Intraday Brief·SPY·May 22, 2026

SPY PUT +$2.09 (+88% control ratio) (+237F) in 2h10m — Loft E1

SPY PUT E1 entered 1:45pm at $747.76 and exited 3:55pm at $745.67 for +$2.09 with no E2 and no E3 extension below the IB low. Z3 activated bearish at 3:00pm (15 bars after E1), with DI- won at 1:50pm and control ratio 88% against max MFE +$2.37 at 3:50pm.

May 22, 2026 · Entry → Exit · · Z3Gamma
Trade Data
OPP E1
COMMANDERBear MIDAS anchor at 1:25pm. 4 bars before entry. anchored in the above IB high. bull MIDAS below. 4 knights.
PROFILEE1 fired in the loft. Already above VPOC at entry. Already above TPOC at entry.
KYROPUT [EXEC] entered at 1:45pm at $747.76. Exited at 3:55pm at $745.67. Total profit +$2.09.
PAINEntry was clean — price moved immediately in the right direction with no meaningful adverse excursion before the first 10F. Gave back $0.28 from peak before exit.
KNIGHTVolume spike before entry: 1:25 pm–1:30 pm (2 bars, active). Volume during the trade: at 2:00 pm (present), 2:35 pm–2:45 pm (2 bars, present), at 3:00 pm (charging), 3:15 pm–3:30 pm (4 bars, active), 3:45 pm–3:55 pm (3 bars, charging).
COMPRESSIONBands compressed before entry: 1:20 pm–1:25 pm (2 bars). No compression during the trade.
EXPANSIONExpansion before entry: STD at 1:25 pm. Expansion during the trade: STD 3:00 pm–3:20 pm (5 bars).
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 3:00 pm, 15 bars after E1. 7 favorable bars, 7 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: -4.11 at 3:05 pm.
DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: at 1:45 pm. DI- won at 1:50 pm, 1 bar after entry.
SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 3:00pm–3:15pm — Z3 cape fired, Z3 peak, volume charging, volume spike, STD expansion.
RESULTTotal profit +$2.09. Max MFE +$2.37 at 3:50 pm ($745.39). Captured 88% of the move.
SPY put E1 printed at 1:45pm at $747.76 and closed at 3:55pm at $745.67 for +$2.09 over 130 minutes, with an 88% control ratio against max MFE of +$2.37 at 3:50pm. Z3 activated bearish at 3:00pm, 15 bars after entry, held for 7 favorable bars, and peaked at -4.11 at 3:05pm. The move had structure before it had speed: E1 came in the Loft above both VPOC and TPOC, a bear volume anchor was set at 1:25pm four bars earlier above IB high with a bull anchor below, bands tightened into 1:25pm, active volume printed from 1:25pm to 1:30pm, DI- took control at 1:50pm, and there was no Kijun flip down and no range extension below IB low. Pain was low: the entry was clean, price moved in the right direction immediately, and the trade reached 10F without any meaningful adverse close, then gave back only $0.28 from peak to exit. Clean general, late Z3 confirmation, and efficient hold.