🌮🧨 TACO TACO TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out – Mid April Market Meltdown? That's Serving Spicy Gains & Gut-Punch Losses! 📈📉💥🐔🌮 Before we continue this juicy discussion. The usual Disclaimer 🔔 This article is for education purpose. It is not a stock advise, always do your due diligence and consult your broker before trading! It is just another crazy weekend! What is install for this week trades? Artemis II dramatic touch down and the unpredictable Peace Talk. Since the dot-com days – the one they call when the charts go cray-cray and the tweets go nuclear! 🚀💰 I'm back with TACO special that's hotter than a habanero in a bull market! 🌶️ Today we're dissecting TACO – not your abuela's night delight, but the brand-new acronym that's got every hedge fund manager clutching their pearls: Trum
$United States Oil Fund LP(USO)$$ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil(UCO)$ $Goldman Sachs(GS)$ 🚨📉🛢️ Brent Curve Repricing: Tactical Bearish Flow vs Structural Supply Fragility Into 2026 🛢️📉🚨 🔍 Positioning Snapshot – Tactical Bearish Tilt Emerging A $5M+ surge in single-leg ≤90DTE puts on $USO just hit the tape, and this is not passive hedging. This is deliberate short-term positioning, signalling conviction around near-term mean reversion following the geopolitical premium embedded in recent price action. Short-dated flow of this magnitude typically reflects urgency. It is driven by traders positioning around headline volatility rather than exp
The US stock market closed higher on Monday, April 13, 2026, as investors shook off a volatile morning session and found optimism in signs of continued diplomatic dialogue between the US and Iran.Despite an early dip triggered by a weekend breakdown in ceasefire talks and the announcement of a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, all major indexes finished in the green. Major Index Performance S&P 500 closes at 6,886.24 up by +69.35, +1.02% Nasdaq Composite closes at 23,183.74, up +280.84, +1.23% Dow Jones Industrial closes at 48,218.25 up by +301.68, +0.63% Russell 2000 (Small Caps) closes at 2,670.49, up +39.90, +1.52% Key Market Drivers Geopolitics & Oil: Markets opened under pressure after President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports. Crude oil briefly jumped above
Watts the Real Bottleneck? Bloom Energy and the Power Struggle Behind AI
The Grid Didn’t Get the Memo I used to think the limiting factor in AI was chips. That was neat, measurable, and—if I’m honest—comforting. You can model semiconductors. You can’t really model whether a regional grid will politely agree to keep up. It turns out the grid didn’t get the memo. If $Oracle(ORCL)$ builds the data centres and $Intel(INTC)$ supplies the chips, $Bloom Energy Corp(BE)$ is the one making sure the lights actually turn on. That line sounds obvious, but the market has been slow to internalise it. We have spent years obsessing over compute while quietly assuming electricity would just… be there. Like oxygen. Or Wi-Fi in a café that claims to have
$SPX Leads Higher as $PLTR Jumps and $META Holds Key Levels
S&P 500 Index is regaining momentum after reclaiming key levels, reinforcing a continuation setup. Strength in Palantir Technologies Inc. contrasts with consolidation in Meta Platforms, Inc., highlighting a still-resilient tape. 1. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ Even bulls didn't expect this. Once the price bounced from the daily support zone of 6,786, it began gaining traction, then the key daily level of 6,823 flipped to support. With the 100DMA now recovered, the move suggests continuation. Levels posted this morning in chat. 2. $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ As noted in Saturday’s Weekly Compass (link attached), price action was primed for a reversal. Following today's +4.5% surge, the full analysis is a
$SPY Sets the Tone as $DECK Strength and $ONDS Matures
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is at a key decision level while leaders like Deckers Outdoor Corporation extend and others turn extended. This is a manage, not chase environment — wait for confirmation before new entries. 1. $Deckers Outdoor(DECK)$ $DECK is up +15% since bouncing on the 33 FVB Our combined signal system still has this as an open trade setup and the next target is $120 2. $Eos Energy Enterprises Inc.(EOSE)$ $EOSE is forming a potential bottom inside the Smart Money Zone. Historically this is where institutions step in to defend structure. Not buying yet. Waiting for the monthly chart to confirm buying pressure before I enter. 3. $Ondas Holdings Inc.(ONDS)
$MSFT Lags the Market While Another Bear Flag Takes Shape
$Microsoft(MSFT)$ — Bear flag breakdown, with further RS divergence as the next bear flag develops After leading the initial breakdown, $MSFT is forming another bear flag off the March 27 low, with VCP and RS bearish divergence developing even as the broader market rallied. Price is now sitting on the flattening 10-MA, with a declining 20-MA approaching towards the price. Market Cap $2.7T | ADR: 2% | Avg $ Volume: $14B As I wrote on MAR18: Microsoft has broken below a 7-year trendline support and failed to reclaim it during the early March bounce, despite a 10 vs 20-MA golden cross attempt. The past 6 weeks of tight, congestive price action have developed into a bearish flag with price is now less than 5% away from its 9-month low. There are actua
$ES $NQ Shake Off Bad News as Markets Show Resilience
Index Futures Update $E-mini S&P 500 - main 2606(ESmain)$ -0.03% $E-mini Nasdaq 100 - main 2606(NQmain)$ -0.04% Losses have been mostly pared back, with selling pressure easing. Honestly wouldn’t mind more headline shocks from POTUS to really test the market’s resolve. This could be another classic reminder price action and relative strength matter more than headlines when it comes to momentum trading. Futures are holding up better than expected after the weekend’s failed peace talks, especially compared to the -1.5% to -2% news driven drops we saw just weeks ago. $ES is currently only -0.74% and red to green intraday after gap down. Feels like a regime where bad news brings shallow pullbacks,
The key level is $E-mini S&P 500 - main 2606(ESmain)$ 6733 / $S&P 500(.SPX)$ 6700. Here's why. In EW 2.0, it's all about proportions. The W2 (or B-wave) correction in this rally pulled back 2.25%. The rule: in a valid 5-wave trend, W4 must be equal to or smaller than W2 in PERCENT and/or TIME. Any decline greater than 2.25% breaks the proportion — and with it, the bullish count. That level also sits on the midpoint of the massive FVG. Support STACKED on support. Hold above it, this is a bullish W4 → W5 continuation. Break below... this wasn't a rally. It's the beginning of something much lower. Sixty-seven-three-three.
The whole world now believes Trump won't keep fighting, so stocks keep rallying. There's a big difference between actually wanting war and pretending to fight while wanting a deal. As a result, some well-placed insider short positions that were heavily positioned for a crash this week are getting crushed — like the 31.3k contracts of the SMH 405 put for this week $SMH 20260417 405.0 PUT$ . Of course, something else could still happen this week. But looking at the lifecycle of these weekly options, this large order is likely headed to zero — unless Trump drops another "obliteration" tweet. Even then, I think the market would keep rallying. At today's open, a large bullish order hit: the software ETF IGV 90 call
SanDisk Smashes $851 Record High: AI Storage Bull Run Just Entering Hyperdrive Phase? 😱📈
$SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ SanDisk just delivered a scorching 9.05% surge to $851.57, smashing through an intraday high of $855 and etching a brand-new all-time record as the AI storage narrative gains unstoppable momentum from both media buzz and institutional buying pressure. 😤 Tight NAND flash supply combined with exploding edge-inference demand from AI smartphones and data centers has triggered steady upward revisions in full-year free cash flow estimates, turning what was once a cyclical sector into a structural growth powerhouse. Micron joined the party with a solid 3.63% gain to $421.51, marking its third consecutive session higher and pushing its cumulative three-day advance past 14% — proof that the memory complex is firing on all cylinders. W
$MKC climbs on defensive rotation with $55 in focus
$McCormick(MKC)$ $McCormick & Company(MKC) Jumps +4.41%: Bullish Reversal Gains Momentum, Eyeing $55-$58 Zone Latest Close Data Closed at $53.71 on Apr 10, up +4.41% with a daily high of $53.91. The stock remains ~31% below its 52-week high of $78.16. Core Market Drivers The stock is rebounding from oversold levels, potentially driven by defensive rotation into consumer staples amid market uncertainty. Its attractive ~3.4% dividend yield and stable business model provide downside cushion. Technical Analysis Volume of 7.44M shares shows active participation (Volume Ratio: 1.30). MACD histogram turned positive (0.01), signaling a potential bullish crossover as DIF (-2.94) converges towards DEA (-3.47). RSI(6) at 63.58 indicates strengthening shor
The move in $RXT was driven by flow, not fundamentals
$Rackspace Technology(RXT)$ $Rackspace Technology (RXT) Soars +49.39%: Short Squeeze Ignites, Eyes $1.50-$1.92 Range Latest Close Data RXT closed at $1.32 on 2026-04-10, surging +49.39% from the previous close of $0.8836. This puts it ~51.8% below its 52-week high of $2.74. Core Market Drivers The massive spike is primarily a technical short squeeze, with the short volume ratio dropping sharply from 23.15% on 04-08 to 7.28% on 04-10. The absence of major company-specific news suggests the move is driven by momentum and covering of high short interest. Technical Analysis The rally was confirmed by explosive volume (20.69M shares, 4.52 volume ratio) and a powerful shift in momentum indicators. The 6-day RSI jumped to 66.72, moving from oversold terri
$ZNTL surges 50% as biotech momentum pushes toward the 52-week high
$Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, LLC(ZNTL)$ $Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ZNTL) Explodes +49.55%: Biotech Soars on Massive Volume, $6.95 Resistance in Sight Latest Close Data Closed at $6.61 on 2026-04-10, surging +49.55% (+$2.19). The stock traded within a massive 54.98% range ($4.52-$6.95), closing just $0.34 below its 52-week high of $6.95. Core Market Drivers The dramatic move appears driven by exceptionally high speculative and short-covering activity, evidenced by a volume ratio of 13.04 and a turnover rate of 65.33%. A significant capital inflow of 117.42 (units) was noted on 2026-04-09, preceding the surge. Technical Analysis Volume exploded to 46.34M shares, 13x the average (VR: 13.04), confirming powerful buying pressure. MACD (0.676) shows
$WGRX advanced on speculative flows despite weak fundamentals
$Wellgistics Health Inc.(WGRX)$ $Wellgistics Health Inc. (WGRX) Jumps +13.21%: High-Volume Speculative Frenzy Tests $0.16 Resistance Latest Close: $0.12 (+13.21%). This surge brings it within 98.3% of its 52-week low ($0.10) but remains a staggering 98.3% below its 52-week high ($7.04). Core Market Drivers: A significant surge in trading volume (215M shares, 178.69% turnover) and a massive volume ratio of 9.73 indicate intense speculative interest. The lack of specific news suggests the move may be driven by momentum trading or potential short covering, given recent high short volume ratios. Technical Indicators: The RSI(6) at 53.01 is neutral, but the RSI(12) at 42.65 and RSI(24) at 37.14 remain in bearish territory, not yet confirming a strong b