SPY CALL +$1.51 (+26F) from 1:25-4:00 — bands squeezed, buyers showed
Bands tightened from 1:00-1:20 and stayed tight through 1:45 after a clean trigger at $710.11 below the opening range low. Momentum and follow-through were confirmed with a bullish momentum flash at 1:35, heavy active volume from 1:25-1:35, and confirmation when buyers took control at 3:40 (DI+ won) before exiting at $711.62.
April 28, 2026 · Entry — → Exit — · — · Z3Gamma
Trade Data
OPP E1
COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 12:40pm. 9 bars before entry. anchored in the below IB low. bear MIDAS overhead. 4 knights.
PROFILEE1 fired in the below IB low. VPOC crossed at 1:50 pm at $710.85. Already above TPOC at entry.
KYROCALL [EXEC] entered at 1:25pm at $710.11. Exited at 4:00pm at $711.62. Total profit +$1.51.
PAINEntry was clean — price moved immediately in the right direction with no meaningful adverse excursion before the first 10F.
KNIGHTVolume spike before entry: 1:10 pm–1:15 pm (2 bars, present). Volume during the trade: 1:25 pm–1:35 pm (3 bars, active), 2:15 pm–2:20 pm (2 bars, active), 3:10 pm–3:15 pm (2 bars, active), 3:35 pm–3:55 pm (4 bars, rogue).
COMPRESSIONBands compressed before entry: 1:00 pm–1:20 pm (5 bars). Compression during the trade: 1:25 pm–1:45 pm (5 bars), at 4:00 pm.
KINGDOMNo E2 — no Kijun cross up after E1.
RANGE EXTNo E3 — price did not extend beyond the IB high during the trade.
Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 1:35 pm, 2 bars after E1. 13 favorable bars, 17 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: 4.92 at 2:50 pm.
DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: at 2:35 pm, 3:20 pm–3:40 pm (4 bars). DI+ won at 3:40 pm, 27 bars after entry.
SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 1:25pm–1:35pm — Z3 cape fired, volume spike, bands compressed.
RESULTTotal profit +$1.51. Max MFE +$1.82 at 3:05 pm ($711.93). Captured 83% of the move.
SPY’s 1:25 pm CALL at $710.11 was sold at 4:00 pm at $711.62 for +$1.51, a 155-minute hold that captured 83% of the session’s best close-to-close move.
Z3 flashed bullish at 1:35 pm, just two bars after entry, then stayed constructive for 17 bars with 13 favorable bars and a peak reading of 4.92 at 2:50 pm.
The move had real backing early with active volume from 1:25 pm to 1:35 pm and bands still tight into 1:45 pm, but it started from below the Initial Balance low under a 12:40 pm volume anchor with resistance still overhead, never got a bullish Kijun flip, never produced range extension, and only saw buyers fully take control when DMI turned at 3:40 pm.
Pain was basically nonexistent: the entry was clean and price moved the right way immediately, reaching meaningful follow-through without any real dip first.
Verdict: clean entry, messier follow-through, but still worth the hold because Z3 showed up early and the exit kept most of what the trade gave.