Plan
- Filed: 2026-06-15 pre-market
- Briefing event risk confirmed: MEDIUM
- Today's session call: NO TRADE — both instruments filtered out
Key Levels
- QQQ prior close: 721.34. Implied open: ~736 (+$14.80, approximately)
- SPY prior close: 741.75. Implied open: ~743.42 (+$1.67, approximately — very mild)
- NQ daily ATR(14): approximately $10–12 at current vol levels (VIX 17.68). Estimate needed at open.
- QQQ gap size ratio: ~$14.80 / ~$11 ATR ≈ 1.35× — well above the 0.70× ceiling
- SPY gap size ratio: ~$1.67 / ~$8 ATR ≈ 0.21× — within range on size but see trend filter below
What I'm Watching
- ATR confirmation at open: Verify the QQQ daily ATR(14) at 9:25 AM ET. If ATR is significantly higher than the $10–12 estimate (e.g., ATR = $20+ due to recent volatility), the gap ratio would be lower. Still extremely unlikely to be within 0.70× at a 2% gap. Record the actual value for Phase 3 log.
- SPY gap at exact open: The 0.09% pre-market print could shift at the 9:30 AM open. If SPY actually opens with a larger gap or a gap DOWN, the setup criteria could theoretically reset. Watch the 9:29–9:30 AM transition.
- 2026 watch condition tracking: Today is a no-trade day, which does not count toward the 30-trade WR watch. The first 30 trades must be actual qualifying entries. Confirmed: today's no-trade is filter-based, not setup-based — this is the strategy working correctly.
Invalidation
No setup to invalidate. If somehow QQQ opens much closer to prior close than futures indicated (< 0.70× ATR, above 0.10×), and the gap direction is DOWN (gap-down in an uptrend is tradeable per filter 3), re-run all filters and enter only if all pass. That scenario is extremely unlikely given what futures are showing.
Reflection
No trade. The gap ratio filters worked exactly as designed.
QQQ: +3.18%, closed 744.29, range 737.38–744.76. SPY: +1.92%, closed 756.02, range 751.76–756.68. VIX 16.13, compressed. Driver: U.S.-Iran peace deal, Strait of Hormuz reopening, oil collapse.