🔍 Week in Review
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Open
7,489.72
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Close
7,757.46
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Weekly Change
↑ 267.74 (+3.57%)
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Our Bullish Friday prediction from Wednesday was correct, with price closing higher than Wednesday's level.
The Neutral Strength prediction was incorrect. A Neutral Strength prediction requires the price to stay within 24.99 points of Wednesday's close, but it moved more than that.
📊 Expected Move Analysis
Consecutive Expected Move Touches
Weeks in a row hitting expected move
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Market insight: Expected move has been touched 1 week in a row, which is normal market behavior. Expected moves are designed to be touched approximately 68% of the time.
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There are no significant consecutive closes in either the weekly or daily timeframe.
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📊 MEGA0DTE Weekly Scorecard
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Week of 08/07 — Expected Move Breaches
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11
Upper breach
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0
Lower breach
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2
No breach
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■ Breached upper EM ■ Breached lower EM ■ Within range
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⚡ $NVDA moved 2.6x its expected move this week (▲ upper breach)
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Levels refreshed Friday close — new EM ranges inside
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📅 Upcoming Earnings
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Week of August 7 — 2 reports scheduled
Information technology
Other
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Full schedule + expected moves
Dates, times & EM levels for all 2
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📈 Volatility Analysis
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Weekly EM 08/14
100.20
| Previous Week: |
104.12 |
↓ 3.8% lower |
| 4-Week Avg: |
119.94 |
↓ 16.5% lower |
| YTD Avg: |
130.62 |
↓ 23.3% lower |
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Daily EM 08/10
43.73
| 20-Day Avg: |
48.51 |
↓ 10% lower |
| YTD Avg: |
53.60 |
↓ 18% lower |
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What This Means for the Market
The recent stabilization of expected moves represents a short-term equilibrium, but this is occurring within a fundamentally altered volatility landscape. With both weekly and daily expected moves remaining approximately 21% below their YTD averages, the market has established a new baseline rather than returning to historical norms.
- Market makers have adapted to lower volatility conditions while maintaining tight risk management
- Institutional positioning has adjusted to accommodate the new normal
- The consensus view acknowledges lower volatility expectations than historical patterns indicate
These conditions often create a temporary stability within a compressed volatility environment, which can persist until catalysts emerge to either justify the lower expected moves or force a return to historical norms.
