QCOM CALL +$11.03 (+111F) in 6hrs — squeeze broke, then ran
QCOM triggered at 9:55am after bands tightened into the low of the range, then pushed to +$11.03 by 3:55pm after the move peaked at $221.81. Momentum and confirmation showed up with the bullish options flow anchor at 9:50am, range break above the opening range high at 10:20am for $192.65, and sustained heavy follow-through from 10:30am to 11:15am.
May 7, 2026 · Entry — → Exit — · — · Z3Gamma
Trade Data
OPP E1
COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 9:50am. 1 bar before entry. anchored in the cellar. no bear MIDAS overhead. no knights.
PROFILEE1 fired in the loft. VPOC crossed at 10:55 am at $200.99. Already above TPOC at entry.
KYROCALL [HOLD] entered at 9:55am at $191.59. Exited at 3:55pm at $202.62. Total profit +$11.03.
PAINPrice pulled $0.79 against the position (worst at 10:05am) over 70 minutes before the trade had 10F to show. Gave back $19.19 from peak before exit.
KNIGHTNo volume spike in the 5 bars before entry. Volume during the trade: at 10:30 am (present), 10:50 am–11:10 am (4 bars, active), 11:25 am–11:40 am (3 bars, present), at 11:55 am (active), at 12:30 pm (present), at 12:50 pm (present), 1:15 pm–1:20 pm (2 bars, active), at 2:30 pm (present), 3:20 pm–3:25 pm (2 bars, present), 3:50 pm–3:55 pm (2 bars, charging).
COMPRESSIONBands compressed before entry: at 9:30 am. Compression during the trade: 3:05 pm–3:55 pm (11 bars).
EXPANSIONNo expansion in the 5 bars before entry. Expansion during the trade: BBW+STD 10:00 am–10:15 am (3 bars), BBW+STD 10:30 am–11:15 am (10 bars), STD at 1:15 pm, STD 2:50 pm–3:00 pm (3 bars).
KINGDOMEntry 2 (E2) — position sizing: Kijun crossed above at 3:30 pm, 67 bars after E1.
RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed above IB high at 10:20 am at $192.65, 5 bars after E1.
Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 10:40 am, 9 bars after E1. 12 favorable bars, 13 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: 7.46 at 10:55 am.
DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: at 12:15 pm, 12:35 pm–12:50 pm (3 bars), 1:35 pm–2:00 pm (6 bars), 2:15 pm–2:35 pm (5 bars), 3:05 pm–3:20 pm (4 bars), 3:45 pm–3:50 pm (2 bars). DI+ won at 1:55 pm, 48 bars after entry.
SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 10:20am–10:55am — Z3 cape fired, Z3 peak, E3 range extension, volume spike, BBW+STD expansion.
RESULTTotal profit +$11.03. Max MFE +$30.22 at 11:40 am ($221.81). Captured 36% of the move.
QCOM paid +$11.03 on a CALL entered at 9:55 am at $191.59 and closed at 3:55 pm at $202.62, a six-hour hold that captured just 36% of the day’s best close-to-close move.
Z3 flashed bullish at 10:40 am, nine bars after entry, then peaked hard at 10:55 am with a 7.46 reading, telling you momentum had fully switched on.
The move had structure behind it: price was sitting on a fresh bullish volume anchor from 9:50 am with no overhead resistance line, cleared range extension above the IB high at 10:20 am at $192.65, then got real expansion and volume from 10:30 am into 11:15 am, while the DMI trend win didn’t show up until 1:55 pm and the Kijun flip came very late at 3:30 pm.
It wasn’t a clean rip early, since QCOM closed $0.79 against the entry by 10:05 am and needed 70 minutes before it had 10 points of favorable excursion to show.
Verdict: the setup worked and the morning signal stack was legit, but this was a messy, theta-expensive hold that left a lot on the table after peaking at $221.81 by 11:40 am.