Intraday Brief·QCOM·May 12, 2026

QCOM PUT +$20.93 (+20.93F) in 3h20m — bands squeezed at the open

Name: QCOM PUT +$20.93 (+20.93F) in 3h20m — bands squeezed at the open
Uploaded: 2026-05-12T12:00:00Z
Description: You triggered the PUT at 9:40am $225.80 and bailed at 1:00pm $204.87 for +$20.93, with volatility squeezed before entry. Momentum turned bearish at 10:25am with heavy volume charging from 10:25am, while the trade had almost no adverse swing (only $2.81 given back from peak) and never got meaningful range extension lower.

You triggered the PUT at 9:40am $225.80 and bailed at 1:00pm $204.87 for +$20.93, with volatility squeezed before entry. Momentum turned bearish at 10:25am with heavy volume charging from 10:25am, while the trade had almost no adverse swing (only $2.81 given back from peak) and never got meaningful range extension lower.

By Z3Gamma

QCOM’s put from $225.80 at 9:40am to $204.87 at 1:00pm paid $20.93 over a 3 hour 20 minute hold, capturing 88% of the session’s best close-to-close move after a max MFE of $23.75 hit at 12:55pm. Z3 flipped bearish fast, firing at 10:25am just one bar after entry and staying active for 15 favorable bars, with momentum peaking at -5.46 at 12:25pm. What backed the move was simple: bands had tightened into the open at 9:30am, volume started showing at 10:10am and went full charging at 10:25am, but there was no Kijun flip, no range extension below the IB low, and no post-entry DMI bearish cross, so this was momentum-led more than structurally confirmed. Pain was basically nonexistent, with price moving the right way immediately after entry and only $2.81 given back from the peak into the exit.

Verdict: clean and efficient, even without deeper structure confirmation, and absolutely worth the hold.

May 12, 2026 · Entry 9:40am → Exit 1:00pm · +$20.93. · Z3Gamma

Trade Data

INITIAL E1

KYROPUT entered at 9:40am at $225.80. Exited at 1:00pm at $204.87. Total profit +$20.93.

PAINEntry was clean — price moved immediately in the right direction with no meaningful adverse excursion before the first 10F. Gave back $2.81 from peak before exit.

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

COMPRESSIONBands compressed before entry: at 9:30 am. No compression during the trade.

KINGDOMNo E2 — no Kijun cross down after E1.

RANGE EXTNo E3 — price did not extend beyond the IB low during the trade.

Z3Z3 bearish cape activated at 10:25 am, 1 bar after E1. 15 favorable bars, 15 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: -5.46 at 12:25 pm.

DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: at 1:00 pm. DI- never crossed after entry.

SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 10:10am–10:25am — Z3 cape fired, volume spike, volume charging.

RESULTTotal profit +$20.93. Max MFE +$23.75 at 12:55 pm ($202.06). Captured 88% of the move.