Issue 1,955 – 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)
If you've been sleeping under a rock you might have not seen it. Chat-GTP V5 is all over the planet. Governments, Citys, State, need I say the Fed's are given near free access.
It's kinda of like when a new dealer comes to town and give away free supply. You know why history repeats itself again? Cause there is money in it!
I'm reminded to the Trek show "Skin of Evil" (Season1, Episode23) where Wesley was coming of age and Number One brough back:
"The Game." An alien intelligence that released addictive neurochemical. Stimulated the crew brain's pleasure centers.
Each player was given FREE and was encouraged to encourage each non player to put on and wear. And play the game. Wesly was just about to put it, since his girlfriend and had just been taken over by the dark side. And just as the climax (pun intended) Wesley was about to cover his eyes… Data rescued Wesley and crew with flashing lights. Just as Kataan (highly advanced, telepathic) folk on the starboard side was about to take control over the ship. And their stood Captain Stoic Pichard, all back of the bus—in an organic state.
Well, they bee no flashing lights for us.
— MEANING – HOW THIS EFFECTS THE STREET —
MAN (RISK ON): MSFT, GOOG, META, NFLX | MACHINE (RISK ON): PLTR, NVDA | Range 39 on 1.0MM | 10D 55 on 1.1MM
— MECHANICS – WB’S TURNS — 🦅 AM Turn 0809: Globex Bid Sets Stage — Will Buyers Drive?
It was best to flip this day to see the trades in the clock. I take a Defcon approach. Defcon 5 Blue the market is not on it is off. Defcon 4 Green the open or when your out of a trade in the CASH secession. Defcon 3 Orange. When you as seeing a trade start to happen. Market opened above the close, it's the halfway market, above the pivot. The lean is to the bulls. Defcon 3 Yellow. Notice a rally is in the works from the previous day's close. We have a delta of +13 points. Price dips on the spill to 4,900 lots. Effort vs Result. The open was on 11K. The dip was 4K.
Flip to Defcon 2 Orange. Now you have your stop where is it? Then at 9:45 6,200 lots cross the tape. Demand is overcoming supply as the 6389 lifts. Engage Defcon 1 Red. Put the trade on.
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| SEAL | TURN S3H | BIAS | VOLUME | DELTA | PRICE | DUR | TONE | TAPE READ |
|——-|————|——|——–|——-|——–|—–|——–|———————————————————————- -|
| 4:00 | PREV CLOSE | | 75,700 | +32 | 6370 | | | Strong close aggressive buyers absorbed supply late in session |
| 9:30 | OPEN | | 11,100 | +13 | 6383 | | | Early buyers showed up but lacked urgency; hesitant open |
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| 9:35 | SPILL | down | 4,900 | -03 | 6380 | 05 | weak | Sellers probed lower but failed to gain traction; weak handoff |
| 10:35 | AM | HIGH | 19,500 | +32 | 6412 | 60 | center | Buyers drove price up, but delta flipped sharply—trapped longs flushed |
| 11:45 | MID AM | LOW | 23,600 | -20 | 6392 | 70 | strong | Selling post-fade; buyers stepped back, letting price retrace |
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| 1:45 | LUNCH | high | 11,900 | +22 | 6414 |120 | strong | Price lifted, lacked conviction short-covering, not initiative buying |
| 2:20 | MID PM | low | 4,900 | -02 | 6412 | 35 | center | Sellers reappeared with steady pressure; buyers passive, no defense |
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| 4:00 | LAST HOUR | HIGH | 63,300 | +04 | 6416 |100 | strong | Buyers regained control, lifting price with sustained effort into close|
| 4:00 | CLOSE | | 81,200 | +10 | 6426 | | | Final push confirmed buyer dominance; strong close sets bullish tone |
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Trade WB's Clock
• AM trade – Long from the spill down to AM HIGH. Short from the AM HIGH to the MID AM LOW.
• SLOG – From Long from MID AM LOW to lunch high.
• Hour of Power – No real edge as it was a grind till the last 15 minutes.
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 S2L IFFY. S2: 6349 | S1: 6364 | P: 6394 | R1: 6410 | R2: 6440 | WK: 6309 | SH: 6412 | SL: 6380
🎛️ Tape Read: 🏛️🐂💲 Looking good, but…" – Neutral (cautious optimism). Globex once again got over its skies. Perhaps a little pay back–pull back today?
🧭 Honing Turns: Spill up → AM LOW → (NO MID AM) → lunch high → mid pm low → LAST HOUR 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
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