📊 The Final Tick

🔍 Week in Review

Open
7,650.50
Close
7,743.51
Weekly Change
↑ 93.01 (+1.22%)

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

06
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✓

Market insight: Expected move has been touched 6 consecutive weeks, an extraordinary streak that suggests market makers are consistently calibrating volatility correctly.

There are no significant consecutive closes in either the weekly or daily timeframe.

📈 Current SPX-ES Spread: 60.50

Please update your trading indicators accordingly with the new spread

📊 MEGA0DTE Weekly Scorecard

Week of 09/25 — Expected Move Breaches

11
Upper breach
4
Lower breach
1
No breach
AAPL
▲ Upper
NVDA
▲ Upper
TSLA
▲ Upper
MSFT
▲ Upper
GOOGL
▲ Upper
META
▲ Upper
AMZN
▼ Lower
AVGO
— Held
AMD
▲ Upper
INTC
▲ Upper
MU
▲ Upper
XLF
▼ Lower
SMH
▲ Upper
GLD
▼ Lower
XLE
▼ Lower
DRAM
▲ Upper

■ Breached upper EM   ■ Breached lower EM   ■ Within range

⚡ $META moved 3.8x its expected move this week (▲ upper breach)
△ Earnings caution: Avoid MEGA0DTE setups on MU next week — earnings expected moves override standard EM levels and invalidate the setup.
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📅 Upcoming Earnings

Week of September 27 — 1 reports scheduled

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Full schedule + expected moves
Dates, times & EM levels for all 1

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📈 Volatility Analysis

Weekly EM 10/02
107.22
Previous Week: 97.87 ↑ 9.6% higher
4-Week Avg: 106.98 ↑ 0.2% higher
YTD Avg: 125.29 ↓ 14.4% lower
Daily EM 09/28
47.25
20-Day Avg: 45.61 ↑ 4% higher
YTD Avg: 51.56 ↓ 8% lower

What This Means for the Market

The current volatility environment shows expected moves in a stable to contracting state, with levels close to YTD averages. This typically indicates:

  • Market makers have good control of price action
  • Institutional positioning is relatively balanced
  • There's a consensus view on market direction and risk

These conditions often reflect a market that has found equilibrium between buyers and sellers across different timeframes.