Intraday Brief·SPY·May 19, 2026

SPY CALL +$3.29 (+75F) from E1 — general held 175 minutes

SPY CALL executed at 10:55am $733.17, exited 1:50pm $736.46 for +$3.29 with the E1 in the Cellar and the general held 175 minutes. Z3 activated at 11:05am (2 bars after E1), then Kijun crossed at 11:45am for E2, with a 75% control ratio into max MFE +$4.39 at 1:20pm.

SPY CALL EXEC entered at 10:55 am at $733.17 and exited at 1:50 pm at $736.46 for +$3.29, with the general holding 175 minutes and a 75% control ratio versus the $4.39 max MFE. Z3 activated at 11:05 am, two bars after E1, stayed favorable for 16 bars across 18 total cape bars, and peaked at 3.49 at 1:00 pm. The move had structure: E1 printed in the Cellar while already above VPOC and TPOC, the bull volume anchor was set at 10:45 am below IB low with no opposing anchor overhead, DI+ took control at 11:00 am, the Kijun flip came at 11:45 am, and range extension above IB high hit at 12:50 pm at $736.00 with volume building into 12:25 pm–12:30 pm and 12:50 pm–1:00 pm after bands tightened from 11:40 am to 12:30 pm. It was not a clean entry: SPY closed $1.18 against the position at 11:20 am and took the full 175 minutes before showing 10F, 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 pain and wait for structure to catch up.

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. Already above VPOC at entry. 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.