Intraday Brief·TSLA·May 13, 2026

TSLA CALL +$12.84 (+128F) held 1h50m — bands tightened then broke out

Name: TSLA CALL +$12.84 (+128F) held 1h50m — bands tightened then broke out
Uploaded: 2026-05-13T12:00:00Z
Description: The trade was clean after a volatility squeeze and a low-range trigger, with the move extending past the opening range high at $442.57 at 10:25am. Momentum and participation confirmed fast as options flow turned bullish, DI+ held strong starting 10:10am, and active institutional volume kept building through 10:40am.

The trade was clean after a volatility squeeze and a low-range trigger, with the move extending past the opening range high at $442.57 at 10:25am. Momentum and participation confirmed fast as options flow turned bullish, DI+ held strong starting 10:10am, and active institutional volume kept building through 10:40am.

By Z3Gamma

TSLA’s 10:00am CALL at $435.24 paid $12.84 by the 11:50am exit at $448.08, a 1 hour 50 minute hold that captured 73% of the session’s best close-to-close move. Z3 flipped bullish at 10:10am, just two bars after entry, printed 7 favorable cape bars, and peaked at 5.03 at 10:30am, which is exactly what early trend acceleration looks like. The move had real confirmation: price was leaning on a 9:45am cellar volume anchor with no overhead resistance line, buyers took control at 10:10am, green band expansion hit from 10:00am to 10:05am, broader volatility expanded from 10:25am to 10:30am, active volume built from 10:10am to 10:40am, and TSLA cleared range extension above the IB high at 10:25am at $442.57 even without a Kijun flip. Pain was basically nonexistent since the entry was clean, price moved the right way immediately, and it reached the first meaningful push without any real dip against the position.

Verdict: clean and worth the hold, though giving back $4.87 from the $452.95 peak says it was solidly profitable without being perfectly trimmed.

May 13, 2026 · Entry 10:00am → Exit 11:50am · +$12.84. · Z3Gamma

Trade Data

INITIAL E1

COMMANDERBull MIDAS anchor at 9:45am. 3 bars before entry. anchored in the cellar. no bear MIDAS overhead. 2 knights.

PROFILEE1 fired in the cellar. VPOC crossed at 10:40 am at $447.92. TPOC crossed at 10:40 am at $447.92.

KYROCALL [EXEC] entered at 10:00am at $435.24. Exited at 11:50am at $448.08. Total profit +$12.84.

PAINEntry was clean — price moved immediately in the right direction with no meaningful adverse excursion before the first 10F. Gave back $4.87 from peak before exit.

KNIGHTNo volume spike in the 5 bars before entry. Volume during the trade: 10:10 am–10:40 am (6 bars, active), at 11:00 am (active), at 11:40 am (active).

EXPANSIONNo expansion in the 5 bars before entry. Expansion during the trade: BBW green 10:00 am–10:05 am (2 bars), STD 10:25 am–10:30 am (2 bars).

KINGDOMNo E2 — no Kijun cross up after E1.

RANGE EXTEntry 3 (E3) — range extension: price crossed above IB high at 10:25 am at $442.57, 5 bars after E1.

Z3Z3 bullish cape activated at 10:10 am, 2 bars after E1. 7 favorable bars, 7 total cape bars during the trade. Peak Z3: 5.03 at 10:30 am.

DMINo DMI compression in the 5 bars before entry. DMI compressed during the trade: 10:10 am–10:20 am (2 bars), 11:45 am–11:50 am (2 bars). DI+ won at 10:10 am, 2 bars after entry.

SYNCHRONYBreakthrough zone: 10:00am–10:30am — Z3 cape fired, Z3 peak, E3 range extension, DI+ won, volume spike, BBW green expansion, STD expansion.

RESULTTotal profit +$12.84. Max MFE +$17.71 at 11:35 am ($452.95). Captured 73% of the move.