 and exited at 2:55pm at $219.58 for +$5.23 over 285 minutes, with an 88% control ratio versus the $5.96 max MFE printed at 2:45pm. Z3 activated bearish at 10:25am, three bars after entry, stayed active for 13 bars with 9 favorable bars, and reached its peak reading of -3.01 at 12:25pm. The general held from a bear volume anchor set at 9:30am in the Loft with no opposing bull anchor below, then got confirmation through range extension below the IB low at 10:25am at $222.76, red band expansion into 10:25am, active volume from 10:25am to 10:35am, DI- taking control at 11:50am, and the Kijun flip lower at 1:10pm; entry came from the Core while price was still above both VPOC and TPOC. Pain was light at $0.25 against the position with the worst close at 10:15am, and the trade still needed the full hold window before it had 10F to show, then gave back $0.73 from peak to exit. This was a clean location with delayed confirmation, efficient on the exit, and worth the hold if you could sit through the slow middle.

May 18, 2026 · Entry 10:10am → Exit 2:55pm · +$5.23. · Z3Gamma
Trade Data
INITIAL E1
COMMANDERBear MIDAS anchor at 9:30am. 8 bars before entry. anchored in the loft. no bull MIDAS below. no knights.
PROFILEE1 fired in the core. Already above VPOC at entry. Already above TPOC at entry.
KYROPUT [EXEC] entered at 10:10am at $224.81. Exited at 2:55pm at $219.58. Total profit +$5.23.
PAINPrice pulled $0.25 against the position (worst at 10:15am). Gave back $0.73 from peak before exit.
KNIGHTNo volume spike in the 5 bars before entry. Volume during the trade: 10:25 am–10:35 am (3 bars, active), at 11:20 am (present), at 12:00 pm (present), 12:25 pm–12:30 pm (2 bars, charging), 12:55 pm–1:00 pm (2 bars, present), at 1:40 pm (present), 2:00 pm–2:15 pm (3 bars, active), at 2:35 pm (present), 2:50 pm–2:55 pm (2 bars, present).
COMPRESSIONNo compression in the 5 bars before entry. Compression during the trade: 2:00 pm–2:10 pm (2 bars).
EXPANSIONExpansion before entry: BBW red at 10:00 am. Expansion during the trade: BBW red 10:20 am–10:25 am (2 bars), STD 10:40 am–10:45 am (2 bars), STD 12:30 pm–12:45 pm (4 bars), STD 2:15 pm–2:25 pm (3 bars).
KINGDOMEntry 2 (E2) — position sizing: Kijun crossed below at 1:10 pm, 36 bars after E1.
RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed below IB low at 10:25 am at $222.76, 3 bars after E1.
Z3Z3 bearish cape activated at 10:25 am, 3 bars after E1. 9 favorable bars, 13 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: -3.01 at 12:25 pm.
DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: 11:05 am–11:10 am (2 bars), 11:25 am–11:55 am (7 bars), 12:10 pm–12:20 pm (3 bars), 12:50 pm–1:10 pm (4 bars), 1:30 pm–1:55 pm (6 bars). DI- won at 11:50 am, 20 bars after entry.
SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 10:20am–10:40am — Z3 cape fired, E3 range extension, volume spike, BBW red expansion, STD expansion.
RESULTTotal profit +$5.23. Max MFE +$5.96 at 2:45 pm ($218.85). Captured 88% of the move.
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