Intraday Brief·QQQ·May 13, 2026

QQQ CALL +$5.80 (+186F) held 6hrs — bands tightened then expanded

QQQ gave +$5.80 from the 9:50am entry at $708.34 to the 3:50pm exit at $714.14 after the bands compressed before entry (starting 9:30am) and then started expanding during the run (10:00am–10:15am). Confirmation stacked with the 9:45am volume anchor in the low of range, the 10:20am Kijun cross, the 10:30am break over the opening range high at $709.70, DI+ momentum winning by 10:45am, and steady volume waves through the afternoon with the strongest push peaking at $716.29 at 2:20pm.

By Z3Gamma

QQQ paid +$5.80 from the 9:50 am CALL at $708.34 to the 3:50 pm exit at $714.14, a 6-hour hold that captured 73% of the day’s best close-to-close move after a $7.95 max run to $716.29 at 2:20 pm. Z3 didn’t light early, but once the bullish Z3 cape fired at 11:35 am it stayed constructive for 17 bars total, printed 13 favorable bars, and peaked hard at 6.83 at 1:05 pm as the trend finally got real momentum. The move was backed by a fresh 9:45 am cellar volume anchor right under entry with no overhead resistance anchor, buyers took control on the 10:20 am Kijun flip and the 10:30 am range extension above the IB high at $709.70, DI+ won by 10:45 am, and volume kept showing up in waves through midday even with some early downside band expansion noise. It was not clean at first: QQQ closed $1.79 against the entry by 10:05 am and took the full session to finally show 10F, so this trade made you sit through heat before it paid.

Verdict: messy but valid, structurally strong once confirmation stacked, and still worth the hold even if it was definitely theta-expensive.

May 13, 2026 · Entry 9:50am → Exit 3:50pm · +$5.80. · Z3Gamma

Trade Data

INITIAL E1

COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 9:45am. 1 bar before entry. anchored in the cellar. no bear MIDAS overhead. 2 knights.

PROFILEE1 fired in the core. VPOC crossed at 1:00 pm at $714.42. TPOC crossed at 1:00 pm at $714.42.

KYROCALL [EXEC] entered at 9:50am at $708.34. Exited at 3:50pm at $714.14. Total profit +$5.80.

PAINPrice pulled $1.79 against the position (worst at 10:05am). Gave back $2.15 from peak before exit.

KNIGHTNo volume spike in the 5 bars before entry. Volume during the trade: at 9:50 am (present), at 10:20 am (active), 10:55 am–11:05 am (3 bars, active), at 11:40 am (active), at 12:20 pm (charging), 12:50 pm–1:00 pm (2 bars, active), 1:20 pm–1:30 pm (2 bars, charging), 1:55 pm–2:15 pm (4 bars, active), at 2:50 pm (present), at 3:05 pm (present), at 3:30 pm (present), 3:45 pm–3:50 pm (2 bars, charging).

COMPRESSIONBands compressed before entry: at 9:30 am. Compression during the trade: 2:00 pm–2:05 pm (2 bars), 3:35 pm–3:50 pm (4 bars).

EXPANSIONNo expansion in the 5 bars before entry. Expansion during the trade: BBW red 10:00 am–10:15 am (3 bars), STD 11:55 am–12:00 pm (2 bars), STD 2:10 pm–2:30 pm (5 bars).

KINGDOMEntry 2 (E2) — position sizing: Kijun crossed above at 10:20 am, 6 bars after E1.

RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed above IB high at 10:30 am at $709.70, 8 bars after E1.

Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 11:35 am, 21 bars after E1. 13 favorable bars, 17 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: 6.83 at 1:05 pm.

DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: 10:25 am–10:45 am (4 bars), 11:20 am–11:35 am (4 bars), 11:50 am–12:05 pm (3 bars), at 2:05 pm, 2:35 pm–2:45 pm (2 bars), 3:05 pm–3:45 pm (7 bars). DI+ won at 10:45 am, 11 bars after entry.

SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 10:00am–10:30am — E2 Kijun cross, E3 range extension, volume spike, BBW red expansion.

RESULTTotal profit +$5.80. Max MFE +$7.95 at 2:20 pm ($716.29). Captured 73% of the move.