Intraday Brief·PANW·May 17, 2026

PANW CALL +$7.95 (+92F) from 10:20 to 14:00 — Z3 in loft/cellar

Name: PANW CALL +$7.95 (+92F) from 10:20 to 14:00 — Z3 in loft/cellar
Uploaded: 2026-05-17T12:00:00Z
Description: PANW CALL [HOLD] entered 10:20am at $236.24, exited 2:00pm at $244.19 for +$7.95 after price range-extended above IB high at 10:30am ($237.02). Z3 activated at 10:30am, two bars after E1, with 86% control ratio to max MFE +$9.21 at 1:45pm ($245.45); no E2/Kijun flip and DI+ never crossed after entry.

PANW CALL [HOLD] entered 10:20am at $236.24, exited 2:00pm at $244.19 for +$7.95 after price range-extended above IB high at 10:30am ($237.02). Z3 activated at 10:30am, two bars after E1, with 86% control ratio to max MFE +$9.21 at 1:45pm ($245.45); no E2/Kijun flip and DI+ never crossed after entry.

By Z3Gamma

PANW logged a CALL HOLD at 10:20 am at $236.24 and exited at 2:00 pm at $244.19 for +$7.95, with an 86% control ratio against max MFE of +$9.21. Z3 activated at 10:30 am, two bars after entry, and printed 9 favorable bars with a peak reading of 2.59 at 1:20 pm. The general started in the loft with a cellar volume anchor set at 9:40 am and no opposing anchor overhead, then got range extension above the IB high at 10:30 am at $237.02 with active-to-charging volume clusters through the session, while price was already above TPOC from 10:55 am and did not reclaim VPOC until 12:55 pm; no Kijun flip came after entry and DI+ never crossed, so the move advanced without those confirmations. Pain was light at just $0.24 against entry, with the worst close at 10:25 am, but it took 220 minutes to reach 10F and gave back $1.26 from the peak into the exit.

Verdict: not a clean launch, but the general held, the hold was worth it, and the exit kept most of the move without overstaying the afternoon fade.

May 17, 2026 · Entry 10:20am → Exit 2:00pm · +$7.95. · Z3Gamma

Trade Data

INITIAL E1

COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 9:40am. 8 bars before entry. anchored in the cellar. no bear MIDAS overhead. no knights.

PROFILEE1 fired in the loft. VPOC crossed at 12:55 pm at $242.59. TPOC crossed at 10:55 am at $239.22.

KYROCALL [HOLD] entered at 10:20am at $236.24. Exited at 2:00pm at $244.19. Total profit +$7.95.

PAINPrice pulled $0.24 against the position (worst at 10:25am). Gave back $1.26 from peak before exit.

KNIGHTNo volume spike in the 5 bars before entry. Volume during the trade: 10:20 am–10:30 am (2 bars, active), 11:05 am–11:15 am (2 bars, charging), at 11:30 am (present), at 12:05 pm (active), at 12:20 pm (charging), 12:50 pm–1:00 pm (3 bars, charging), at 1:25 pm (active), 1:50 pm–2:00 pm (2 bars, present).

EXPANSIONNo expansion in the 5 bars before entry. Expansion during the trade: BBW green 11:15 am–11:50 am (8 bars).

KINGDOMNo E2 — no Kijun cross up after E1.

RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed above IB high at 10:30 am at $237.02, 2 bars after E1.

Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 10:30 am, 2 bars after E1. 9 favorable bars, 9 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: 2.59 at 1:20 pm.

DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: at 10:20 am, 11:35 am–11:55 am (5 bars), at 2:00 pm. DI+ never crossed after entry.

SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 10:20am–10:30am — Z3 cape fired, E3 range extension, volume spike.

RESULTTotal profit +$7.95. Max MFE +$9.21 at 1:45 pm ($245.45). Captured 86% of the move.