Intraday Brief·SPY·May 19, 2026

SPY CALL +$3.29 (+75F) in 175m — cellar E1 after Z3 activated

Name: SPY CALL +$3.29 (+75F) in 175m — cellar E1 after Z3 activated
Uploaded: 2026-05-19T12:00:00Z
Description: E1 CALL at 10:55am $733.17, exited 1:50pm $736.46 for +$3.29 (+75F) as the general held above the below-IB-low bull MIDAS anchor. Z3 activated at 11:05am (2 bars after E1), DI+ took control at 11:00am, Kijun flipped at 11:45am, and control ratio hit 75% toward max MFE +$4.39 at 1:20pm.

E1 CALL at 10:55am $733.17, exited 1:50pm $736.46 for +$3.29 (+75F) as the general held above the below-IB-low bull MIDAS anchor. Z3 activated at 11:05am (2 bars after E1), DI+ took control at 11:00am, Kijun flipped at 11:45am, and control ratio hit 75% toward max MFE +$4.39 at 1:20pm.

By Z3Gamma

SPY CALL E1 went live at 10:55 am at $733.17 and closed at 1:50 pm at $736.46 for +$3.29 over 175 minutes, with a 75% control ratio against max MFE of +$4.39 at 1:20 pm. Z3 activated at 11:05 am, two bars after entry, stayed favorable for 16 bars across 18 total cape bars, and peaked at 3.49 at 1:00 pm. The general held off a bull volume anchor set at 10:45 am below the IB low with no opposing anchor overhead, DI+ took control at 11:00 am, the Kijun flip came at 11:45 am, price was already above TPOC at entry, crossed VPOC at 12:20 pm at $734.01, and opened range extension above the IB high at 12:50 pm at $736.00 with volume building into the 11:40 am to 12:05 pm synchrony window as bands tightened first and expanded after 12:35 pm. This was not a clean entry: SPY closed $1.18 against the general at 11:20 am and needed the full 175 minutes before it had 10F to show, then gave back $1.10 from the $737.56 peak into the exit. Messy early, efficient late, and worth the hold if you could sit through the dip without breaking the general.

May 19, 2026 · Entry 10:55am → Exit 1:50pm · +$3.29. · Z3Gamma

Trade Data

INITIAL E1

COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 10:45am. 2 bars before entry. anchored in the below IB low. no bear MIDAS overhead. 2 knights.

PROFILEE1 fired in the cellar. VPOC crossed at 12:20 pm at $734.01. Already above TPOC at entry.

KYROCALL [EXEC] entered at 10:55am at $733.17. Exited at 1:50pm at $736.46. Total profit +$3.29.

PAINPrice pulled $1.18 against the position (worst at 11:20am). Gave back $1.10 from peak before exit.

KNIGHTVolume spike before entry: at 10:30 am (present). Volume during the trade: at 11:15 am (present), at 11:40 am (present), at 12:05 pm (present), 12:25 pm–12:30 pm (2 bars, active), 12:50 pm–1:00 pm (2 bars, present), at 1:40 pm (present).

COMPRESSIONNo compression in the 5 bars before entry. Compression during the trade: 11:40 am–12:30 pm (11 bars).

EXPANSIONNo expansion in the 5 bars before entry. Expansion during the trade: BBW+STD 12:35 pm–12:55 pm (4 bars).

KINGDOMEntry 2 (E2) — position sizing: Kijun crossed above at 11:45 am, 10 bars after E1.

RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed above IB high at 12:50 pm at $736.00, 23 bars after E1.

Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 11:05 am, 2 bars after E1. 16 favorable bars, 18 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: 3.49 at 1:00 pm.

DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: 10:55 am–11:15 am (5 bars), 11:30 am–11:35 am (2 bars), 11:50 am–12:10 pm (5 bars), 1:45 pm–1:50 pm (2 bars). DI+ won at 11:00 am, 1 bar after entry.

SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 11:40am–12:05pm — E2 Kijun cross, volume spike, bands compressed.

RESULTTotal profit +$3.29. Max MFE +$4.39 at 1:20 pm ($737.56). Captured 75% of the move.