Issue 1,951 – Copyright (c) 2025. All rights reserved. Keeping WB's
Clock Alive Since 2017.
FROM THE DESK OF WYCKOFF TRADER (Read the Terminology at the bottom if
you need clarification on Wyckoff/WB-isms)
– 🐂 The Bull – Represents structural resilience, bid stacking, and
market strength. If liquidity holds, the bull carries the weight
– 🐻 The Bear – Symbolizes liquidity exhaustion, price vulnerability,
and market weakness. If bids vanish, the bear drags the market down.
– 👻 "GHOST – If the market doesn't have breath, it will fall due to
the
lack of structure under the pressure of constant changing of
belief." – Wyckoff Trader
THE LONG GAME (if you dare to read)
I could wear you out with the long game and it will never end. Let's
give it a rest today.
THE SHORT GAME (Myth → Meaning → Mechanics of the market)
— MYTH MIND WORM IN THE VALLEY —
I've worked with AI all weekend. I know it's strength. I know it's
weakness. I broke it 10 times in 2 days. I say with absolute clarity and
conviction. You will never have a god ai.
I think it's time we question, the intelligence of the intelligence of
the one's who tell us AI within three to five years—AI will the god
intelligence of all on the planet…
— MEANING – HOW THIS EFFECTS THE STREET —
MAN (RISK OFF): AMZN, ADBE | MACHINE (RISK OFF): AMD, NVDA,
PLTR | Range 63 on 1.2MM | 10D 45 on 0.9MM
— MECHANICS – SERIES S4H / WB'S TURNS —
🦅 AM Turn 0805 – Ghost trading. Grind all day
Price sold off as well it should have. You could easly see the opening run
was not going to hold. It's summer trade. What ever that was the first
of the week.
Was checked yesterday.
Perhaps a recalibration. Getting price back to wholesale. The market agreed.
Price was too high and needed to be put back in alignment with true value.
PROSE AND THE NUMBAHS
They say you can only make a decision based upon who you are; or after
your decision—who you were. You have freedom to choose but you can
only choose based upon who you are at your present—space time moment
but you have total and absolute freedom to choose who you will become!
— Wyckoff Trader
Heraclitus. 🔥 "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's
not the same river and he's not the same man." In our case the same
trade.
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📜 Good morning. Today is SERIES S1H IFFY. P: 6336 | S1: 6306 | S2:
6287 | R1: 6360 | R2: 6386 | SH 6376 | SL 6322
🎛️ Tape Read: 🏛️🐂💲 Looking good, but…" – Neutral
(cautious optimism). Perhaps I should have gone with that yesterday.
It's grind. No edge. No turn. No trade.
🧭 Honing Turns: Spill odds down → loupie loop → LAST HOUR ODDS HIGH. This could flip
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Dates: 📅 August 9 Sturgeon Moon 3:55 a.m. Fall Solstice (Equinox)
📅 September 22 2:19 p.m. (all times Est)
********************* Terminology *********************
"Looking good, Louis! Looking good!" – Bullish (high confidence)
"Looking good, but…" – Neutral (cautious optimism)
"Things just got ugly, Louis. Very ugly." (Black Swan)
"It's looking real bad for the bulls, Louis. Real bad." – Bearish
(pessimistic)
"It's looking real bad for the bears, Louis. Real bad." – Bullish
(optimistic)
🐟 (Minnows)
⏳ Lifespan: 1-2 years
💧 Liquidity Impact: Momentary–tiny, rapid entries and exits
🔄 Interpretation: Their short biological life mirrors *fleeting
market presence*. They appear as *blips* on the liquidity
radar–numerous but not lasting.
🐟 (Sardines)
⏳ Lifespan: 3-4 years
💧 Liquidity Impact: Mid-range, directional waves
🔄 Interpretation: Like their lifespan, they sustain presence a bit
longer–*waves of flow* with follow-through. Not permanent, but
*tactically significant*.
🐟 (Tuna)
⏳ Lifespan: 15-40 years
💧 Liquidity Impact: Deep, anchoring, strategic
🔄 Interpretation: Their long biological endurance maps to
*long-dwelling liquidity*. When they enter, they sit, influence, and
stabilize. They're duration-defined presences**, just like their
species.
🧖 "Dropping the Soap"
🏀 "Running with the ball"
👵 "momma got thrown from the train!"
📈 Up Turn – Higher highs and higher lows.
📉 Down Turn – Lower highs and lower lows.
↔️ Chop Turn – Bulls and Bears equally balanced.
💥 dropped it like it was hard (no bid stacking, no liquidity, hitting
the bid)
🏀↓ smack it down or 🏀↑ bid it up (indicates a potential change
in trend)
🧽 adding liquidity back into the market
### 🧠 Your Three-Lens Wyckoff View
#### **1. What HAS the market done?** (The Past 📚)
This reveals the **setup** for the Composite Man's campaign.
– Was there a **climactic move** or **stopping action**? (Phase A)
– Are we coming off a **shakeout/spring** or **upthrust**? (Phase C)
– Has price built a **cause** over time? (Phase B)
Use this to identify the **current phase** and where smart money might
already be positioned.
#### **2. What IS the market doing?** (The Present 🔍)
This is the heartbeat of today's price action.
– How is price **reacting to key levels** or volume surges?
– Are buyers or sellers showing **control in real time**?
– Is volume **confirming** or **contradicting** price movement?
This tells you what role you're meant to play right now: **observer**,
**participant**, or **predator**.
#### **3. What is the market's NEXT probable move?** (The Future 🧭)
This is the payoff–your anticipated edge.
– If we're in Phase C (spring/upthrust), anticipate Phase D
(markup/markdown).
– If we're in Phase B, look for **tests**, traps, or fake moves that
signal readiness.
– Use **Effort vs. Result**, structural analysis, and volume clues to
forecast.
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