Issue 1,959 – 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)
What I talking about in 2020; 2026/27, 2033, 2055
Amazing: I was just talking about this yesterday: I asked AI to update the delta; strongly it did not understand. I could use my HP-11C but I thought AI could do it? Clearly it can not. And that "little" od is supposed to over the world…
Ok. They pulled this URL? I read it. It was there. Now its not…
Perhaps this AI wave got ahead of it's skies?
— MEANING – HOW THIS EFFECTS THE STREET —
MAN (RISK ON): MSFT, AMZN, GOOG | MACHINE (RISK OFF): PLTR | Range 33 on 0.9MM | 10D 53 on 1.0MM
— MECHANICS – WB’S TURNS — 🦅 AM Turn 0813 – Strong Close, Watch for Morning Reversal
If you consider the 8:30 open yes S1L. If you consider CASH perhaps not.
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| SEAL | TURN S3L | BIAS | VOLUME | DELTA | PRICE | DUR | TONE | TAPE READ |
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| 4:00 | PREV CLOSE | | 61,300 | +10 | 6490 | | | Buyers finish strong, holding gains into the close. |
| 9:30 | OPEN | | 11,000 | -25 | 6465 | | | Weak open, sellers hit early and push price lower. |
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| 10:50 | | | 9,300 | +30 | 6495 | 80 | | Strong buyer response, reclaiming lost ground with intent. |
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| 12:15 | | | 15,000 | -29 | 6466 | 75 | | Heavy selling resumes, sharp delta shift confirms pressure. |
| 1:35 | | | 15,300 | +24 | 6490 | 80 | | Buyers step back in, retracing losses with conviction. |
| 2:35 | | | 7,900 | -11 | 6479 | 60 | | Mild selling, but price holds — suggests absorption. |
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| 3:55 | | | 29,200 | +16 | 6495 | 80 | | Strong late push, buyers dominate into final hour. |
| 4:00 | CLOSE | | 82,200 | +18 | 6483 | | | Solid close, buyers maintain control despite late dip. |
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The tape action today revealed a tug-of-war between bullish momentum and underlying caution. Early strength was met with steady accumulation, pushing prices higher through key resistance zones. However, as the session progressed, volume thinned and sellers began to surface, trimming gains and injecting volatility into the close. Despite the late fade, the overall tone remained constructive, with buyers showing resilience and defending critical support levels. This kind of price behavior suggests a market still searching for conviction, but not yet ready to roll over.
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 6440 | S1 6451 | P 6473 | R1 6484 | R2 6507 | WK 6310 | SH: 6495 | SL: 6466
🎛️ Tape Read: 🏛️🐂💲 Looking good, but…" – Neutral (cautious optimism). Globex has taken the advantage to get over its skies again. Price battling the big even 6500 handle.
🧭 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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